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Bahraini Shias end prayers to protest regime persecution
Jun 16, 2016 08:35Shia Muslim religious scholars in Bahrain have stopped holding congregational prayers in the country in protest at the heavy-handed crackdown and persecution by the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime.
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Bahraini police arrest senior opposition leader Nabeel Rajab
Jun 13, 2016 01:36Police in Bahrain have apprehended senior opposition leader and human rights activist Nabeel Rajab following an intensive search of his house in the northwest of the country.
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Prominent Bahraini activist leaves for Denmark, citing persecution
Jun 11, 2016 12:10Bahraini human rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja, who was released recently from prison, has departed the Persian Gulf country for Denmark, citing fears of an “indefinite” jail term.
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Jordanian police beat inmates at Bahraini prison: Rights group
Jun 11, 2016 00:13A Bahrain-based human rights group says political inmates at a prison in northern Bahrain are receiving harsh treatment from Jordanian guards serving as security forces at the detention center.
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Bahrain slammed over tightening noose on dissidents in Dry Dock prison
Jun 10, 2016 02:19Several human rights groups have expressed grave concern over the dire situation of inmates being held at a prison in northern Bahrain, calling on the ruling Ale Khalifah regime to put an end to its torture of dissidents and political prisoners.
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20 escape Bahraini prison, manhunt underway
Jun 04, 2016 06:47Bahraini regime forces have launched a manhunt for 20 inmates following a jail break at a prison on the island of Muharraq, where the Persian Gulf nation’s main airport is located.
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Bahrainis renew calls for immediate release of Sheikh Salman
Jun 04, 2016 02:02Bahraini demonstrators have staged a fresh anti-regime protest in the tiny Persian Gulf country to demand the immediate release of all political prisoners, especially prominent opposition figure Sheikh Ali Salman.
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HRW censures Bahrain extension of Sheikh Salman jail term
Jun 03, 2016 00:26Human Rights Watch has condemned Bahrain’s recent move to extend the jail term of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Ali Salman, saying such repressive measures will foment instability in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
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Sheikh Salman says jail term extension won't discourage Bahrainis
Jun 02, 2016 01:35Sheikh Ali Salman, the Leader of Bahrain's opposition movement, says the Al Khalifah regime’s move to extend his jail term will not discourage Bahrainis from demanding their rights.
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Bahraini court upholds death sentences for 3 activists
Jun 01, 2016 01:54An appeals court in Bahrain has upheld the death sentences of three activists over allegations that they killed three policemen in a bombing in 2014.