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Bahrain court increases Sheikh Salman’s jail term by five years
May 30, 2016 10:22A court in Bahrain has extended the jail term of prominent religious leader Sheikh Ali Salman, who is the secretary general of the country’s main opposition bloc, by five years.
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Bahrain court upholds life terms for five Shia activists
May 30, 2016 02:15An appeals court in Bahrain has upheld the life sentences as well as the citizenship revocation of five Shia activists over allegations that they had been “spying for Iran” and planning attacks in the country.
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Bahraini government refuses to let infant out of jail
May 24, 2016 04:07Bahrain has rejected a request by prominent prisoner Zainab al-Khawaja to take her baby boy out of jail even though she is sick and cannot take care of him.
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Bahrainis rally to demand release of top leader
May 19, 2016 00:48Demonstrators in Bahrain have taken to the streets to express solidarity with political prisoners and jailed activists, in particular prominent opposition figure Sheikh Ali Salman.
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Bahrainis reiterate demand for Sheikh Salman release
May 13, 2016 13:09People in Bahrain have staged a fresh anti-regime protest, calling for the immediate release of Sheikh Ali Salman, the head of the main opposition bloc al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, and all prisoners of conscience.
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Bahrainis hold demos to voice solidarity with political prisoners
May 07, 2016 00:41Dozens of demonstrators in Bahrain have taken to the streets in the tiny Persian Gulf country to express solidarity with political prisoners and jailed activists, especially prominent opposition figure Sheikh Ali Salman.
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Three anti-regime protesters get life term in Bahrain
May 06, 2016 01:07A court in Bahrain has sentenced three people to life imprisonment for participation in anti-regime protests during which a police officer was injured, the public prosecutor's office says.
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Top Bahraini rights activist calls for political prisoners’ release
May 01, 2016 03:45The leader of a prominent human rights body in Bahrain has called on the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime to free all opposition figures and political dissidents being held in various detention facilities across the Persian Gulf kingdom.
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Bahraini opposition leader released from jail
Apr 30, 2016 10:12The secretary general of Bahrain's Islamic Action Society, also referred to as Amal Party, has been released after serving five years behind bars in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
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Bahraini protesters demand release of Sheikh Salman
Apr 29, 2016 13:05Bahraini protesters have once again taken to the streets to express resentment with the continued detention of the leading opposition figure and religious scholar, Sheikh Ali Salman.