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Six opposition groups announce boycotting elections: Bahrain
Sep 24, 2022 03:00Bahrain’s six opposition groups have announced boycotting the parliamentary and municipal elections to be held on November 12.
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Human right organization warns against ‘inhumane conditions’ facing inmates at Bahrain’s Jau Prison
Sep 20, 2022 01:04An independent human rights organization has warned against ‘inhumane conditions’ at Bahrain’s notorious Jau Prison, saying various forms of physical and mental torture as well as mistreatment are among the torments that prisoners endure in the detention center.
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Bahrain's main opposition group calls for boycott of November legislative elections
Sep 16, 2022 00:32Bahrain's main opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, has called for the boycott of the upcoming parliamentary elections in the Persian Gulf nation, amid the escalation of political repression, and absence of serious reforms.
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Bahrain prevents prominent Shia cleric from traveling to Iraq to commemorate Arba’een
Sep 12, 2022 09:36Bahraini authorities have prevented a prominent Shia Muslim cleric from traveling to Iraq to join masses of pilgrims from around the world marching to the holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shias' Imam.
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Report: UK 'secretly' doubles funding to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain
Aug 26, 2022 08:04The UK government’s funding for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain has more than doubled this year through Persian Gulf Strategy Fund (GSF) for unknown reasons, according to a report.
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15 rights organization call on Al Khalifah regime for ‘immediate, unconditional’ release of Bahraini activist
Aug 14, 2022 07:53Over a dozen international rights organizations have called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of imprisoned academic and human rights activist Abduljalil al-Singace due to his failing health.
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Nasrallah: Hezbollah stands at forefront of battle against Zionist enemy
Aug 09, 2022 08:16The Secretary General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has called his group the frontrunner of the battle against Israel, warning the Tel Aviv regime of tough and crippling retaliatory strikes in case it dares launch an act of aggression against Lebanese territories.
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Bahraini regime tightens crackdown on Shias ahead of Ashura commemorations
Aug 04, 2022 00:46Bahraini forces have tightened their ruthless crackdown against Shia Muslims ahead of the occasion of Ashura, as the Al Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed measures against members of the majority religious community.
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Senior Bahraini official sacked over Israeli ambassador snub, Palestinians voice support
Jul 24, 2022 02:32A top Bahraini official and member of the ruling family has been dismissed from her position after she refused to shake hands with the Israeli ambassador to the Persian Gulf country.
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Commons leader calls for release of Bahraini opposition figures in first by UK government
Jul 22, 2022 02:22The leader of the UK House of Commons has supported calls for the release of imprisoned Bahraini opposition figures, including academic and human rights activist Abduljalil al-Singace who has been on hunger strike for more than a year.