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Amnesty International condemns Bahrain’s sectarian harassment of Shia inmates during Muharram
Sep 05, 2020 11:31Amnesty International has denounced Bahraini authorities over mistreatment of Shia inmates during the lunar calendar month of Muharram, the 10th day of which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam and grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
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After Saudi Arabia, Bahrain next to open airspace to UAE-Israel flights
Sep 04, 2020 00:59Bahrain opens its airspace to all United Arab Emirates flights en route to or from the Israeli-Occupied Territories, only a day after a similar move by Saudi Arabia and following visits to the island kingdom by senior US officials.
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Amnesty International urges Bahrain monarch to commute death sentences handed down to 12 prisoners
Aug 12, 2020 03:28Amnesty International has appealed to Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah to commute all death sentences handed down to a dozen inmates, amid growing criticism of the kingdom’s judicial system for unfair trials and extraction of confessions under torture.
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Dozens of French MPs call on Bahrain to drop death sentences for two prisoners
Jul 30, 2020 01:54Dozens of French legislators have expressed concern over the breaches of fair trial proceedings and various forms of torture that two imprisoned Bahraini men have been subjected to, urging authorities in the Persian Gulf kingdom to abolish death sentences handed down to them.
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Rights groups urge Bahraini regime to stop executions of protesters
Jul 23, 2020 12:23Sixteen international and Bahraini human rights groups have urged Bahrain’s self-styled King Hamad bin Isa Aal-e Khalifa to commute the death sentences handed down to two nationals, stressing that the pair who suffered torture were not afforded a fair trial.
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Qatar Airways seeks $5bn redress from Saudi-led alliance over air blockade
Jul 22, 2020 12:22Qatar Airways has announced that it would seek at least 5 billion dollars in compensation from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Egypt over the air blockade they imposed on the state-owned flag carrier.
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"Opposition movement keeping up with its cause"
Jul 22, 2020 11:50Bahrain’s most prominent religious scholar Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim says the opposition movement in the Persian Gulf island State would keep up with its cause until the people’s rights are recognized by Manama.
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Bahrain to execute two activists despite concerns over torture
Jul 17, 2020 14:56A high-ranking official with Bahrain’s main Shia opposition group, al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, says death sentences being imposed against human rights campaigners and political dissidents will increase the public demand for the restructuring of the country’s political system.
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UK selling spyware to 17 repressive regimes, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain
Jul 13, 2020 08:13Britain is providing more than a dozen repressive regimes around the world with wiretaps, spyware and other telecommunications interception equipment likely to be used to spy on dissidents, according to public records.
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Unjust death sentences boost public demand for political shake-up in Bahrain: Wefaq official
Jul 10, 2020 02:00A high-ranking official with Bahrain’s main Shia opposition group, al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, says death sentences being imposed against human rights campaigners and political dissidents will increase the public demand for the restructuring of the country’s political system.