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Bahrain: Aal-e Khalifa steps up crackdown on Muharram mourning rituals
Sep 19, 2018 06:31Aal-e Khalifa regime forces in Bahrain have stepped up their crackdown on Muharram mourning ceremonies of Imam Husain (AS), disrupting religious gatherings and making arrests Islamic scholars.
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Bahraini protesters show support for senior Shia clergyman
Sep 15, 2018 01:27Scores of people have held a protest in Bahrain to voice their support for distinguished Shia Cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim, who has been stripped of his nationality by the ruling Ale Khalifah dynasty, and condemn the ongoing crackdown on pro-democracy activists in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
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Iran says Bahrain’s claim about arrest of Iranians lacks evidence
Sep 10, 2018 23:32Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the recent claim by Bahrain about having arrested 14 Iranians with fake passports has no verifiable evidence.
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Bahraini regime arrests 5 children in besieged village of Diraz
Sep 10, 2018 10:13Aal-e Khalifa regime forces in Bahrain have arrested five children during raids across the besieged village of Diraz, which is home to Bahrain's spiritual leader Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Bahraini attorney general charges 13 anti-regime activists with terrorism
Aug 31, 2018 01:21Bahrain's attorney general says officials have charged 13 anti-regime protesters with terrorism offenses as the ruling Ale Khalifah regime does not shy away from its heavy clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
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Over 100 rights groups urge Bahrain to ‘immediately release’ Nabeel Rajab
Aug 30, 2018 01:41More than 100 rights groups have called on Bahrain to "immediately release" prominent opposition figure and pro-democracy campaigner Nabeel Rajab after the United Nations condemned his detention as "arbitrary" and "discriminatory."
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Bahrain suspends issuing visas for Qataris amid growing diplomatic spat
Aug 21, 2018 15:02Bahrain’s Interior Ministry has announced that it would stop issuing new entry visas to Qatari nationals in the wake of the ongoing Saudi-led diplomatic and trade boycott against energy-rich Persian Gulf kingdom of Qatar.
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Bahraini religious scholar’s continued detention political revenge: Wefaq
Aug 18, 2018 12:41Bahrain’s main Shia Muslim opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, has denounced the continued imprisonment of its prominent leader and former lawmaker Sheikh Hassan Issa as “political revenge.”
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UN experts call for release of top Bahraini campaigner Nabeel Rajab
Aug 16, 2018 13:41UN human rights experts say Bahrain's detention of prominent opposition figure and leading pro-democracy campaigner Nabeel Rajab is unlawful and violates his right to freedom of expression.
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Amnesty slams Bahrain’s ‘cruel, inhumane’ treatment of jailed activists
Aug 07, 2018 02:26Amnesty International has blasted Bahrain for denying vital medical care to jailed pro-democracy activists, saying the cruel and inhumane practice is putting the prisoners’ lives at risk.