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Ayatollah Sheikh Qassim flown to UK in critical condition
Jul 09, 2018 07:47Bahrain's prominent religious scholar, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim has been flown to the UK for medical treatment, marking an end to more than a year of house arrest.
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Bahraini regime forces raided over 59 houses, detained 42 activists in June: Monitor
Jul 02, 2018 14:54A human rights monitoring group says Bahraini regime forces stormed more than 59 houses and arrested 42 activists across the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom in June as the ruling Al Khalifah dynasty does not shy away from its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners.
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Lockheed to arm Bahrain as US fuels regional race
Jun 23, 2018 04:51The tiny Persian Gulf country of Bahrain has signed a $1.1 billion deal with US weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin to buy 16 F-16 warplanes.
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Bahraini regime urged to drop charges against top opposition leader
Jun 20, 2018 13:55More than 30 independent rights groups have called on the Bahraini regime to drop all charges against prominent Shia and opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah minority regime does not shy away from its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
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Three Shia Muslim Bahraini religious scholars sentenced to death, 8 others to life imprisonment
Jun 17, 2018 14:52Aal-e Khalifa regime officials have handed down death sentences to three Shia Muslim religious scholars and condemned eight others to life imprisonment as the ruling minority regime continues with its repressive measures and heavy-handed crackdown on members of the religious community.
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Bahrain's election ban targets 50k nationals: Opposition group
Jun 14, 2018 03:54Bahrain’s main Shia opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, has condemned a newly passed law that bans figures of dissolved opposition parties and organizations from running in parliamentary elections.
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Bahrain king signs off on law banning opposition figures from running in elections
Jun 12, 2018 04:02Bahrain’s king has signed into law a contentious bill recently adopted by the Parliament, which bans figures of dissolved opposition parties and organizations from running in parliamentary elections.
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Bahraini court upholds 5-year prison term for opposition figure Nabeel Rajab
Jun 06, 2018 02:44The Bahraini Court of Appeal has upheld the five-year prison term against the Persian Gulf island country’s prominent opposition figure and pro-democracy campaigner Nabeel Rajab over his tweets deemed critical of the Manama regime and the deadly Saudi-led war against Yemen.
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Bahrain’s King Hamad, backed by crown prince of Abu Dhabi, seeking to unseat prime minister: Report
Jun 06, 2018 02:37Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Ale Khalifa, supported by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Ale Nahyan, is reportedly devising plans to get rid of the kingdom’s long-serving Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Ale Khalifah, and replace him with a member of his inner circle.
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Bahraini courts give prison sentences to dozen anti-regime activists
Jun 03, 2018 10:21Courts in Bahrain have handed down prison sentences to at least 12 anti-regime protesters as the ruling Ale Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the kingdom.