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Bahrain’s court sentences 4 dissidents to 7 years in prison
Nov 17, 2017 02:20A court in Bahrain has upheld seven-year jail sentences handed down to four citizens as the Manama regime relentlessly continues with its crackdown on human rights activists and pro-democracy campaigners in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
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Sheikh Salman to be tried later this month on ‘espionage’ charges: Bahrain’s judiciary
Nov 13, 2017 03:30The Bahraini judiciary says it will try prominent Shia cleric and opposition figure Sheikh Ali Salman later this month on a charge of “spying” for neighboring Qatar.
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Iran rejects ‘delusional’ Bahraini accusation after oil pipeline blast
Nov 12, 2017 05:54Iran has dismissed a recent Bahraini allegation linking the Islamic Republic to an oil pipeline fire near the capital, Manama.
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Bahraini court postpones trial of rights activist Rajab until Nov. 22
Nov 09, 2017 03:22A Bahraini court has postponed until November 22 the trial of prominent Bahraini human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner Nabeel Rajab, who has been kept behind bars over his criticism of the ruling Ale Khalifah regime and the Wahhabi ideology.
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Bahrain orders citizens to 'immediately leave' Lebanon
Nov 06, 2017 03:42Bahrain has ordered all its citizens in Lebanon to "leave immediately" in the wake of Saad Hariri's abrupt resignation as the Lebanese prime minister, which was announced from Saudi Arabia.
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Bahraini courts hand down prison terms to three Shia clerics
Nov 02, 2017 02:54Courts in Bahrain have separately handed down prison sentences between six months and one year to three Shia Muslim clerics as the ruling Ale Khalifah dynasty presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown and persecution of the members of the religious community in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
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Rights group urges US to suspend Bahraini prince’s diplomatic visa
Nov 02, 2017 02:45A Bahraini rights group has urged the United States to suspend a diplomatic visa for a Bahrain prince accused of torturing political prisoners during the 2011 uprising against the Ale Khalifah rule.
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Amnesty, Human Rights Watch slam sentences passed on Bahraini activist's family
Oct 31, 2017 10:16Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have strongly condemned the jail terms handed down to three family members of a prominent activist living abroad.
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Bahraini court hands down jail terms to 17 in mass trial
Oct 31, 2017 06:22A Bahraini court has handed down heavy jail sentences to more than a dozen people in a mass trial as the regime in Manama continues its crackdown campaign against opposition and political dissent.
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Bahraini court gives jail term to activist's family
Oct 30, 2017 13:40A Bahrain court has sentenced three family members of a prominent activist living abroad to jail terms as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah minority regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown against opposition figures and pro-democracy activists in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.