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Bahrain arbitrarily arrested 18 in July last week: Rights group
Aug 03, 2017 02:39A Bahraini human rights organization says 18 people were arrested arbitrarily in the kingdom in the last week of July as Manama presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown on political dissidents.
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Bahrainis rally to remember crackdown victims
Jul 29, 2017 04:41Bahrainis have rallied throughout the Persian Gulf island in remembrance of those martyred during the regime’s years-long crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations.
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UN rights office urges Bahrain to free activist
Jul 15, 2017 01:30The United Nations (UN)’s human rights office has urged Bahrain to “unconditionally and immediately” release prominent activist Nabeel Rajab, whom Manama has sentenced to two years in prison.
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Bahraini activist martyrs after torture at regime’s prison
Jul 06, 2017 01:37A Bahraini political activist has succumbed to injuries he had sustained under torture during imprisonment, amid growing international condemnation of the Manama regime’s crackdown on dissent in the sheikhdom.
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Amnesty concerned over Bahrain’s treatment of activist
Jul 05, 2017 05:11Amnesty International has expressed concern about the Bahraini regime’s maltreatment of a female activist who has been critical of Manama’s crackdown on dissent.
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Detainee in Bahrain’s Jaw Prison beaten, sexually assaulted: Report
Jul 02, 2017 02:01A new report has revealed that a Bahraini political dissident currently held at the notorious Jaw Prison has been tormented as the ruling Ale Khalifah regime continues to clamp down on opposition figures for the peaceful exercise of their right to freedom of expression.
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Iran rejects Bahrain’s ‘futile, threadbare’ allegations
Jun 30, 2017 12:27Iran has rejected another bid by Bahrain’s security officials to attribute the country’s internal affairs to the Islamic Republic, saying it was a “futile and threadbare” method to cover up Manama’s domestic problems.
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Bahrain urged to grant human rights activist access to family, lawyers
Jun 22, 2017 01:16A Bahraini rights group has expressed deep concern over the health condition of the country’s prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, calling on the ruling Ale Khalifah dynasty to grant him access to his family and lawyers.
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Bahrain to revoke passports of nationals who visit Qatar
Jun 20, 2017 07:52Bahrain’s Interior Ministry has issued an order according to which the passport of any Bahraini citizen who travels to Qatar, resides there, or even crosses Qatari soil en route to other countries, would be revoked.
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UN experts censure worsening human rights situation in Bahrain
Jun 16, 2017 14:33United Nations experts have condemned an escalation of human rights violations in Bahrain, including an intensifying crackdown on dissent.