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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.
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Bahraini court hands down lengthy sentences to 26 dissidents, revokes their citizenship
Jun 16, 2017 02:09A court in Bahrain has handed down lengthy sentences to more than two dozen anti-regime activists and revoked their citizenship as the ruling Ale Khalifah family continues with its oppressive measures against political dissidents in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
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Bahrain, UAE violating human rights amid Persian Gulf dispute
Jun 15, 2017 01:55The United Nations has warned Persian Gulf states to respect the rights of citizens amid heightening tensions with Qatar.
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Kuwait says Qatar ready for talks as Bahrain moves to freeze assets
Jun 12, 2017 00:38The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry says Qatar is prepared to enter negotiations aimed at solving the diplomatic row with Arab countries as Bahrain’s central bank has issued orders freezing assets and bank accounts of Qatar-linked entities.
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Bahrain foreign minister to visit Turkey on Saturday
Jun 10, 2017 00:21Bahrain’s foreign minister is scheduled to visit Turkey, Qatar’s ally, on Saturday amid a widening rift between Doha and its Persian Gulf Arab neighbors.
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Bahraini regime forces attack pro-Qassim protesters south of Manama
Jun 09, 2017 14:06Bahraini regime forces have engaged in clashes with a group of people protesting verdicts passed on prominent religious scholar Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah minority regime continues with its heavy-handed crackdown against political dissidents in the Persian Gulf island State.
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Bahraini court passes prison sentences on 21 activists
Jun 08, 2017 14:21A court in Bahrain has handed down prison sentences ranging from two to fifteen years to 21 peaceful protesters as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah minority regime presses ahead with its heavy clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the kingdom.
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Bahrain court gives death, jail sentences to dozen dissidents
Jun 06, 2017 15:13A court has sentence two young anti-regime protesters to death and handed down jail terms to six others as the ruling Al Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in the Persian Gulf kingdom.