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Ammar Sahwan Slowly Dying in Jaw Prison, Shrapnel in his Kidney and Broken Teeth
2018-11-15
Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said that prisoner Ammar Sahwan is suffering from medical negligence in Jaw Central Prison.
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Sunni Endowments Office Calls on Preachers and Imams of Mosques to Urge People to Vote in Elections
2018-11-15
The Sunni Endowments (Waqf) Directorate called on all citizens to participate in the parliamentary and municipal elections, saying that participation in the elections accomplishes the [country's] interest in the short and long run.
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Withdrawal Door from 2018 Elections Closed
2018-11-15
Executive Director of Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission and Elections 2018 Nawaf Abdulla Hamza said door of withdrawing nominations closed on Wednesday.
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MoI Claims Accounts Calling to Boycott Elections Managed from Iran, Iraq and Lebanon
2018-11-15
Director-General of Anti-corruption and Economic and Electronic Security affiliated with the Interior Ministry issued a statement in which it claimed that calls to boycott parliamentary and municipal elections were made by social media accounts that are managed from outside Bahrain, particularly from Iran, Iraq and Lebanon.
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UK Minister Alistair Burt: We Raised Sheikh Ali Salman’s Case at Senior Levels with Bahraini Government
2018-11-15
British Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt confirmed in his response to a Parliamentary question raised to him that his country has raised the case of Sheikh Ali Salman at senior levels with the Government of Bahrain.
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US Secretary of State Discusses with Bahraini Crown Prince Reaching Political Solution in Yemen
2018-11-15
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed on Wednesday (November 14, 2018) with Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa the importance of reaching a political solution in Yemen.
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Congress to Vote Today to Stop Arms Sale to Bahrain due to Its Participation in War on Yemen
2018-11-15
The congress will vote today (November 15, 2018) on a resolution of disapproval of a $300 million sale of rocket launchers to Bahrain, a member of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen.
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Bahraini Charged over Tweet on Upcoming Elections: AFP
2018-11-15
Bahrain's public prosecutor on Tuesday detained and charged a man for a tweet saying he would boycott elections this month, with a rights group identifying him as a former lawmaker.
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AFP: Bahrain Sentences Four to Death for Police Killing
2018-11-15
Bahrain’s top criminal court on Monday sentenced four Shiite Muslims to death for a 2017 bombing that killed a policeman, a judicial official and the public prosecutor said.
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BCHR: 32 Death Sentences since 2011
2018-11-14
Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) condemned the Bahraini judiciary's insistence on resorting to death penalty, dubbing it “inhumane punishment”.
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Administrative Court Abolishes Decision Suspending Doctor for One Year, Says Disciplinary Committee Misused it Authority
2018-11-14
The First High Civilian Court (Administrative Directorate) abolished a decision issued by Disciplinary Committee in the Ministry of Health due to misusing its authority. The committee had ordered the suspension of a doctor in a private hospital for one year, after a complaint submitted by one of his patients who claimed that she was almost losing her life because of him.
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Bahrain Arrests Man for Tweets critical of Upcoming Election
2018-11-14
Bahrain’s state-run news agency says prosecutors have detained and charged a man for tweets critical of the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections.
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Former Bahrain Minister Warns of Joint Arab-Israel Conspiracy against Palestine
2018-11-14
Middle East Monitor website said that former Bahraini Minister Mohammad Ali Fakhro criticized the Arab world's normalization with Israel, blaming these ties for Tel Aviv's continuous targeting of Palestinians, Arabi21 reported yesterday.
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After Over Year of Neglecting his Appeals, NIHR Says It Met Detainee Hani Marhoun’s Wife
2018-11-14
In its first comment, the National Institution of Human Rights (NIHR) said that it met on Tuesday (November 13, 2018) wife of detainee Hani Marhoun after about one month of his hunger strike.
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King’s Cousin Sued in London for Refusing to Pay Promised $33 million for Meeting Bollywood Stars
2018-11-14
Middle East Monitor website said that a member of the Bahraini royal family is being sued for refusing to pay a staggering $33 million; a fee he is alleged to have agreed with an Egyptian businessman for arranging meetings with Bollywood actors.
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Health Ministry Denies Aspirin Ban
2018-11-14
The Ministry of Health denied what has been recently circulated on a number of media outlets and social networking about Aspirin warning, stressing that the Aspirin drug supplied by hospitals and health centers is safe to take by patients who need it.
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Palestinian Poet Apologizes from Participating in Cultural event in Bahrain for her Safety due to Criticizing Saudi Crown Prince
2018-11-13
Palestinian poet and political science professor in the US Abeer Kayed apologized from participating in a cultural event in Sheikh Ebrahim center in Bahrain due to safety reasons, following her severe criticism to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, over the case of journalist Jamal Kashoggi's murder.
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Hani Marhoun’s Health Deteriorates following One Month of Hunger Strike, His Detained Son Subjected to Violations in Dry Dock Prison
2018-11-13
Political detainee Hani Marhoun, who has been on hunger strike for a month, demanded in a letter published by activists on Monday (November 12, 2018) to expedite a meeting with the Ombudsman, National Institution for human rights and prisoners’ commission. Marhoun also demanded his right to treatment.
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Eight Lawyers Disciplinary Suspended between One Month and a Year
2018-11-13
The Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs issued a decision banning 8 lawyers (6 males and 2 females) from practicing the profession for periods ranging from one month to one year, over complaints from their clients related to receiving money without returning the cases to them.
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Death Sentences Issued against 4 Bahrainis Raise Number of Death Convicts to 20
2018-11-13
Four people were sentenced to death on Monday (November 12, 2018) over charge of detonating a bomb in a security patrol, which led to the death of one of its members named (Abdulsamad Abdullah), according to the interior ministry claims.