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27 Citizens Detained for 15 Days for Performing Prayers on Eve of 10th of Muharram in Manama
2018-09-24
A number of activists reported on Twitter that the Bahraini Public Prosecution issued a warrants ordering the detention of 27 Bahraini citizens for 15 days pending investigation.
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The Times: Britain Invokes Spy Clause to Cover up Payments to Bahrain
2018-09-24
The British “The Times” newspaper said that millions of pounds of British taxpayers’ money is being spent in secret on bodies linked to serious human rights abuses in wealthy Gulf states after the government blocked the release of basic information about a shadowy fund administered by the Foreign Office.
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Irish FM: Escalation in Bahrain Worrying, We Urged Authorities to Fulfill their Stated Commitments
2018-09-24
Simon Coveney, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, said that he is very concerned about reports concerning health deterioration of political prisoners in Bahrain, including Hasan Mushaima.
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Bahrain Uses British-Made Handcuffs to Shackle Prisoners in Jaw Prison: Morning Star Newspaper
2018-09-24
The Morning Star newspaper mentioned that a British handcuff manufacturer in Birmingham is being accused of "fuelling oppression" in Bahrain over allegations that its products are being used to restrain political prisoners at a notorious Bahraini jail.
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Al-Wefaq Condemns Terrorist Act in Ahvaz, Expresses Solidarity with Victims
2018-09-24
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society condemned the terrorist act that took place in Ahvaz province in the Islamic Republic of Iran and led to the death of dozens of innocent Iranian people.
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MoI Summons for Interrogations Citizens who Performed Prayers in Manama on 10th Eve of Ashura
2018-09-22
The Interior Ministry summoned for interrogation number of Shiite citizens who performed prayers in Manama and participated in the mourning processions of 10th Muharram eve (September 19, 2018).
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MoI Arrests Ashura Obsequy Organizers after Protestors Wrote King’s Name on Street
2018-09-21
The security authorities arrested each of Mohammad Bu Hamid and Abdullah Bu Rashid, the organizers in Imam Al-Rida obsequy in Al-Malikiya village, and ordered their arrest for 15 days pending investigations over charge of “inciting hatred against the regime”, according to activists.
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Al-Wefaq Condemns Reprisals and Intimidation Practiced by Authorities in Ashura
2018-09-19
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society issued a statement stressing that the acts of repression, intimidation and widespread targeting of the Ashura season by the Bahraini authorities are a blatant attack on religious freedom and a violation of the right of people to think, and they reveal to what extent the authorities fight communal coexistence.
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Two Shiite Clerics Arrested for 15 Days over Sermons They Delivered in Ashura
2018-09-19
The Bahraini authorities remanded Sheikh Hani Al-Bana’a and Sheikh Yasin Al-Jamri for 15 days pending investigation over charge of inciting hatred against the regime on background of sermons they delivered in Ashura.
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Detainee Hajar Mansour Transferred to Hospital after being Attacked by Prison’s Director
2018-09-19
London-based activist, Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei, said that the director of Women’s Prison in Hamad Town, officer Maryam Al-Bardouli, attacked his mother-in-law Hajar Mansour who is serving a 3-year jail term, over political cases fabricated against her as a reprisal due to her son-in-law’s activism.
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Bahraini Authorities Release 5 Clerics, Arrest 3 over Ashura Commemorations
2018-09-19
The Bahraini authorities released Shiite preachers and summoned others. Meanwhile, more than 3 clerics have been arrested so far, after brining against them charges related to inciting hatred against the regime on the background of taking part in Ashura commemorations.
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BCHR: Bahraini Authorities are Fighting Shiite Rituals in Ashura
2018-09-19
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that the security authorities in Bahrain target freedom of religion and belief through imposing restrictions on the commemoration of religious rituals and Ashura rituals in Bahraini villages and cities.
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Bahrain Arrests Two Clerics who Participated in Commemorating Ashura Rituals
2018-09-18
The Bahraini authorities arrested on Sunday (September 16, 2018) two preachers over taking part in commemorating Ashura occasion. Meanwhile, the authorities didn’t present any explanation about their arrest.
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Sayed Sadiq Al-Ghuraifi and Sheikh Mahdi Al-Karzakani Summoned for Investigation
2018-09-18
The Bahraini authorities summoned on Monday (September 17, 2018) Sayed Sadiq Al-Ghuraifi and Sheikh Mahdi Al-Karzakani over taking part in commemorating Ashura occasion.
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“Social Insurance Authority” Board of Directors Meets for First Time
2018-09-17
Board of directors of Social Insurance Authority held its first meeting on Sunday (September 16, 2018) since its appointment by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in mid-August.
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UK Company to Establish Tax System despite Proposing Highest Bids
2018-09-17
Press information mentioned that the Finance Ministry is about to assign “PricewaterhouseCoopers” company to do main tasks related to starting establishing a project for tax system and application of VAT.
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On Int’l Day of Democracy Al-Wefaq Says: Bahrainis are Paying Dearly for Demanding Democracy
2018-09-17
On the International Day of Democracy, September 15, the Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society stressed that the issue of the people of Bahrain is the most important and it must be supported because the people of Bahrain are paying dearly at all levels because of their demand for democracy. The country is still bleeding in all directions, despite the Bahrainis’ peaceful and civilized approach in expressing their demands.
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Ali Mushaima Ends his Hunger Strike after Medical Advice and Promises to Give his Father Right to Treatment
2018-09-17
Ali Mushaima announced on Saturday (September 15, 2018) stopping his hunger strike with continuing his protest outside the Bahraini Embassy in London.
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Photographer Hussain Hubail Released after 5 Years of Arrest over "Tamarod" Case
2018-09-17
The security authorities released today Bahraini photographer Hussain Hubail (26 years) after spending 5 years in jail after being accused of being a member in "February 14 Media Network" and a member in what was known as "Bahrain Tamarod" that tried to call for participation in protests similar to the Egyptian Tamarod movement in 2013.
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Bahrain: Another Preacher Summoned over Commemorating Ashura Occasion
2018-09-17
The Bahraini authorities summoned on Sunday (September 16, 2018) preacher Sheikh Yasin Al-Jamri on the background of taking part in commemorating Ashura rituals.