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Paris Makes Nabeel Rajab Honorary Citizen, Calls for his Release
2018-06-07
The council of Paris voted on granting prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab honorary citizen title for Paris and called for his release.
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EU Calls on Bahraini Government to Release Nabeel Rajab, Relaunches National Reconciliation Process
2018-06-07
One day after a Bahraini court upheld 5-year jail term against Nabeel Rajab over tweets he posted on Twitter, the European Union called on the Bahraini government to release him.
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No Right to Rights: BCHR Annual 2017 Report
2018-06-07
Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) launched its annual Human Rights Report for the year 2017 entitled, "No Right to Rights,” in which it addressed the major human rights violations committed in Bahrain last year.
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Bahrain: Opposition Activists Receive Threatening Messages from Instagram Account
2018-06-06
A number of opposition activists received threatening messages from an instagram account claiming he is a lieutenant in the interior ministry named Truki Al-Majed.
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House of Representatives Rejects Unanimously New Retirement Bill, Refers it to Shura Council
2018-06-06
The House of Representatives rejected in its session on Tuesday (June 5, 2018) the new retirement bill which was urgently referred by the Government.
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Al-Wefaq Says Nabeel Rajab’s Trial “Politicized and Unfair”, Demands his Immediate Release
2018-06-06
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, the largest opposition political group in Bahrain, considered that the trial of Nabeel Rajab, president of Bahrain Center for Human Rights and prominent human rights defender, is “politicized and unfair”, condemning the 5-year jail term issued by the Appeals court against him over “expressing his opinion”.
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Appeals Court Upholds 5-Year Jail Term against HR Activist Nabeel Rajab over Tweets Critical to War on Yemen and Torture in Bahraini Prisons
2018-06-06
Bahrain’s High Appeals Court upheld on Tuesday (June 5, 2018) a five-year jail sentence against president of Bahrain Center for Human Rights and prominent human rights defender, Nabeel Rajab, in a case related to posting tweets in which he criticized Saudi-led coalition on Yemen and torture in Jaw Prison.
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Hassan Mushaima Prevented from Receiving Medications since 3 Months
2018-06-06
Family of opposition leader and detainee Hassan Mushaima said he has been banned from receiving his chronic diseases medications since over 92 days.
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Bahrain Condemns Terrorist Bombing that Targeted Clerics in Kabul
2018-06-06
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the terrorist bombing that targeted a gathering of clerics in Kabul that resulted death and injury of a number of people.
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AFP: Bahrain Upholds 5-Year Jail Term of Activist Nabeel Rajab
2018-06-06
A Bahraini appeals court on Tuesday upheld a five-year jail sentence in a case against high-profile activist Nabeel Rajab linked to social media, a rights group and family member said.
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Social Insurance Organization Says Amendments to Pension Law Aims at Facing Current Challenges
2018-06-04
Bahrain’s General Organization for Social Insurance said that the amendments referred to the House of Representatives aim at directing pension and insurance benefits to the beneficiaries.
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Arrivals from India’s Kerala to Undergo Medical Check-up at Bahrain Airport after Deadly Nipah Virus Outbreak
2018-06-03
The passengers arriving from the Indian state of Kerala will undergo a medical check-up at Bahrain Airport after two reported cases of the fatal Nipah virus
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Civil Defense Extinguishes Fire that Broke out at Scrap Yard Area Near Alba
2018-06-03
The General Directorate of Civil Defense managed to contain a fire that broke out Friday evening in iron wastes in the scrap yard behind Bahrain Aluminium (Alba).
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Al-Wefaq Launches Initiative for Political Solution Entitled "Bahrain Declaration"
2018-06-03
Al-Wefaq launched an initiative entitled the "Bahrain Declaration", which included its outlook to resolve the political crisis in Bahrain.
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Finance Minister: Public Debt Amounts to 10.6 Bln Dinars, Ongoing Need for Borrowing
2018-06-03
Bahrain's Finance Minister, Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, said Bahrain's total public debt reached BD 10.6 billion by the end of November 2017.
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Education Ministry Calls on Students to Ascertain of Accredited Overseas Universities
2018-06-01
The Education Ministry called on students wishing to pursue their higher education at overseas universities to contact the ministry’s Foreign Certificates Accreditation Department before subscription to avoid joining any non-accredited higher education institution and avert problems they may encounter after graduation because of the accreditation of their diplomas.
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Bahraini Youth Dies in Traffic Accident Near Al-Dair
2018-06-01
A Bahraini youth died and 3 people were injured in a traffic accident involving four cars on Ria Street, near Al-Dair area.
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AFP: Bahrain Jails Six for Life over Police Bombing
2018-06-01
A Bahraini court on Thursday sentenced six people to life in prison for inciting riots to lure police towards a bomb, a judicial source said.
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Works Ministry Proposed 94 Internal Tenders within First Quarter of 2018
2018-05-31
Assistant Undersecretary for Technical Services in Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Ibrahim Al-Hawaj said that the ministry proposed 94 internal tenders in the first quarter of 2018 to 11 departments with total cost of 826.401 BD.
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Court Obliges Foreign Company to Pay 29 Thousand BD as Compensation to Employee for Arbitrary Dismissal
2018-05-31
The Labor Court bound a foreign company working in transformative industries to pay more than 29 thousand BD for a sales supervisor who spent 14 years in the company and was arbitrary dismissed in June 2015. The employee used to get a 1000 BD monthly salary since 2004.