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Historian Jassim Al-Abbas's Crime: Documenting "Non-Official" History
2020-02-07
This is what Bahrain has come to. Searching Bahrain's ancient history and presenting a narrative not accepted by the authorities has become a crime punishable by law. The Public Prosecution ordered the arrest of Bahraini historian Jassim Al-Abbas detaining him for 7 days pending investigation over the charge of publishing false information about a historical incident. Al-Abbas was taken into custody after he was summoned for interrogation on January 30, 2020.
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Hameed Khatem Will No Longer Feel Pains of Prison
2020-02-07
Last Friday (January 31, 2020) was a gloomy day for Samaheej Village and dozens of activists in Bahrain after receiving the news of Hameed Khatem's demise.
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Inflation of Powers Ruling Bahrain: Anti-Cybercrime Directorate
2020-02-04
However, this Directorate now has nothing else to do but pursue opinion-makers and journalists on social media, read their tweets, summon them for interrogation, arrest them, refer them to the Public Prosecution or prosecute them in sham trials. In reality, it is an anti-opinion directorate combating those who express their views on the internet.
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On his 70th Birthday: King of Bahrain’s Not Fine
2020-02-03
On the 70th birthday of the King of Bahrain which falls on January 28, the Bahraini ambassador to the UK Sheikh Fawaz Al Khalifa insisted on congratulating him by captioning a photo of the king on a horse, wearing a military uniform filled with badges, with verses from a poem.
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Deal of the Century Proves Regime’s Disconnect from People in Bahrain
2020-02-02
The disconnect between the regime and the people in Bahrain no longer requires a lot of evidence to back it up, as there are numerous examples available. All one needs to do is carefully read and follow the events taking place.
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Bahrain: Decision to Halt Al-Watan Journalists' Dismissal Temporary Measure, Worst to Come
2020-01-31
Governmental "Al-Watan" newspaper in Bahrain temporarily halted the decision to lay off 12 journalists after a meeting held between the Labor Ministry and the newspaper.
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No Alternative Penalties for Sick Prisoners
2020-01-30
The campaign entitled #Sick_Prisoners_in_Bahrain prompted families in the island kingdom to speak out about the sufferings of their ailing sons behind bars. The campaign revealed the large amount of ignored cases of poor health conditions that are increasing in terms of number and severity among political prisoners. Families tweeted with pain, concern and cries for help.
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Retirees Allowances Separated from their Salaries: What’s Next?
2020-01-26
Retirees on January 20, 2020, were surprised that their main salaries were deposited without their "livelihood improvement" and "social" allowances and without the set annual bonus of 3%, which sparked public concern. Some banks witnessed long queues of retirees waiting to inquire about their incomplete salaries.
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Farewell Mousa Al-Abbar: The Man who Defeated the Authorities
2020-01-26
Only one man in Bahrain managed to force the authorities to issue a death certificate for his son with the real cause of death after it was faked by the authorities the first time.
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Elias Al-Mulla Released: His Next Mission is Defeating Cancer
2020-01-23
Elias Al-Mulla, a Bahraini youth, was released today at dawn on Wednesday (January 22, 2020). He entered prison at the age of 21 and was released at 28. When taken into custody, Al-Mulla was in good physical health, but he now suffers from cancer.
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Where does the E-Government Stand after Serious Cyberattack on Country’s Most Important Establishments?
2020-01-18
Bahrain has been hit during the past few years by serious cyberattacks that caused severe damages, the most recent one was the hacking of Bahrain Oil Company (Bapco) which led to damaging more than 2000 computers, encryption of the company's data by the hackers, re-engineering of its internal network and affecting production and refining departments work.
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Christmas Cyberattack on Bapco: Over 2000 Damaged Computers, Losses Amount to Millions
2020-01-15
On Friday (January 10, 2020), the state-run Akhbar Al-Khaleej newspaper published the following: “A failed Iranian cyberattack on the Bahrain Oil Company (Bapco).” An IT website said a cyberattack affected the oil company’s network.
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Crown Prince Sends Sharp-Worded Message Insulting MPs, Obliges them, Samir Nass, to Change “Economic Stagnation” Term
2020-01-10
Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa sent a sharp-worded message to all parties that speak negatively about the country’s economic situation, including the House of Representatives.
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Mohammad Fakhrawi in Isolation, Deprived of Phone Calls
2019-12-27
The targeting of detainee Mohammad Fakhrawi in Jaw prison is increasing every day amid suspicious silence of the competent authorities. The prison administration isolated him in building 2 with nearly 700 prisoners, all of whom convicted in drug-related cases, put him in a contaminated place, and are now depriving him of contacting his family.
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Controversy after Appointing Kuwaiti Minister who Criticized Peninsula Shield Force Intervention in Bahrain
2019-12-21
The appointment of Dr. Ghadeer Asiri as Minister of Social Affairs in Kuwait has sparked widespread controversy among activists in Kuwait and Bahrain over her views on the events in Bahrain in 2011 and the intervention of the Peninsula Shield Force.
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Bahraini Jaw Prison’s Mood during Gulf Cup Final
2019-12-14
Cameras captured moments of joy that Bahrain witnessed after winning the Gulf Cup for the first time since the tournament started 50 years ago.
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Who's Behind Former Bahrain TV Presenter Mohammed Al-Bishri's Insult to Kuwait?
2019-12-05
To figure out who’s behind the insult of former Bahrain Television presenter Mohammed Al-Bishri (Al-Shorouqi) to the sisterly State of Kuwait, one only has to know who’s behind the insult of Salman Al-Dosari to Kuwait.
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Bahraini Gov’t Honors Foreigners and Marginalizes its Outstanding Youths
2019-12-02
The country is experiencing a difficult period which kicked off in 2011. Loyalists who opposed the pro-democracy popular movement thought that the failure of the movement would revive their long-term life opportunities, but the period of rapid recovery has rapidly passed, and has been replaced by another policy that favors foreigners after the regime naturalized as many people as it could.
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After Deleting News on Meeting Al-Saaraj: What is Left of You O’King
2019-11-30
In Bahrain Mirror File (Two Decades in Darkness), former MP Matar Matar said “What is the value of any constitutional document if the UAE is the one that controls the national airport, the US controls the fifth fleet, while Saudi Arabia supplies Bahrain with oil for refining and controls the arrival of more than 80% of Bahrain's visitors through the causeway?"
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Why Did Bahrain Delete News on King's Meeting with Libyan PM? Were the Donors Upset?
2019-11-26
A surprising meeting yesterday brought together Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Fayez Al-Sarraj, the Prime Minister of Libyan Government of National Accord, backed by Qatar and Turkey, noting that Al Khalifa is backed by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.