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Jaw Prison Sufferings: Inmates Had to Relieve themselves in their Clothes due to Food Poisoning
2019-05-11
Concerning the food poisoning the inmates suffered from, a mother of one of the prisoners tells Bahrain Mirror: "My son told me that they were poisoned after the Suhoor meal. The situation became catastrophic when the policemen didn't open the prison cell doors."
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Report for the Idle Prisoners’ Commission: Reasons Why Fasting Inmates Suffered Food Poisoning
2019-05-09
A number of human rights defenders and activists published confirmed information that inmates in buildings 12, 13 and 14 in Jaw Prison have been food poisoned after Iftar and Suhoor meals on Tuesday (May 7, 2019).
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Mounir Adam, Martyr with Disability who wasn’t Spared from Execution
2019-05-09
Saudi Arabia didn’t respond to international appeals regarding one of the youths who were executed a few weeks ago, for being a person with a disability. Regardless of the appeals, the Saudi authorities executed him mercilessly.
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After Refusal to Implement it on Nabeel Rajab, Alternative Penalty Law doesn't Seem to Include Political Prisoners
2019-05-07
On July 17, 2017, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ratified the Alternative Penalty Law, which authorizes the public prosecution or the judge to replace the sentence of preventive detention with a commuted penalty, including house arrest.
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What is Alternative Penalty Law the King Called for Implementing?
2019-05-07
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa directed the Government to reinforce its capabilities, for the effective implementation of the provisions of the penal code on alternative sentencing, Bahrain News Agency reported on Thursday (April 18, 2019).
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Phone Call between Khalifa bin Salman and Tamim bin Hamad Opens Door for Predictions
2019-05-07
A telephone call was held yesterday between Bahraini Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to congratulate him on the holy month of Ramadan, Qatar News Agency reported.
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Story of Saudi Martyr who Sympathized with Bahrain: Al-Hawaj Killed by Sword
2019-05-07
In the territory ruled by the oil Sheikhs and guarded by the best weapons and armies from the west, there is no value for human beings.
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Interior Ministry Deems it a Mere Brawl: Trial of Advisor who Insulted Shiites
2019-04-30
After the Ministry of Interior statement in which it said that it referred the Egyptian advisor Yasser Al-Attar to the Public Prosecution over a quarrel, it seems that expectations to hold him accountable were very low.
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Court Minister’s Anger at Objection to his Son's Ownership of Arad Land Led to Interrogation of Twitter Users
2019-04-30
The recent moves by the Interior Ministry against a number of Tweeters, such as Lawyer Abdullah Hashim and his associates came as a result of the Arad land plot, which was granted by the King to Naif, son of Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, a Royal Court Minister, and Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, head of Museums Directorate.
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Lowest of the Low Gathered in Entrepreneurship Congress in Bahrain
2019-04-30
This was it. The fears Bahrainis had were not misplaced. When two regimes that are rooted in lies and deceit, such as the Bahraini and Zionist regimes, gather, nothing can be expected other than what took place. They are two sides of the same coin of abjectness.
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On BCCI 80th Anniversary: Political Abidance and Vested Interests
2019-04-17
Eighty years have passed since the establishment of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), which remains the oldest chamber in the GCC states. The BCCI is still accomplishing its missions in maintaining the interests of traders, particularly the most prominent.
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Afghani-Origin Judge Revokes Citizenship of 138 Bahrainis, Issues Life Sentences against 69 in Case Known as "Hezbollah"
2019-04-16
In the largest citizenship revocation sentence which can be issued by any regime in the world, not to mention the size of Bahrain's population, the high criminal court revoked today (April 16, 2019) the citizenships of 138 Bahrainis and sentenced 139 others to life in prison over a case known as "Hezbollah".
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25,000 or 8,000 Unemployed in Bahrain: What is the Exact Number Minister Humaidan?
2019-04-15
Bahrainis are mocking the powerless Labor Minister, Jameel Humaidan, and challenging him to disclose the real number of unemployed people in Bahrain, asking him if it is 25,000 or 8,000.
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As World Moves towards Abolishing Death Penalty, Bahraini Parliament Passes it against Molotov Cocktail Throwers
2019-04-12
As the world moves towards abolishing the death penalty, the Bahraini Parliament has passed new amendments toughening the punishment against those who use Molotov cocktails to the death penalty.
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Period of Direct Hiring Ends, Bapco and Power Authority Job Privatization Enter into Force with Huge Tenders
2019-04-12
The Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) and the Electricity and Water Authority have started to abandon a large part of their operations for private companies, including the supply of manpower to carry out specific tasks such as maintenance and operation, under the supervision of engineers in the two institutions.
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Over 900 Bahraini Figures Sign Petition against Israeli Delegation Visit
2019-04-12
More than 900 Bahraini figures have so far signed a petition against Zionist participation in Entrepreneurs Congress in Bahrain. The petition was issued by "The National Initiative to Resist Normalization with the Zionist Enemy in Bahrain, April 2019". The initiative wishes that signatories reach 1000 Bahrainis as numbers are still increasing.
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Israel Exposes Bahrain, Tzipi Livni Prefers Keeping Private What Happens behind “Closed Doors”
2019-04-05
There isn’t a big margin for craftiness regarding the invitation given out to Israeli Economy Minister Eli Cohen to participate in the entrepreneurship congress hosted by Bahrain mid this month. The government denied, confirming the matter.
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Proof Confessions Extracted Under Duress: Political Prisoner Acquitted of Attacking Armored Vehicle Charge despite Another Prisoner’s Confession
2019-03-30
After unjustly spending two years in prison, a Bahraini court acquitted a political prisoner of charges of attacking, along with other unknown suspects, a security armored vehicle using Molotov cocktails in Al-Shakhoura in 2016, and abolished a 7-year prison sentence issued against him. The prisoner's name was mentioned in the confessions of another prisoner.
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Nabeel Rajab and His Family: 8 Years Passed So Far, Where Are They Now?
2019-03-29
Adam Rajab, son of prominent Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, gave an important testimony about the difficult conditions his father witnessed in Jaw Central Prison, his family’s sufferings and how he was being targeted since 2011. Nabeel’s freedom and reputation were targeted. He lives in very harsh conditions inside prison. His son was denied university education in Bahrain, his wife was dismissed from her job, his house was repeatedly raided and his daughter was intimidated by security forces.
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Campaign to Silence and Intimidate Bahrainis, Saudi Ambassador Joins Offensive Group
2019-03-28
The offensive group that has launched a campaign to silence and intimidate Bahrainis is not the issue here, since the tweeters are Bahrainis, the country is theirs, the unemployed are their own family members and the deducted money is theirs. However, the issue is that an ambassador of a gulf state has supported an inflammatory campaign against them and join the group urges to “oppress them”, “imprison them”, “torture them” and “fire them”.