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Diplomacy of Saudi Cables: Besiege Bahrain’s Shiites By Salafist Channels
2015-07-27
Bahrain Mirror: One of the documents of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the WikiLeaks website disclosed recently revealed the ministry’s categorization of newspapers and journalists in Bahrain. The document identifies the journalists as Sunnis, Salafist Sunnis or Shiites.
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Because She's Shiite: Scholarship of Fatima (99% GPA) Goes to Another with 90%
2015-07-27
Fatima forced herself to stay home all the time over the past three years so that she could study and achieve grades that would qualify her to get a scholarship to study medicine abroad. She; however, was punished because she belongs to a religious sect deemed the enemy in the eyes of the repressive regime in Bahrain.
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AFP: Bahrain Police Escape Blast in Shiite Village
2015-07-20
AFP: Authorities in Bahrain said an explosion on Sunday as a police patrol passed by in the Shiite-majority village of Ekr was a "terrorist act", adding that nobody was injured.
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AFP: Bahrain Summons Iran Diplomat Over 'Flagrant Interference'
2015-07-20
AFP: Bahrain summoned Iran's acting charge d'affaires Sunday to protest against its supreme leader voicing support for "oppressed people" across the Middle East including in Bahrain, state media said.
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AFP: 1 Dead in Bahrain Village Bomb Blast
2015-07-16
AFP: A man was killed trying to plant a bomb targeting police in a Shiite village near the Bahraini capital, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.
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Reuters: Man Blows Self Up Planting Bomb in Bahrain
2015-07-16
Reuters: A man accidentally blew himself up as he tried to plant a bomb targeting police in a Shi'ite Muslim village in Bahrain, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.
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Bahrain, a fragile target for ISIS
2015-07-13
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): If there were real and wise intentions to contain ISIS, then opposition figures would be outside prison. And there would have been an official apology for demolishing the Shiite mosques and responsible officials would be held accountable.
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Muslim Brotherhood Cleric Lashes Out at Unified Prayer between Sunnis and Shiites in Bahrain
2015-07-05
Bahrain Mirror: A Sunni cleric lashed out at the unified prayer between the Sunnis and Shiites that the the Bahrain Foundation for Reconciliation and Civil Discourse called for holding in Al-Kabir (Grand) Mosque in Bahrain’s A’ali on Friday.
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US State Department's Annual Report: Bahrainis have Limited Ability to Change their Government Peacefully
2015-06-30
The US State Department considered on Thursday (June 25, 2015) that the most serious human rights problems in Bahrain included citizens' limited ability to change their government peacefully, denouncing the ongoing violations against Shiites in the country.
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BFHR: Shiites Get Only 3% of Latest Judicial Appointments
2015-06-30
Bahrain Mirror: The media manager of Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR), Baqer Darwish, said that resolution 56 regarding the formation of judicial courts during the judicial year 2015/2016 reflects discrimination in judicial employment.
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WikiLeaks: Saudi Intelligence Requested Excluding Shiites from Saudi Projects Presented to Bahrain
2015-06-26
Bahrain Mirror: A confidential cable, published by the WikiLeaks website this week, disclosed a recommendation by the Saudi general intelligence which called for the exclusion of Shiites from all the projects presented by Saudi Arabia to Bahrain.
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WikiLeaks: Saudi Intelligence Requested Information about Bahrain’s Shiites in 2011
2015-06-25
Bahrain Mirror: A cable issued by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that the general intelligence requested information about the Shiite activism in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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Reuters: Bahrain Summons Iraqi Ambassador Over Banned Shi'ite Group
2015-06-11
Reuters: Bahrain's foreign minister summoned the Iraqi ambassador to the country on Wednesday to hand him an official letter of protest over a banned Shi'ite group that the kingdom said received training in Iraq.
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Reuters: Bahrain Says it Has Broken Up Shi'ite Group Involved in Terrorism
2015-06-08
Reuters: Bahrain said on Sunday (Jun 7th 2015) it had broken up a banned anti-government Shi'ite Muslim group behind a series of attacks and arrested several of its members.