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AP: First Executions in Bahrain since the 2011 Arab Spring-Inspired Uprising
2017-01-15
Bahraini authorities put to death three men found guilty of a deadly attack on police on Sunday, the kingdom's first executions since an Arab Spring-inspired uprising rocked the country in 2011.
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Reuters: Bahrain Executes Three Shi'ites Convicted of Killing Policemen
2017-01-15
Bahraini authorities on Sunday executed three Shi'ite Muslim men convicted of killing an Emirati police officer and two Bahraini policemen in a 2014 bomb attack, in a move likely to stoke protests in the restive Gulf island kingdom.
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Ali al-Singace's Mother Says Ali Was Not Interrogated for Al-Shihi Case!
2017-01-15
Mother of death row sentence detainee Ali al-Singace said the Public Prosecution did not interrogate with Ali in the case pertaining to the murder of Emirati officer Tariq Al-Shihi and two policemen in Al-Daih blast.
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Al-Wefaq: Execution Will Have Serious Repercussions on Country's Future Political Stability
2017-01-15
The National Islamic Society Al-Wefaq called on the international community to take a stance against the recent development in Bahrain, in reference to the Bahraini authorities' intention to execute three of its citizens.
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AP: Bahraini Demonstrators Protest Pending Executions
2017-01-15
Witnesses say demonstrators have marched in Bahrain to protest the pending executions of three men found guilty of a deadly attack on police in 2014.
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Reuters: Bahrainis Protest over Fears for Three Convicts on Death Row
2017-01-15
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Bahraini capital Manama on Saturday over reports on social media that the authorities may be preparing to execute three Shi'ite men convicted of a deadly 2014 bomb attack.
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British MP Calls on His Gov. to Interfere to Stop Execution of Death Sentences in Bahrain
2017-01-15
Tom Brake, Liberal Democrat MP in the UK Parliament, called on his country's government to interfere to stop the execution of death sentences issued against 3 Bahraini dissidents.
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Interior Ministry: Measures Taken against Security Service Men who Posted Photos of them with Political Prisoners
2016-06-06
Interior Ministry said it took legal measures against security members, who posted pictures...
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AFP: Bahrain Arrests 8 'Terrorists' Fleeing to Iran by Speedboat
2016-06-06
Bahrain's coast guard arrested eight men convicted or wanted on "terrorism" charges as they tried to escape to Iran ...
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Bahraini Policemen Circulate their Photos with Political Detainees on Social Media to Defame them
2016-06-06
Civilian security members in Bahrain published their photos on social media with security...
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Index on Censorship: Bahrain Continues to Use Arbitrary Detention to Silence Dissidents
2016-06-03
Index on Censorship said 2015 saw increase of “the systemic use of arbitrary detention” against dissent in Bahrain.
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Alyn Smith MEP Welcomes Release of Nabeel Rajab and Calls For the Release of All Political Prisoners
2015-07-17
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Scottish Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament MEP, Alyn Smith, welcomed the King of Bahrain's decision to release “leading human rights defender Nabeel Rajab.”