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Saudi Arabia Puts its Foot in its Mouth over Use of LAVs in Awamiyah, Globe Editorial
2017-08-19
The Canadian Globe newspaper said that Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland launched investigation into Saudi forces’ use of Canadian-made light-armoured vehicles against Saudi citizens in Awamiyah.
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Saudi Arabia Reportedly Using Canadian Military Trucks against its Own Civilians, The Guardian
2017-08-03
The Canadian government is investigating reports that Saudi Arabia is using armoured vehicles made in Canada against its own civilians.
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Geneva: Canada Demands Bahrain to halt Dissolutions of Opposition Parties
2017-05-02
Canada demanded the government of Bahrain to halt its policy of dissolving opposition political parties, and urged it to allow peaceful protests and abolish penalties on assembly.
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Imprisoned Saudi Blogger Faces More Lashes - Supporters
2016-10-19
Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, whose public flogging in the kingdom last year generated a global outcry, now risks a new round of lashes, a co-founder of a Canadian foundation advocating his release said on Tuesday.
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Canada Criticizes Bahrain for Arrest of Opposition Personnel and Religious Scholars
2016-09-15
Canada's representative at Human Rights Council criticized Bahraini government's revocation of opposition members' nationalities arbitrarily.
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Canadian FM: Spoke to Bahrain of Concern over Human Rights Situation
2016-07-06
Canadian FM expressed concerns on human rights situation in conversation with Bahraini counterpart Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa.
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Panama Papers: Canadian Billionaire Key Figure in Int'l Bribery Scheme Involving Bahraini Officials
2016-05-27
Canadian Billionaire paid tens of millions of dollars in bribes to Bahraini officials, Toronto Star/CBC investigation found.
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February Black Box: Nasser Al-Ras Says "They Videotaped Me on Similar Chair Shown in Al-Arabiya Footage"
2016-03-02
The Bahraini-Canadian human rights activist Nasser Al-Ras revealed that the the chair he sat on during interrogation "was similar to the chair Mr. Mushaima' and Sheikh Al-Miqdad were sitting on," while their confessions were extracted under torture.
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PHOTOS: Canadian Montreal University Hosts Exhibition on HR Violations in Bahrain
2016-02-19
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Canadian Montreal University hosted on (February 15, 2016) an art exhibition on the fifth anniversary of the February 14 uprising that included photos documenting the human rights violations in Bahrain.
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Bahrain to Hire Canadian Company to Block Opposition Websites with Cost over 1 Million USD
2016-01-10
Bahrain Mirror: A Canadian company proposed an offer of USD 1.17 million to Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) in order to provide technical solutions for blocking websites, during the tenders and auctions government meeting.