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Official in Women’s Prison Tears Eid Clothes Sent to Political Detainee
2018-08-20
Bahraini London-based activist Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei said that prison official in Isa Town Women’s prison, officer Maryam Al-Bardouli, tore the Eid clothes sent to his mother-in-law Hajar Mansour.
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Heart Attack Cases among Bahraini Pilgrims Increase: Medical Committee
2018-08-20
Dr. Ibrahim Farouk Obaid, head of the medical committee, stressed that number of cases suffering heart attacks among Bahraini pilgrims increased to 4, adding that 16 pilgrims who most of them suffer from fractures, bruises and teeth pain have been transferred to Al-Noor Specialist Hospital.
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Maryam Al-Khawaja: EU Didn’t Treat My Father Like Other Prisoners of Conscience Holding his Nationality
2018-08-20
Bahraini activist Maryam Al-Khawaja accused the European Union of practicing discrimination against her father in dealing with prisoners of conscience cases, in particular those who hold European nationalities.
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Iraqi Supreme Court Ratifies May Election Results
2018-08-20
Iraq’s Supreme Court has ratified the results of the May 12 parliamentary election, its spokesman said on Sunday, setting in motion a 90-day constitutional deadline for the winning parties to form a government.
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Al-Wefaq Calls for Immediate Release of Sheikh Hassan Isa on 3rd Anniversary of his Arrest
2018-08-20
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society in Bahrain called for the immediate and unconditional release of Al-Wafaq’s prominent member and former MP Sheikh Hassan Isa.
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Detainees in Bahrain Prisons Show Readiness to Launch Hunger Strike in Solidarity with “Hasan Mushaima”
2018-08-20
The Bahraini London-based activist Ali Mushaima said that he received several letters from Jaw Prison, Dry Dock Prison and women’s prison in which detainees showed their desire and readiness to start a hunger strike in solidarity with his father, Hasan Mushaima, in protest against his maltreatment and denial of health care.
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Bahrain: Prime Minister Directs to Carry out Investigations about Forged Certificates
2018-08-20
Bahrain News Agency said that Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa called to investigate the information raised about forged certificates in Bahrain, where officials in his government are believed to be in involved in.
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Qatar Accuses Saudis of Barring Haj Pilgrims, Riyadh Says Untrue
2018-08-20
Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of barring its citizens from this year’s haj, something Riyadh denies, saying a diplomatic dispute is not stopping Qataris from making the pilgrimage to Mecca.
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National Action Insignia to be Granted to Foreigners in Bahrain: Royal Decree
2018-08-20
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Law Decree 42/2018 amending some provisions of Law Decree 19/1976 regarding insignia.
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Jaw Prison Denies Sheikh Ali Salman’s Brother Treatment after Suffering “Sickle” Seizure
2018-08-20
Family of detained Ahmad Mirza said that Jaw Prison authorities refused to allow him leave the prison to the hospital or to the prison’s clinic. It also denied him medications and pain killers despite suffering severe sickle seizure that causes him extreme pain.
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UK MP: Treatment of Hasan Mushaima in Bahrain Prisons Worrying
2018-08-18
UK MP Jim Cunningham sent a letter about the detained Bahraini dissident Hasan Mushaima, whose son, Ali, launched a hunger strike in front of the Bahraini Embassy in London, demanding providing the needed health care for his father.
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U.S. Welcomes Saudi Arabia's Pledge of $100 Million for Syria
2018-08-18
The United States on Thursday welcomed Saudi Arabia’s contribution of $100 million to help stabilize parts of Syria no longer held by Islamic State, which comes as the Trump administration looks to cut back on foreign aid.
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Canada Hajj Pilgrims, Saudi Students Face Uncertainty due to Diplomatic Row
2018-08-18
Canadian Muslims traveling to the Hajj pilgrimage face delays coming back due to a diplomatic dispute with Saudi Arabia that is also prompting thousands of students from the kingdom to scramble to sell their assets and return home to meet a month-end deadline.
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King Hamad Pardons 40 Young Inmates after Serving More than Half of their Jail Terms
2018-08-18
Bahrain News Agency said that King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued a Royal Decree pardoning 40 young Bahraini inmates convicted in different cases. The pardoned list is expected to include inmates convicted over political cases.
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Judge Renews Detention of 14 Suspects over Charge of “Joining Bahraini Hezbollah”
2018-08-18
he renewal judge ordered to renew the detention of 14 suspects accused of “joining an organization named “Bahraini Hezbollah” for 30 days pending investigation.” The case includes about 200 suspects whose charges vary between “taking part in the establishment of the organization, joining it and possessing weapons”.
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Prisoners in Jaw Prison Suffer from Skin Diseases, Prevented from Treatment: Yousif Al-Muhafda
2018-08-18
Vice president of SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights Yousif Al-Muhafda said that some inmates in Jaw Central Prison suffer from skin diseases, indicating that the prison authorities are preventing them from their right to treatment.
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Bahrain Prisons: Cemetery of the Living, Prisoners’ Denial of Treatment Indicates Disaster
2018-08-18
Activists have confirmed that prison authorities in Bahrain are denying political prisoners treatment, which has led to the deterioration of the health conditions of hundreds of detainees.
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Ali Mushaima Speaks to Bahrain Mirror about Father’s Denial of Medical Care: Slow Death without Murderer’s Fingerprints
2018-08-17
What distinguishes Hasan Mushaima, the leader of Haq Movement for Liberty and Democracy, who is sentenced to life imprisonment, is that he never loses hope, even at this time when his country is passing through one of the toughest periods ever witnessed.
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Vendor Flamerzi: Jidhafs Market Vendors "Misunderstood Me"
2018-08-17
Well-known vendor Mohammad Flamerzi reported officials, without naming them, saying that "the government is heading to soon give street vendors a vendor register."
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British Citizen Tried to Deliver Letter to Bahraini Embassy in Solidarity with Mushaima, Door Shut in Her Face
2018-08-17
A British citizen tried to deliver a letter in the name of British people in solidarity with the demands of Bahraini activist Ali Mushaima in allowing his political detainee father, Hasan Mushaima, receive medical care and his right to visitation.