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Activists Hold Sit-in Outside Manama Embassy in Berlin to Demand Allowing Mushaima to Undergo Treatment
2018-08-10
Activists gathered outside the Bahraini Embassy in Berlin o to demand treatment for prominent opposition activist Hassan Mushaima, who is serving a life sentence.
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Bloomberg: Bahrain and Gulf States Making Progress in Issuing Financial Aid Program
2018-08-10
Bloomberg economic news agency said that Bahrain and its allies from the Gulf states are making progress in the aid program to help Bahrain reform its financial situation and avoid a devaluation that could trouble neighboring markets.
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Interior Ministry Says Arrested Bahraini who Published Recording claiming He was Attacked by Asian Nationals
2018-08-10
Bahraini police have taken legal action against a Bahraini who claimed he had been assaulted by Asian nationals, the Northern Police Chief said.
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Detainee Mohammed Hussein's Father: My Son is Dying and They Don’t Want to Treat Him
2018-08-10
Mohammed Hussein, the father of the detainee Hussein Mohammed Hussein, issued a voice message saying that his son's health is deteriorating.
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Zarif: Iran Seeks Restoring Relations with Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain
2018-08-10
The Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said his country wants to restore relations with Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain.
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VIDEO: Mass Funeral Procession Held in Muharraq for Sunni Mosque Imam Killed by Asian Muezzin
2018-08-10
A Sunni mosque imam who was brutally killed by an associate of his, who worked as a Muezzin at the mosque.
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General Authority for Social Insurance Salaries Increased by 260%, Journalist
2018-08-10
A journalist accused the Board of Directors of the Bahraini General Authority for Social Insurance of approving a salary structure with an increase of 260%.
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United Nations General-Secretary Assigns Former Torture Victim as High Commissioner for Human Rights
2018-08-09
United Nations General-Secretary António Guterres appointed former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet as high commissioner for human rights.
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Families of Jaw Prison Detainees Ring the Alarm: 23-Hour Daily Water Deprivation
2018-08-09
Detainees in Jaw Central Prison are suffering from extremely harsh conditions. Information stated that water is cut off 23 hours a day, and air conditioners are halted most of the times, despite the extreme hot weather.
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Cleric Denies Insulting Religious Figure on “Twitter”, Says He was Making “Scientific Debate”
2018-08-09
A cleric denied insulting a religious figure via his “Twitter” account and said that he was making a “scientific debate”. The minor court considered the incident. The suspect denied the charge attributed to him and justified his written posts by saying that they are but a discussion for scientific researches, demanding his release, especially that he has been arrested 3 weeks ago.
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Skin Clots on Body of Detainee Hajar Mansour, Fears that Stroke Would Return to Her
2018-08-09
Detainee Hajar Mansour complained about the appearance of clotting spots on her skin, expressing her fear that the stroke she suffered years ago would return.
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Houthi Missile Launched into Saudi Arabia Kills One
2018-08-09
Fragments from a missile launched into Saudi Arabia from Yemen by Houthi forces killed one civilian and wounded 11, Saudi state media said on Thursday.
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Naturalized Candidates Buy Votes for 10 Dinars
2018-08-09
Citizens determined to run for Parliamentary elections complained about vote buying in their districts. According to an article published in Al-Bilad newspaper by Rashid Al-Ghaeb, the bourse on buying votes started with 10 BD for a vote, especially in districts inhabited by new Bahraini citizens, who have recently acquired the nationality.
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3-Month Jail Term Issued against anyone who Extends Electrical Cables without Permission
2018-08-09
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ratified and issued law imprisoning anyone who extends electrical cables without obtaining the necessary permission for 3 months and imposing a 2000 BD fine against him.
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Canada PM Says will Press Saudi Arabia on Rights
2018-08-09
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said he would keep pressing Saudi Arabia on civil liberties amid a major diplomatic dispute but also offered an apparent olive branch, saying the kingdom had made some progress on human rights.
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Washington Continues to Urge Riyadh Respect Legal Rights
2018-08-09
The sharp diplomatic row between Saudi Arabia and Canada has left Washington -- partners and allies of both -- in a bind, but the State Department on Tuesday nevertheless urged Riyadh to respect due process for detained activists.
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UK Urges Restraint over Disagreement between Saudi Arabia and Canada
2018-08-09
Britain urged Canada and Saudi Arabia to show restraint on Tuesday amid a diplomatic row triggered by Canadian comments expressing concern over the arrests of activists in Saudi Arabia.
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Iraq Caught in Crossfire of US Sanctions on Iran
2018-08-09
Caught in the crossfire between its key allies Tehran and Washington, Iraq's economy could suffer the heaviest collateral damage from the US reimposing sanctions against Iran.
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Germany Warns US Sanctions on Iran Could Cause ‘Chaos’
2018-08-09
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warned Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran could further destabilise the Middle East and boost radical forces in the region.
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Bahrain Mirror Publishes Most Important Points in UN Response to Bahraini Government
2018-08-08
Bahrain Mirror reports on the most important points in the United Nations Human Rights Committee's report in which it assessed Bahrain's commitment to the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Committee also replied to the first voluntary national report on the goals of development that the Bahraini government submitted on the 17th of last July.