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Prosecution Says It Referred 21 Suspects 15 of Them in Custody to Court over Charge of “Establishing Terrorist Cell”
2018-04-02
Advocate General Ahmed Al-Hammadi said that the Terror Crime Prosecution concluded its investigation in a case of seizing explosives, arms and ammunition and forming a terrorist cell and joining it. 21 suspects were referred to trial, 15 of whom are in custody.
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1&2-Year Jail Term Issued against 6 Suspects Accused of Assembling in Al-Kawarah
2018-04-02
The Fourth High Criminal Court issued jail terms ranging between a year and 2 years against 6 suspects over taking part in an assembly in Al-Kawarah and blocking the streets with bricks and palm trunks.
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3-Year Jail Term Handed down to Suspect Accused of Putting Fake Bomb in Tubli
2018-04-02
The Fourth High Criminal sentenced a suspect to 3 years in jail over putting a fake bomb near a bakery in Tubli and ordered the confiscation of seized item.
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NIHR Continues to Train National Security Agency Involved in Torture of Dissidents
2018-04-01
Bahrain’s National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) has continued to train National Security Agency personnel by organizing a workshop for the third group of the Agency’s recruits on the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
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Nasser bin Hamad Warns of “Malicious Attempts Aimed at Undermining King and PMs Relations”
2018-04-01
Bahraini King’s son, Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, warned of malicious attempts to undermine the ties between King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.
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Interior Ministry Announces Al-Shorouki’s Arrest and others Accused of Spreading “Offensive and Inflammatory” Speech via Twitter
2018-04-01
Bahraini Ministry of Interior announced the arrest of anchor Mohammed Al-Shorouki and published his photo along with a group of five others.
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Public Prosecution Detains Tweeter for 7 Days on Charges of Sending Tweets “Including Seditious Comments”
2018-04-01
Public Prosecutor's Office received a report from the Anti-Cyber Crime Directorate stating that someone had created an account on Twitter through which he published “offensive comments that included inflammatory and seditious speech”.
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Office Building Worth 3.5 million Dinars to be Constructed at Parliament
2018-03-31
Bahraini Ministry of Works has proposed a tender for the construction of a new office building in the House of Representatives worth up to 3.5 million dinars.
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Royal Decree Abolishes Deputy Interior Minister Post, Held by Head of the NSA Talal bin Mohammed Following “Chambers of Death” Report
2018-03-31
The King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, issued Royal Decree No. (18) of 2018 abolishing the position of Deputy Minister of Interior, which was held by Talal bin Mohammed Al Khalifa.
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Labour Ministry: Spends Compensation for Lifting Subsidies on Meat for over 156000 Bahraini Families
2018-03-30
Ministry of Labour and Social Development announced that it had completed its preparations to deposit the compensations for lifting subsidies on meat that the government deposit every 3 months in the bank accounts of the beneficiaries, in advance for the months of April, May and June 2018.
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Detention of Zainab Maki Renewed for 15 Days Pending Investigation
2018-03-30
The Bahraini authorities renewed on Wednesday (March 28, 201) the detention of Zainab Maki for 15 days pending investigation.
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Bahrain: Largest Shiite Friday Prayers Prevented for 90th Consecutive Week
2018-03-30
Security authorities in Bahrain continued to ban the country's Shiite majority from holding their largest Friday prayers for the 90th consecutive week, through the continued siege imposed on Diraz village.
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HRW: Minister of Interior Threatens Online Crackdown
2018-03-30
Human Rights Watch said that Bahrain’s interior minister has threatened to crackdown on dissidents and activists who criticize the government online.
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10-Year Jail Term Issued against 8 Suspects Accused of Attacking Armored Vehicle in Nuwaidrat
2018-03-30
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 8 suspects to 10 years in jail for attacking an armored vehicle owned by the Interior Ministry.
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Court Hands down 8-Year Jail Term to Suspect Accused of Blasting Gas Cylinder, Putting Fake Bomb in A’ali
2018-03-30
The Fourth High Criminal Court issued 8-year jail term against a defendant accused of putting fake bomb and blasting gas cylinder in Jid Ali.
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UN Aviation Agency Eyes Talks, Meeting to Defuse Gulf Airspace Standoff
2018-03-30
The United Nations’ aviation agency is trying to facilitate talks between Qatar and its neighbors to defuse tensions over alleged airspace violations, but will not intervene politically in the dispute, two sources familiar with the matter said this week.
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European Powers Press for Iran Sanctions to Buttress Nuclear Deal
2018-03-29
France, Britain and Germany sought on Wednesday to persuade their EU partners to back new sanctions on Iran to preserve a nuclear deal with Tehran that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to pull out of in May, diplomats said.
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UN Security Council Condemns Houthi Missile Attacks on Saudi Arabia
2018-03-29
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday condemned a barrage of missile attacks against Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthi group and expressed grave concern at reports of violations of an U.N. arms embargo on Houthi leaders.
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Saudi Arabia Must Face US Lawsuits over Sept. 11 Attacks
2018-03-29
A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Saudi Arabia’s bid to dismiss lawsuits claiming that it helped plan the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and should pay billions of dollars in damages to victims.
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Bahrain: Security Campaign on Al-Daih Continues, Two Citizens Arrested at Dawn
2018-03-29
The Bahraini security authorities continued their campaign on Al-Daih village, raiding a number of houses today (Thursday, March 29, 2018) at dawn, activists stressed.