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61 British MPs Sign Motion Demanding Release of Leaders and Political Detainees, Engaging in Dialogue
2022-02-01
The British House of Commons is witnessing a widespread movement in light of the high number of voters on a parliamentary motion condemning human rights violations in Bahrain from different parties, within limited hours of its introduction.
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Gov't of Bahrain Announces Launching Open Prisons Program, Says it will Expand "Alternative Penal Code"
2022-02-01
The government of Bahrain has announced a series of measures aimed at expanding alternative penalties in parallel with the start of the open prisons program, with the aim of containing human rights criticism, which has long been a problem for the kingdom and has embarrassed it in front of the international community.
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11 NGOs Send Letter to Royal Jet President: Your Company is Involved in Extraditing Ahmed Jaafar, Violating Human Rights
2022-02-01
11 human rights organizations sent a letter to the Royal Jet president regarding his company's involvement in the illegal extradition of Bahraini dissident Ahmed Jaafar Muhammed from Serbia to Bahrain.
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BCHR: Application of Political Isolation Law on Bahraini Society for Human Rights Members Hinders HR Activists Work
2022-01-31
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights called on the Bahraini authorities to reverse the application of the political isolation law, especially on the members of Bahraini Society for Human Rights.
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Al-Wefaq: 16 Protests and 37 Security Raids Monitored during Fourth Week of January
2022-01-31
Al-Wefaq Islamic National Society documented a number of violations practiced against citizens and detainees during the fourth week of January, most notably the arrest case of Ahmed Jaafar Ali, who was forcibly extradited by the Serbian authorities.
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Ansarullah Fires Ballistic Missiles, Drones at Abu Dhabi and Dubai as Israeli President Visits UAE
2022-01-31
Yemen's Ansarullah group said on Monday it had fired a number of ballistic missiles at Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, and had also fired several drones at Dubai, the regional business hub.
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HRW Director Asks about Implementation of Corrective Justice Law for Children with Continued Detention of 6 Children
2022-01-31
Bill Vanesveld, associate children's rights director at Human Rights Watch in the Middle East and North Africa, questioned how Bahrain's Corrective Justice Law for Children is implemented, with the continued detention of 6 children between the age of 14 and 15.
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BFHR: Rejecting Candidacy of 3 Members from Bahrain Human Rights Society Consolidates Isolation Plans
2022-01-31
The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights criticized the exclusion of three candidates for the Bahrain Human Rights Society on the grounds that they belonged to the dissolved "Wa'ad" association.
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BFHR: Rejecting Candidacy of 3 from Bahrain Human Rights Society Underscores Isolation Projects
2022-01-31
The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights criticized the exclusion of three candidates for the Bahrain Human Rights Society on the grounds that they belonged to the dissolved "Wa'ad" association.
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Ahmed Jaafar's Deportation Raises Questions about Role of Interpol: The Independent
2022-01-31
The Independent international affairs correspondent, Borzou Daragahi, said that the deportation of Ahmed Jaafar from Serbia to Bahrain raises questions about the role of Interpol.
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Ahmed Jaafar Sought Security, Received Masters Degree in Political Sciences...Bahrain Turns him Into Most Dangerous Man: Ibtisam Al-Saegh
2022-01-31
Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said the family of detainee Ahmed Jaafar Mohammed, who was illegally extradited by Serbian authorities to Bahrain before the final verdict, demanded their right to visit him to reassure on him. However, this has not been achieved yet.
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2021 Panorama: Haj Mohammad Fathi, Eulogy Reciter Sayed Amir Al-Mousawi Die Abroad
2022-01-31
2021 was a saddening and harsh year for the families of two Bahrainis, who were stripped of their citizenships and forcibly deported. Haj Mohammad Fathi and eulogy reciter Sayed Amir Al-Mousawi died abroad and far from their families.
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Abdulrahim Jassim: Story of Struggler Sheikh Ali Salman
2022-01-31
Sheikh Ali Salman's story is similar to those of the early strugglers, when humans began to write stories of their "struggles" on cave walls and papyrus leaves, when the notion of "documentation", and the idea of "storytelling" and "novels" came to be and when humans began to tell stories of heroism.
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Bahrain at Forefront of Countries Using Spyware Programs, Mainly Cellebrite and Pegasus
2022-01-30
The Code Story website published an article on its website on the authorities' misuse of technology and stated that Bahrain appears to be at the forefront.
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Public Prosecution Says Ahmed Jaafar Held in Prison to Serve Verdicts against Him
2022-01-30
The Public Prosecution confirmed that citizen (Ahmed Jaafar) who has been recently extradited from Serbia has been imprisoned to serve his sentences, which are 4 life terms and 10 years in jail, in addition to the fines.
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French Website: Bahrain Reorganizes Intelligence Services for Closer Work with "Israel"
2022-01-30
The "Intelligence Online" website, specialized in security affairs, revealed that Bahrain has embarked on a major reform process for its security apparatus and the development of its technological capabilities to enhance close cooperation with Israel.
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Serbia Faces Prospect of Fines, Damage to its Reputation after Extradition of Ahmed Jaafar: Forbes
2022-01-30
Serbia faces the prospect of fines and further damage to its reputation, after extraditing a Bahraini national despite an order by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) not to do so, the Forbes magazine reported.
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3752 Detainees Benefited from Alternative Penal Code: MoI
2022-01-30
The Interior Ministry said the total number of beneficiaries of the Alternative Penal Code since it was applied in May 2018 has reached 3725.
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Al-Wefaq Responds to NIHR: More than 20,000 Arbitrary Arrests since 2011, 1941 Politicized Verdict in Past 3 Years
2022-01-28
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society responded to the allegations of the National Institution for Human Rights that denied the presence of any political prisoner in Bahrain by revealing statistics and numbers it has prepared throughout the past 10 years.
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HRW Criticizes "Ahmed Jaafar's Extradition to Bahrain", Confirms that Border Police Directorate Approved his Asylum to Serbia
2022-01-28
Serbia extradited a Bahraini political dissident to Bahrain in the early hours of January 24, 2022, despite an order by the European Court of Human Rights that specifically prohibited his extradition pending more information, Human Rights Watch said today.