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Detainees Reject Breakfast Meals in Protest against Isolating Other Prisoners for More than 6 Months
2022-01-24
Detainees in Jaw Prison said on Monday (January 24, 2022) that they rejected to receive breakfast meals in protest against the continuation of isolating prisoners in isolation rooms for more than 6 months.
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Al-Wefaq Calls for Comprehensive End to War in Yemen after Saudi Coalition Aircrafts Killed Dozens
2022-01-24
Bahrain Mirror: Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society urged that it is necessary to bring a comprehensive end to the war on Yemen and resort to a serious political agreement that would maintain Yemen's rights to life and sovereignty.
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Al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary General Calls to Stop War on Yemen
2022-01-24
Al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi said the photos of civilian casualties in Yemen are painful, calling to stop the war on Yemen.
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German Government Demands Bahrain to Respect Human Rights, End Violations
2022-01-24
The German authorities have called on Bahrain to respect its human rights commitments and to end violations against activists and politicians.
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Salam Calls for Conducting Independent Investigation, Stopping Spying on Human Rights Defenders
2022-01-24
Salam for Democracy and Human Rights urged the NSO Group to suspend with immediate effect the government of Bahrain's use of the Pegasus spyware, after reports revealed that it was used to spy on human rights activists.
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UAE Grounds Most Private Drones for a Month after Houthi Attack
2022-01-23
The United Arab Emirates has grounded most private drones and light sports aircraft used for recreational purposes for a month starting Saturday, the Interior Ministry said, following a deadly attack this week by Yemen's Houthis on the Gulf country.
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UN Chief Condemns Deadly Saudi-Led Coalition Strike in Yemen
2022-01-23
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Friday that reportedly killed at least 60 people in a detention center in the Houthi-held Saada province.
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Demands to Test Detainees after Spread of Coronavirus Symptoms
2022-01-21
Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said she has received many calls from the prison, indicating that the symptoms the prisoners are suffering are the same as those of Covid-19 symptoms.
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British Website Condemns MP Bob Stewart for Condemning Presence of Political Prisoners in Bahrain
2022-01-21
The British Declassified website condemned in a tweet on its official Twitter account the comments of MP Bob Stewart on political prisoners in Bahrain.
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UN Special Rapporteurs Submitted 23 Requests to Visit Bahrain, All of them Rejected
2022-01-21
Bahraini legal adviser Ibrahim Sarhan said that UN special rapporteurs submitted 23 requests to visit Bahrain, however, the authorities in Manama did not respond to any of these requests.
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The Economist: Bahraini PM failed to Soothe Sunni-Shia Tensions, Excluded Shias, Seems Unenthused about Leading Parliament
2022-01-21
The Economist published a report on the tense situation in Bahrain, saying that "the Sunnis and Shias in Bahrain remain as far apart as ever."
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President of the General Assembly to Visit Bahrain at Its Expense, Would He Meet Opposition?
2022-01-21
Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly, announced that the President of the General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, will undertake an official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain from 22-25 January.
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2021 Panorama: Global Scandal of Israel's Pegasus Program Reveals spying on 9 Bahraini Dissidents
2022-01-21
The Citizen Lab issued on Tuesday (August 24, 2021) a report on the Bahraini government spying on the activists' phone through iPhone spyware by the Israeli NSO group for technology.
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Activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja Wins Top Human Rights Award
2022-01-20
Human rights defender and prisoner of conscience, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, won the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders.
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Amnesty Demands End to Targeted Surveillance of Human Rights Defenders
2022-01-20
Amnesty International demanded to put an end to the targeted surveillance of human rights defenders as digital attacks against human rights defenders, journalists and civil society are on the rise.
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Britain: Parliamentary Motion Expresses Concern at Continuing HR Violations in Bahrain
2022-01-20
47 British MPs signed a motion expressing grave concern at serious human rights violations in Bahrain.
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UN Special Rapporteur on HRDs Condemns Targeting Phones of Ibtisam Al-Saegh and Hala Deeb with Pegasus
2022-01-20
Mary Lawlor, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, posted a tweet condemning the violations practiced against female human rights defenders through Pegasus program.
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Al-Wefaq: Courts Issued Total Prison Sentences of 38 Years, BD 400,000 Fine within One Week
2022-01-18
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that it monitored more than 60 human rights violations against citizens and detainees within the second week of January.
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British Website: Gulf Centre of Strategic Studies Accused of Trying to Silence UK MPs Raising Human Rights Abuses in Bahrain
2022-01-18
The British "PoliticsHome" website said that a group of British MPs and peers have claimed the Omar Al-Hassan, the chairman of the Gulf Centre of Strategic Studies, has attempted to "silence" criticism of Bahrain's human rights record after they raised concerns in Parliament.
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Rights Groups Urge US to Press for Prominent Bahraini Prisoner's Release
2022-01-18
Dozens of human rights groups have called on the US and other western governments to advocate for the release of prominent Bahraini opposition figure Abduljalil Al-Singace, who has been on a hunger strike in prison for nearly 200 days.