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Trump and Netanyahu Thank Bahrain for Participating in Announcing "Deal of the Century" Ceremony
2020-01-29
US President Donald Trump thanked Oman, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates for participating in the announcement of his administration's peace plan, known as the "Deal of the Century", amid Palestinian rejection.
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Trump Reveals Deal of Century, Thanks Bahrain, UAE and Oman
2020-01-29
US President Donald Trump announced the deal of the century aimed at ending the Palestinian issue, on Tuesday (January 28, 2020) at a press conference in the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the absence of any representative of the Palestinian authority.
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Bahrain Airport Company Starts Screening Passengers to Detect Corona Virus
2020-01-27
Bahrain Airport Company started checking all passengers arriving at Bahrain International Airport a precaution to detect the coronavirus present in China.
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BFHR to NIHR: You are Busy Denying Violations while Scabies Cases in Prisons Need Medical Follow-up
2020-01-25
Commenting on the statement issued by the National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR), the Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that the statement comes in the context of its constant preoccupation with denying torture whenever the authorities are condemned over new human rights violations.
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Baghdad: Million-Man March in Baghdad demanding Withdrawal of US Troops
2020-01-25
Iraq witnessed on Friday (January 24, 2020) a million-man march demanding withdrawal of US troops from the country.
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Health Ministry Coordinating with Bahrain Airport, Started Pre-emptive Measures after Outbreak of Coronavirus in China
2020-01-24
Bahrain's health ministry is coordinating with the country's main airport to start pre-emptive measures after the outbreak of the new coronavirus in China, state media reported on Wednesday.
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Sheikh Abdulmohsen Al-Jamri Arrested for 7 Days Pending Investigation
2020-01-24
The Bahraini security authorities arrested on Thursday (January 23, 2020) Shiite cleric and preacher Sheikh Abdulmohsen Mulla Atiya Al-Jamri for 7 days pending investigation.
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Multiple Sclerosis Patient Detainee Mohammad Faraj Released after 5 Years in Prison
2020-01-23
The security authorities released today (Wednesday, January 22, 2020) at dawn multiple sclerosis patient detainee, Mohammad Faraj, after spending more than 5 years in prison.
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Retinal Detachment Patient Detainee Hussein Abdulaziz Released Two and Half Month before Finishing his Prison Term
2020-01-23
The security authorities released today (Wednesday, January 22, 2020) detainee, Hussein Abdulaziz Al-Marri, who is sentenced to 5 years in jail in a political motivated case.
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Two Brothers Arrested in Security Campaign
2020-01-23
A security campaign launched by forces affiliated with the interior ministry on Monday (January 20, 2020) led to the arrest of brothers from their house in Sar village.
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Cancer Patient Detainee Elias Al-Mulla Released after 8 Years in Prison
2020-01-22
The Bahraini security authorities released today (Wednesday, January 22, 2020) cancer patient detainee Elias Al-Mulla after spending 8 years in prison over a political motivated charge.
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Detention of Mulla Abdulzahraa Al-Samahiji Renewed for 15 Days Pending Investigation
2020-01-22
The Bahraini security authorities renewed on (January 21, 2020) the detention of Mulla Abdulzahraa Al-Samahiji (39 years) for 15 days pending investigation, over a religious sermon he delivered in one of the obsequies.
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Father of Martyr Abdulaziz Al-Abbar Mourned in Sanabis
2020-01-20
Dozens of Bahrainis mourned on Saturday (January 18, 2020) Haj Mousa Al-Abbar, father of martyr Abdulaziz Al-Abbar.
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BFHR: Deprivation of Treatment is Typical Form of Torture in Bahrain
2020-01-19
The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that it has monitored, during the last period, dozens of complaints by detainees, due to the violation of their right to receive appropriate and necessary treatment, especially in the Jaw Central Prison.
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Israeli Writer: Bahraini Foreign Minister Paid Price for his Public Support for Israel
2020-01-18
An Israeli writer said that the former Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, who publically defended Israel, may have paid the price for this support, as he was replaced after 15 years. Khalid Al Khalifa was the very first to have his photo taken with his Israeli counterpart.
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Al-Wefaq Calls to Save Lives of Dozens of Sick Prisoners of Conscience in Bahrain
2020-01-18
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, largest opposition country, called for the necessity to work to save lives of dozens of prisoners of conscience who are suffering from pressuring diseases and are prevented from receiving the necessary treatment in Bahraini regime prisons.
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Bahrain: Vast Raid Campaign, 10 Citizens Arrested within Hours
2020-01-17
The Bahraini authorities launched in the late hours of Tuesday (January 14) and Wednesday at dawn (January 15) a vast raid campaign, which resulted in the arrest of at least 10 citizens, according to "Rasd", a network specialized in security movements, raids and arrests.
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Al-Wefaq: 133 Violations against Detainees, Prison Terms Exceeding 400 Years against 49 Citizens during December
2020-01-15
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, the largest opposition society, said that it monitored, during December 2019, continuing serious human rights violations, increase in abuses of arbitrary sentences or violations against conditions of prisoners of conscience.
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Mulla Abdulzahraa Al-Samahiji Arrested for 7 Days Pending Investigation
2020-01-15
The Bahraini security authorities arrested on (January 13, 2020) Mulla Abdulzahraa Al-Samahiji (39 years) for 7 days pending investigation, over a religious sermon he delivered in one of the obsequies.
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HRW: Bahrain's Human Rights Watch Worsened in 2019
2020-01-15
Bahrain's human rights record worsened in 2019, as the government carried out executions, convicted critics for peaceful expression, and threatened social media activists, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2020.