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After Mostafa Hamdan: We Readied ourselves for Martyrdom
2017-01-29
A protestor stressed: “Our message is clear. We are all Mostafa Hamdan. What I am stating literally represents the protestors camping outside Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim’s house. We have readied ourselves for martyrdom. We shall not return home. We will face the gunfire with courage.”
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Bahrain Human Rights Society Calls on Gov't to Reassess Security Measures after Diraz Raid
2017-01-28
The Bahrain Human Rights Society said it followed up the incident of masked civilian armed forces attacking protesters staged near Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim's house in Diraz, on Thursday dawn (January 26, 2017).
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Diraz Protesters Detained by Armed Civilians Inform Families They’re Held in “Criminal Investigations” Building
2017-01-28
Information reported that the young men who were detained by civilian armed forces on the dawn of Thursday (January 26, 2017), informed their families that they are held in the Criminal Investigations Department building.
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Local Newspaper Suggests Forces Attacking Diraz May be Non-Gov't Affiliates
2017-01-27
Akhbar Al-Khaleej newspaper that has close ties with the Bahraini authorities said that the identities of the armed members who attacked Diraz yesterday are still unknown. It is to mention that a youth sustained a bullet in his head and was admitted to the hospital after forces attacked Diraz square.
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PHOTOS: Protests and Clashes in Various Bahraini Areas Condemning Attack on Diraz
2017-01-27
Angry protesters clashed (Thursday January 26, 2017) with regime troops, after various demonstrations condemning civilian forces’ armed attack on protesters in Diraz.
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Mostafa Hamdan’s Mother: My Son was Shot in the Head, He Lies Between Life and Death
2017-01-27
Mostafa Hamdan’s mother said that her son kept on bleeding on the ground without any treatment before he was transferred to Salmaniya Hospital. Mostafa sustained a severe head injury after security forces open fire at protesters in Diraz.
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Al-Wefaq Says Regime Responsible for Situation Deterioration, Calls on International Community to Protect Bahrainis
2017-01-27
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society Deputy Secretary General, Sheikh Hussein al-Daihi, said in a statement that the Bahraini regime is fully responsible for the deterioration of situation in Bahrain.
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Injured Diraz Protester Denied Treatment at International Hospital, Transferred to Salmaniya Hospital
2017-01-27
The family of injured Diraz protester, Mostafa Hamdan, said that he was transferred to the International Hospital of Bahrain at 3 am, yet the hospital refused to provide treatment.
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A Bloody Dawn: Bahrain Special Forces Raid Diraz Protest Site, Fire Shotguns at Protestors
2017-01-27
Bahraini regime security forces raided the open protest site held in Diraz at around 3 am, a scene similar to that which took place 6 years ago at the dawn of the bloody Thursday (February 17, 2011).
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Civilian Forces Attack Diraz Protest, Protestor Sustains Serious Injury in Head
2017-01-27
Civilian forces attacked on Thursday (January 26, 2017) protestors outside the house of the highest religious authority in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim. It is to mention that this is the second attack carried out against Diraz protest.
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AP: Protesters, Police Clash near Bahrain Home of Shiite Cleric
2017-01-26
Security forces wearing black ski masks clashed with protesters near the home of a prominent Shiite cleric in Bahrain early Thursday, activists said.
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Mostafa Hamdan under Anaesthesia & Artificial Ventilation, Bullet still Lodged in his Skull
2017-01-26
Family of Mostafa Hamadan (17 years) who was injured in Diraz attack is still under anaesthesia and artificial ventilation. The bullet is still lodged in his skull. Doctors couldn’t extract the bullet due to Hamdan’s young age and body weakness.
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Injured Citizen in Diraz Attack Suffers from Critical Condition: Concussion, Bleeding & Fractures in Head
2017-01-26
Information revealed that the health condition of Mostafa Hamdan (18 years) is unstable. Hamdan was injured in Diraz attack and he is now in the intensive care unit in Al-Salmaniya Medical Complex under general anesthesia.
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Haq Movement: Attack on Diraz Protest is Heinous Crime Committed amid Int'l Silence
2017-01-26
Haq movement condemned the attack carried out by the Bahraini authorities against the protestors in Diraz field, stressing that this is a heinous crime committed amid international silence.
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Al-Wefaq Deputy SG in Televised Speech: Executions to Leave Serious Political and Security Repercussions (Full Speech)
2017-01-20
Al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary General, Sheikh Hussein al-Daihi, delivered a televised speech (Wednesday January 18, 2017), in response of the Bahraini regime’s execution of 3 Bahraini political detainees.
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Appeals Court Hands down Life Sentences to 3 Defendants over Targeting Police in Bomb in Diraz
2017-01-18
The High Appeals Court upheld life-imprisonment sentences against 3 defendants accused of attempted murder of policeman in Diraz through blasting a bomb.
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Sheikhs Al-Shehabi and Al-Zaki Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison instead of 2 Years
2017-01-18
The third high criminal court sentenced two Shiite clerics Sheikh Fadhel Al-Zaki and Sheikh Mohamad Jawad Al-Shehabi to 6 months in prison instead of 2 years over two assembly cases in Diraz.
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PHOTOS: New Wave of Unrest in Bahrain after Execution of 3 Dissidents
2017-01-16
Thousands of Bahrainis continued to protest since this morning across the island kingdom after the Public Prosecution announced execution of three Bahraini political prisoners.
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Local Newspaper: NIHR Annual Report didn't refer to Diraz Protest & Al-Wefaq Dissolution
2017-01-13
The Al-Wasat Newspaper said in today's issue that the 2016 report of National Institute for Human Rights did not refer to the security siege imposed on Diraz since 6 months.
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Diraz Marks over 200 Days of Siege, Route to Health Center Blocked Increasing Residents’ Suffering
2017-01-12
More than 200 days have passed since Bahraini authorities imposed siege on Diraz. Causing further suffering, the regime blocked route leading to health center with cement barriers.