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Shiite Cleric Mohammed Saeed Al-Aradi Summoned on Charge of “Insulting a Sect”
2018-07-21
Director-General of Anti-Corruption and Economic and Electronic Security announced that a Bahraini (Sheikh Mohammed Saeed Al-Aradi, 54 years) was summoned for posting tweets disrespecting a sect in Bahrain.
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Bahraini Citizens Unanimously Reject New Pension Law as Shura Council Approves
2018-06-26
Bahraini Twitter users launched a campaign against the government's attempt to pass amendments to the retirement law, enabling the board of directors of the Social Insurance Authority to change the privileges of retirees in Bahrain.
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US State Department: Over 1000 Cases Related to “Social Media Outlets Usage” in Bahrain in 2017
2018-04-24
The US State Department report about human rights in the world said that the Bahraini government limited freedom of speech and press through active prosecution of individuals under national security laws that targeted journalists to limit speech in print and social media.
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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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Media Figure Mohammed Shorouqi Re-Arrested, Reports
2018-03-26
Information stated that the Bahraini authorities re-arrested on Sunday (March 25, 2018) media figure Mohammed Al-Shorouqi over managing a Twitter account.
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Public Prosecution: Tweeter Suspended over Charge of Insulting Others
2018-03-26
Muharraq Chief Prosecutor Hussain Khamis said the Public Prosecution had launched an investigation into the misuse of social media networks by a suspect who posted defamatory tweets on social microblog Twitter.
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Mohammed Al-Shorouqi and 3 Others Interrogated over Defamation Charges Released
2018-03-14
The Bahraini authorities on Monday (March 12, 2018) released Mohammed Al-Shorouqi and three others, who were accused of defaming people via Twitter.
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100 BD Bail Set to Stop Execution of Sentence against Media Figure Mohammad Al-Shorouqi
2018-03-01
A Bahraini court sentenced on Wednesday (February 28, 2018) media figure Mohammad Al-Shorouqi to 3 months in jail and set 100 BD as bail to stop the execution of sentence, after he was accused of insulting former Muslim Brotherhood MP Mohammad Khalid.
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Saudi Top Prosecutor Summons Twitter Users for Harming Public Order
2017-08-14
A group of Twitter users will be indicted in Saudi Arabia on charges of harming public order for threatening the "safety and moderate ideology of society" through extremism, according to a statement on state news agency SPA.
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Tweeter Asks Bahrain King Protection from National Security Service
2017-08-04
Bahraini sent video on Twitter addressing Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, asking the monarch to offer him protection from the National Security Apparatus (NSA).
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Detainee Taiba Ismail Released after Spending One Year in Prison over Insulting King on Twitter
2017-06-28
The Bahraini authorities released Taiba Ismail after spending one whole year in prison over tweets deemed insulting to King of Bahrain
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AP: Bahrain Hackers Post Threats on Foreign Minister’s Twitter
2017-06-04
Hackers allied to Shiite militants in Bahrain have apparently gained access to the Twitter account of its foreign minister, posting a series of threats to the island's royal family.
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Bahrain Says Twitter Account of its Foreign Minister Hacked
2017-06-03
Assailants have hacked the Twitter account of Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa and posted hostile and insulting videos, the foreign ministry and local media reported on Saturday.
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“Takrooz” Reveals Himself: I’m a State Not a Person, I Don’t Leave a Word Unspoken
2017-01-02
Takrooz (Hussein Mahdi), one of most prominent Bahraini activists on Twitter explains his harsh criticism against the ruling Bahraini regime.
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Reuters: Detained Bahraini Activist Freed and Immediately Re-arrested
2016-12-29
A leading Bahraini human rights activist who is on trial for tweets alleging rights abuses was to be freed on bail on Wednesday after months in detention, but was immediately re-arrested in a separate case.
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Nabeel Rajab Defense Team: Technical Expert Relies on “Wikipedia” in Trial Report
2016-12-23
The fifth High Criminal Court decided last week to postpone the trial of prominent Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab till December 28, 2016, to listen to the statements of prosecution witness. The technical expert concerned with examining a “Twitter” account in Rajab’s name, is also expected to present his report.
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Fire Breaks out in MP Sheikh Majeed al-Asfour's Car, Interior Ministry Says Fire "Deliberately" Set
2016-12-16
A fire broke out in a car owned by MP Majeed al-Asfour in the town of Ma'ameer on Thursday (December 15, 2016). The Interior Ministry noted that the fire was deliberately set to the car.
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Activists Launch Solidarity Campaign with Sheikh Hassan Isa after Spending 480 Days in Solitary Confinement
2016-12-15
Activists launched wide campaign on social media in solidarity with the Al-Wefaq leader and Shiite cleric Sheikh Hassan Isa who spent more than 480 days in solitary confinement over politically motivated charges.
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Court Upholds One-Year Jail Term against Bahraini Woman over Insulting Judiciary via Twitter
2016-12-14
The second high appeals court accepted the objection in form but refused it in content and upheld the appealed verdict that sentenced a Bahraini woman to one year in prison over publically insulting the judiciary authority.