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Court Upholds 3-Month Jail Verdict against Bahraini Woman over Beating 4 Policewomen in Isa Town Police Station
2017-11-02
The First High Appeals Court upheld a 3-month jail verdict against a Bahraini woman (39 years) over the charge of attacking a female officer and 3 policewomen in Isa Town police station.
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AFP: Five Bahraini Women Detainees on Hunger Strike
2017-10-28
Five Bahraini female political prisoners have gone on hunger strike to protest against ill-treatment and a glass barrier that prevents contact with visitors, a rights group said Friday.
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AP: Bahrain Female Activist, 2 Others Freed From Detention
2017-10-24
A Bahraini female political activist and two others have been freed from detention in the island kingdom amid its crackdown on all dissent.
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Rawan Sanqour Isolated from Rest of Detainees
2017-10-10
Bahraini detainee Rawan Sanqour’s health has been affected by the deteriorating conditions in the women's prison in Isa Town, about two weeks after her arrest, said human rights sources.
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Bahrain: Female Detainees Declare Strike After Prison Authorities Impose New Barrier During Family Visits
2017-10-05
Female detainees in Bahrain have today declared they will go on an open strike after the authorities built an extra barrier to prevent imprisoned women embracing family members on visits.
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Bahraini Women Union Receives Khawla Mattar on “Brave Bahraini Women in Conflict Zones”
2017-06-29
The Bahraini Women Union receives tomorrow Thursday Khawla Matar, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of (ESCWA), in a meeting entitled “The Brave Bahraini Woman in Conflict Zones”.
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Activist Nidal Al-Salman Released after being Held in Bahrain Airport for Hours
2017-04-12
Security forces released Wednesday dawn (April 12, 2017) the rights activist Nidal Al-Salman, after being held at the airport for more than 3 hours on her arrival from Paris.
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Supreme Council for Women Backs Endeavors for Unified Family Law Despite Concerns of Shiites
2017-04-10
Secretary-General of Supreme Council for Women revealed that there are serious endeavors towards making a “unified” family law in Bahrain.
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Bahrain’s Scholars: Publishing Photos of Arrested Women is “Provocative”, Like adding Fuel to Fire
2017-02-22
Bahrain’s scholars warned the security authorities of publishing photos of arrested women and considered it an “intentional violation of the social norms, traditions and values”.
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Bahraini Woman Arrested at Dawn after Raiding her House in Al-Shakoura
2017-02-12
Activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said that a large number of security forces surrounded a house in Al-Shakoura at the dawn of Saturday (February 11, 2017) and arrested a woman.
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Trade Union: Women Wages in Private Sector Very Low, Less than 100 Dinars Monthly for Kindergarten
2016-12-15
The Secretary General of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions, Hassan Al Halwachi, said Bahraini women still suffer from low wages in the private sector, explaining that they receive less than 100 dinars per month in the kindergarten sector.
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Death Row Prisoner Mohammad Ramadan’s Wife Says She Was Summoned by CID
2016-11-14
Bahraini security authorities summoned the wife of a prisoner on death row to appear before the Public Prosecution.
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Public Prosecution Summons Activist Enas Oun for Interrogation Tomorrow
2016-11-12
The Public Prosecution summoned on Saturday (November 12, 2016) head of the monitoring and documentation unit at the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) Enas Oun for interrogation tomorrow.
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Authorities Prevent Jalila Al-Salman from Leaving Country
2016-08-31
President of Bahrain Human Rights Observatory and deputy president of the dissolved Bahrain Teachers Association Jalila Al-Salman said that the authorities of King Fahd Causeway prevented her on Tuesday (August 30, 2016) from leaving the country.
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Trial of Taiba Ismail Commences over "Insulting King" Charge, while Remaining in Custody
2016-08-24
The ninth minor criminal court commenced the trial of Taiba Ismail over charge of insulting the king and adjourned the case until August 30 for pleading.
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Judge Extends Taiba Ismail's Detention for 15 more Days Pending Investigation
2016-07-05
Judge renewed detainee Taiba Ismail's detention for 15 days pending investigations.
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Al-Wefaq Annual Report: 1,765 Arrested & 3 Killed in 2015
2016-04-28
The Freedoms and Human Rights Department at Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society issued a report revealing the widespread human rights and religious freedoms violations practiced by the Bahraini authorities in 2015.
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Bahraini Women Sentenced to 3 Months in Prison for Demanding Release of her Detained Son
2016-04-28
Member of Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Hussain Radhi, said a court sentenced Laila Mansour Marzooq, from Bani Jamra, to 3 months in prison for standing outside a police station demanding the release of her son.
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Rayhana Al-Mosawi Released after Serving 3 Years in Prison
2016-04-22
The Bahraini authorities released on Wednesday (April 20, 2016) detainee Rayhana Al-Mosawi after serving her 3-year jail term, which is considered the longest term served by a Bahraini female over politically-motivated charges.
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Bahrain’s Ombudsman Launches Investigation into Case of “Woman Sexually Assaulted in CID”
2016-04-16
The Bahraini office of Ombudsman said in a statement that it followed “the allegations published lately on some websites that an unknown woman was sexually assaulted in one of the Ministry of Interior’s administration offices.”