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Families of Detainees with Sickle Cell Anemia Demand that their Sons be Examined by Specialist Doctor
2024-01-23
The families of two detainees, Hussein Mohammad Ahmed and Hassan Ali Abdul-Ethnay, expressed their concern for the lives of their sons due to being deprived, by the Jaw Central Prison administration, treatment from a specialist doctor and only transferring them to the "Military Hospital" only.
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What's the Aim behind Canceling Friday Holiday?
2024-01-23
Bahrain entered into a wide debate following a parliamentary proposal submitted by MP Ali Al-Nuaimi, the son of former Minister Majed Al-Nuaimi, which stipulates that the Friday holiday would be canceled, and the weekend would consist of Saturday and Sunday, with Friday being only half working day, according to the proposal.
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Public Prosecution Extends Detention of Detainee Sayed Mohammad Majed Hashem for 60 Days
2024-01-23
The Public Prosecution extended on Monday, January 22, 2024, the detention of detainee, Sayed Mohammad Majed Adnan Nasser Hashem,19, for 60 days pending investigation.
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Trade between Bahrain, Zionist Entity Reached BD5 Million during 2023
2024-01-23
The Information and e-Government Authority revealed that the value of trade between Bahrain and the Zionist entity reached BD5 million during 2023.
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Why Loyalist Parties Operate Beyond the Parliamentary Sphere
2024-01-23
One must wonder why all political societies are active, when it comes to sensitive Bahraini political issues, outside Parliament. Is it because loyalist societies still believe that this parliament can be part of any solution?
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Human Rights First Recommends that US Department of State Ban Entry of Prince Nasser to United States
2024-01-23
Human Rights First has recommended that the U.S. Department of State impose visa sanctions against Prince Nasser bin Hamad al Khalifa of Bahrain for his alleged direct involvement in torture, a gross violation of human rights under the Section 7031(c) sanctions program.
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BCHR: Detainee Abdulhai Al-Khawaja Has Right to Attend His Brother's Funeral Procession According to Prisons Law
2024-01-23
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights offered its condolences to its detained former president, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, on the death of his brother.
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Economist Warns: Bahrain's Situation Difficult, will Use 60% of its Foreign Reserves by the end of 2025
2024-01-23
Economist Angus Blair warned that "Bahrain's situation is difficult" because "it will use 60% of its foreign currency reserves by the end of 2025."
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Ali Al-Aswad Highlights Bahraini Regime's Political Contradictions, Says Normalization Led to Palestinian Bloodshed
2024-01-22
Al-Wefaq leader, Ali Al-Aswad, underscored the severe consequences of Bahrain's normalization agreement with the Zionist entity, asserting that it has led to the shedding of Palestinian blood.
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Al-Menbar, Al-Asalah and National Unity Assembly Condemn Calls to Cancel Friday Holiday in Bahrain
2024-01-22
Al-Menbar, Al-Asalah and National Unity Assembly denounced the statements demanding to change the holiday in Bahrain from Friday to Sunday.
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Sheikh Al-Sadadi: Friday is a Muslim Holiday, Shouldn't Become a Work Day!
2024-01-21
Sheikh Ali Al-Sadadi expressed that Friday is a holiday observed by Muslims in all countries and not a working day, on which people gather to worship God and perform the obligatory practice of congregational prayer. "If it is made to be a work day, how can it be a day of gathering as well?" he noted.
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Irish Foreign Minister Criticizes Discrimination against Shia, Use of Death Penalty in Bahrain
2024-01-20
Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin expressed his country's concerns about human rights in Bahrain, discrimination against the Shiite majority, and use of death penalty.
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Dry Dock Detainee Mohammad Hasan Radhi: I'm Subjected to Sever Punishment over Reciting An Elegy
2024-01-19
Mohammad Hasan Radhi, one of the minor political detainees who went on a hunger strike to protest ill-treatment, confirmed the continued violations against him by the Dry Dock Prison administration, warning of the deterioration of his health as a result of being deprived of treatment.
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Concerns Rise as Sunni Endowments Acquire Land in Diraz, Sparking Fears of Identity Shift
2024-01-19
A Bahraini Member of Parliament has brought attention to government actions through the Sunni Endowments, revealing the seizure of investment land in Diraz as part of a larger plan to alter Bahrain's identity.
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Al-Wefaq Society Mourns Saudi Researcher and Historian Abdul Khaleq Al-Janabi
2024-01-18
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society mourned the late great Saudi researcher and historian Abdul Khaleq Al-Janabi, who "investigated the history of Bahrain and its scientific, poetic and historical heritage."
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Al-Wefaq Documents More than 340 HR Violations Carried out by Authorities during November and December
2024-01-18
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society recorded in its human rights report for the months of November and December 2023 more than 340 human rights violations, including 60 cases of arbitrary arrest, 222 raids, and more than 200 peaceful protests in the regions.
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Former Bahrain MP Ali Al-Aswad: Manama's Gaza War Stance Shameful, Doesn't Reflect Bahraini People
2024-01-18
Former Bahraini member of parliament and Al-Wefaq opposition Society member, Ali Al-Aswad, denounced the stance of the Bahraini government on the war waged on Gaza, labeling it as shameful and unrepresentative of the diverse population of Bahrain.
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Taher Al-Mousawi: Proposal to Change Friday Holiday Aims to Undermine Country's Consensus
2024-01-18
Member of Al-Wefaq General Secretariat, Sayed Taher Al-Mousawi, expressed that the parliamentary proposal to change the Friday holiday to Saturday and Sunday is "strange" and its timing is "suspicious."
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Ibrahim Sharif: People Bear Burden of Government's Accumulated Mistakes, Absence of Real Role of House of Representatives
2024-01-17
The former Secretary-General of "Wa'ad" Society confirmed that "the people pay the tax due to the accumulation of the government's mistakes, absence of the House of Representatives' real role, and thus the absence of citizens' role," saying: "Every 4 years, one deputy goes and another comes, and the result remains the same."
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Mohammad Ali Al-Houthi: Our Response to Bahrain will be Determined by the Extent of its Participation
2024-01-17
Member of the Supreme Political Council in Yemen, Mohammad Ali Al-Houthi, vowed to respond to the countries participating in the aggression against Yemen, saying: "Our response will be to the extent of Bahrain's participation in the aggression."