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How the Jaffaria Endowments Changed from an Independent to Dependent Directorate
2023-03-28
The establishment of a Jaffaria Endowment Directorate has never been a governmental project. It was established thanks to the efforts of Shiite cleric Judge Sayed Adnan Al-Mousawi (1884-1929) who decided less than a year after assuming a judicial post to form an endowments directorate specialized for the Shiite faith.
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HR Organizations Call for Activating "Magnitsky Act" to Hold Perpetrators of Violations Accountable
2023-03-28
Bahraini human rights activists confirmed in their interventions in front of the Bahraini Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Interior delegation during the 52nd session of the "Human Rights Council" in Geneva, that Bahrain continues to violate human rights and has not taken any serious step towards reform.
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Sayed Al-Ghuraifi Calls for Purifying Climate, Initiating Serious Dialogues
2023-03-28
Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi called for "purifying the climate and initiating serious dialogues," stressing "the need to end all crises." He went on to say that since Sheikh Isa Qassim "is the symbol of this country, even bigger than it," Bahrainis should "abide by Sheikh Isa's directives in their behavior and lives."
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Where's Sheikh Ahmed bin Atiyatullah Al Khalifa, Royal Court Minister of Follow-Up?
2023-03-27
Sheikh Ahmed bin Atiyatullah Al Khalifa, the royal court’s follow-up minister, does not appear to be anywhere in Bahrain for the past three months. There is no information about the “Octopus Man”, who had in his grip the Central Agency for Information and e-Government and the management of the electoral process and its outputs.
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Sheikh Al-Sadadi Calls to Make Use of Holy Month of Ramadan to Resolve Outstanding Issues, Release Prisoners
2023-03-26
Preacher of Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in Diraz, Sheikh Ali Al-Sadadi, called to make use of the holy month of Ramadan to resolve the nation's outstanding issues, release prisoners and return the exiled.
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Gov't to Refer General Budget to House of Representatives on Monday: Sources
2023-03-24
Sources told Al-Bilad and Al-Watan newspapers that the government will refer the state's general budget 2023-2024 to the House of Representatives next week, on Monday.
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More than 30 Lawyers File Complaints to Prosecute Citizen under Pretext of "offending them"
2023-03-23
More than 30 lawyers in the Bahrain Bar Society have filed complaints with the Public Prosecution accusing a citizen of "offending them" on social media outlets.
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NPRA Employee Sentenced to One Year in Jail for Disclosing Secrets and Photos of People
2023-03-23
The High Criminal Court of Appeal upheld a one-year jail term against an employee at "the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports and Residence" after convicting him of disclosing "secrets", including photos of people he posted on a social media outlets which others mocked and bullied.
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Sarhan: Families of 138 Detained Children Complains about Delay in Applying Article 87 of Restorative Justice for Children
2023-03-17
Ibrahim Sarhan, the legal advisor of Salam for Democracy for Democracy and Human Rights, stated said that many families of detained children complain about the delay in applying Article 87 of Law No. 7 of 2021, which requires reducing their sentences.
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Former MP and Prisoner Hasan Isa Starts Hunger Strike to Warn IPU Assembly of Deteriorating HR Situation in Bahrain
2023-03-10
Former MP and prisoner Sheikh Hasan Isa has started a hunger strike to draw the attention of participants at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference to the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain.
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22 HR NGOs to IPU: Don't Allow Bahrain to Use You to Whitewash Its Dismal Rights Record
2023-03-07
22 human rights organizations sent a letter to representatives of the 146th IPU Assembly scheduled to take place in Bahrain from 11-15 March, 2023, urging them to publicly raise concerns regarding the dire state of political freedom in Bahrain, including the ongoing detention of two former members of Bahrain's parliament.
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6 Societies Referred to "Public Prosecution" for Violating Fundraising Law
2023-03-02
Social Development Minister Osama Al-Asfoor said that 6 societies were referred to the Public Prosecution during 2022 for violating the provisions of the law on fundraising.
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Bahrain and World Jewish Congress Discuss Cooperation in Education to Develop Curricula
2023-03-02
Higher Education Council (HEC) Secretary-General and Vice Chairperson of its Board of Trustees Rana bint Isa bin Daij Al Khalifa received Ellie Cohanim International Affairs Advisor to World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder.
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House of Representatives Reject Final State Account, Budget Report due to Written off Amounts and Hidden Loans
2023-03-02
The House of Representatives rejected in its session the adoption of the consolidated final account of the State for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2021 and the performance report of the implementation of the general budget of the State for the same fiscal year.
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King Fahd Causeway Employees Sentenced to Prison, Fined for Accepting "Bribe" to Falsify Visas
2023-03-02
The Fourth High Criminal Court convicted 12 defendants, including 3 employees of the Ports Department, of the crime of accepting a "financial bribe" in exchange for distorting the data of the government's electronic system and allowing the renewal of entry and exit visas to the Kingdom.
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Authorities Deceive Prisoners by Canceling their Medical Appointments after Ending their Strike
2023-02-24
Americans for Human Rights and Democracy in Bahrain denounced the deception practiced by the authorities against political prisoners by canceling their medical appointments, including prisoner Mohammad Hasan Abdullah Al-Ramel, who is in his 60s and is sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Criticizes Emirates and Bahrain's Normalization with Israel: We Achieved no Progress in Peace Process
2023-02-23
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah criticized the UAE and Bahrain's normalization with Israel, stressing the lack of progress in the peace process since the signing of the Abraham Accords.
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Bahrain: "Kingdom of Brutality...and Normalization", File in Lebanese Al-Akhbar Daily on Feb. 14 Ann.
2023-02-22
The Lebanese Al-Akhbar Newspaper issued an inclusive file entitled "Bahrain: Kingdom of Brutality...and Normalization," on the 12th anniversary of February 14 uprising.
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Interior Minister Receives Delegation from Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations
2023-02-17
Interior Minister, Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, received on Wednesday (February 15, 2023) a delegation from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, led by Chief Executive Officer of the conference, William C. Daroff.
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14th February in the Memory of the New Generation
2023-02-15
Smoking hookah, Hussein recalls with his friends the memories he still carries of the 14th February uprising 12 years ago, when he saw his family march with him in a human flood toward the Lualua (Pearl) Roundabout, raising the Arab Spring slogan "People want to overthrow the regime".