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AP: Bahrain: Life sentences for 12 Shiites, citizenship revoked
2015-11-16
Bahrain Mirror (AP): A defense lawyer in the Gulf Arab country of Bahrain says a court has ordered 12 Shiites to life in prison and stripped them of their citizenship on charges of forming a terrorist group and targeting police with explosive devices.
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AFP: Bahrain Jails Leading Shiite Opposition Figure
2015-11-12
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): A Bahraini court on Wednesday jailed a member of the main opposition Al-Wefaq bloc for two years for "inciting non-compliance with the law", the Shiite grouping and authorities said.
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AP: Bahrain Sentences Shiite Opposition Figure to 2 Years
2015-11-12
Bahrain Mirror (AP): A criminal court in Bahrain has sentenced a member of the Gulf Arab country's largest Shiite opposition group to two years in prison on charges related to his political activism.
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Reuters: Bahrain Opposition Figure Jailed on Incitement Charges
2015-11-12
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): A Bahraini criminal court sentenced senior opposition figure Majeed Milad to two years in prison for incitement to public disobedience of the law, state-run Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported.
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Reuters: Bahraini Prosecutor Says Eight Men Jailed Up to 10 Years for Terrorism
2015-11-11
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): A Bahraini prosecutor said on Tuesday that eight Bahraini men had been sentenced to between three and ten years in jail for terrorism, according to state news agency BNA.
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AFP: Bahrain Jails 2 Shiites Over Iraq Explosives Training
2015-11-10
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): A Bahraini court revoked two Shiites' citizenship Monday and jailed them for 10 years each for training in Iraq to carry out bombings in the Sunni-ruled kingdom, a judicial source said.
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Reuters: Cholera Spreads from Iraq to Syria, Kuwait, Bahrain - UNICEF
2015-11-07
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): A cholera outbreak in Iraq has spread to Kuwait and Bahrain, and risks turning into a region-wide epidemic as millions of pilgrims prepare to visit the country, UNICEF's Iraq director said.
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AP: Bahrain Says Citizenship of 5 Revoked Over Spying for Iran
2015-11-06
Bahrain Mirror (AP): Bahrain says five people convicted of terror charges and spying for Iran have had their citizenship revoked in the tiny island kingdom.
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Reuters: Bahrain Jails Five for Iran-Linked Militancy, Strips Their Citizenship
2015-11-06
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Five Bahrainis were convicted of conspiring with Iran to carry out attacks inside Bahrain, sentenced to life imprisonment and stripped of their citizenship, Bahrain's Public Prosecutor was cited as saying by state news agency BNA reported.
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AFP: 5 Bahrain Shiites Get Life in Jail for 'Spying for Iran'
2015-11-05
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): A Bahraini court on Thursday revoked the citizenship of five Shiites convicted of spying for Iran and sentenced them to life imprisonment, a judicial source told AFP.
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Reuters: Bahrain Says Foils Plans for Attack by Iran-Linked Terrorist Group
2015-11-05
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahrain said on Wednesday it had arrested 47 members of a group believed to have links to "terrorist elements in Iran" who it said were planning to carry out attacks in the coming days.
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AFP: Bahrain Says Iran-Linked 'Terrorist' Group Busted, 47 Arrested
2015-11-05
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Bahrain said Wednesday it has uncovered a "terrorist organisation" linked to Iran and arrested 47 of its members, foiling imminent attacks in the Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom.
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AP: Bahrain says 47 Arrested in Counter Terrorism Operation
2015-11-05
Bahrain Mirror (AP): Bahrain says it has arrested 47 suspects and seized explosives in a counterterrorism operation, and has again alleged Iranian involvement in militant attacks.
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Reuters: Iran Threatens Arabs as Much as Islamic State Says Bahrain
2015-10-31
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Iranian support for subversion in Arab states is as big a threat to the region as the Islamic State jihadist group, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said on Saturday at a security conference in Manama.
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Reuters: FIFA Candidate Denies Role in Punishing Protesting Athletes in Bahrain
2015-10-30
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa denied on Thursday he had ever been involved in investigating and prosecuting athletes active in Bahrain's democracy protests in 2011.
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Reuters: FIFA Presidency Candidate Salman Hits Out at Nasty Lies
2015-10-28
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has dismissed accusations of human rights abuses during his time as Bahrain Football Association head as nasty lies, in comments to the BBC on Tuesday.
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Reuters: Sheikh Salman Submits Candidacy Papers to FIFA
2015-10-26
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): The president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain, has formally entered the race to become FIFA president, the Bahrain News Agency reported on Sunday.
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Reuters: Bahrain's Shi'ite Clerics Criticise Removal of Ashura Flags
2015-10-23
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Senior Shi'ite Bahraini clerics criticised the removal of Ashura banners raised to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Prophet Mohammad's grandson, saying the move amounted to an infringement on a tradition dating back hundreds of years.
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Reuters: Bahrain Charges 24 with Trying to Set up Islamic State Branch in Kingdom
2015-10-22
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Twenty-four people face trial in Bahrain for trying to set up a branch of the Islamic State militant group and promoting the overthrow of the Gulf Arab state's monarchy, the public prosecutor's office said on Wednesday.
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Reuters: Bahrain Sentences Activist to Year in Prison for Ripping King's Photo
2015-10-22
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): A Bahraini court sentenced a political activist to one year in prison for ripping up a photo of the king in court in 2014, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.