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Ayatollah Qassim Calls on Bahrainis to Expel Zionists from Bahrain
2023-12-02
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim issued a "patriotic Islamic appeal" to Bahrain's "loyal believing people," calling on them to expel "Zionist invaders and aggressors" from the country.
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UN Postpones Classification of NIHR due to Insufficient Participation of Civil Society Institutions
2023-12-02
The UN committee on evaluating the performance of the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) in Bahrain postponed the decision on the institution’s classification to a full year.
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Hasan Mushaima Suspends his Hunger Strike after Promises to "Resolve Outstanding Issues"
2023-12-01
The head of "Haq" opposition movement, Hasan Mushaima, suspended the hunger strike which he began on Friday, December 1, 2023, after pledges to "resolve outstanding issues" regarding his health and detention conditions.
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Taher Al-Mousawi: How Long will Political Prisoners Remain in Bahraini Prisons?
2023-11-30
Sayed Taher Al-Mousawi said "Although the events in Gaza were a priority for talking about our internal crisis, the scenes of Palestinian prisoners being released from the occupation prisons forced our consciences to evoke the issue of prisoners in Bahrain's prisons," describing it as a "national humanitarian issue."
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Lawyers of Political Prisoner Ahmed Jaafar Sue "Interpol" in France
2023-11-30
Lawyers for a Bahraini political prisoner Ahmed Jaafar announced on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, suing the Interpol in France over the issuance of a "red notice" that led to the arrest of Jaafar in Serbia and deporting him to Bahrain in 2022.
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Detainee Jassim Al-Saffar Confirms Worsening Crisis of Contaminated Drinking Water in "Jaw" Prison amid Prison Administration's Disregard
2023-11-30
Prisoner of conscience in Jaw Central Prison, Jassim Khalil Al-Saffar, confirmed that the contaminated drinking water crisis in the prison has worsened.
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UN Rapporteur Expresses Grave Concern over Deteriorating Health, Continued Detention of Al-Singace, Al-Khawaja and Fateel
2023-11-29
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor said in a tweet on the "X" platform that "she wrote to the government of Bahrain about the deteriorating health condition and ill-treatment of human rights defenders Abduljalil Al-Singace, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Naji Fateel."
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ADHRB Expresses Fear for Life of Detainee Mohammad Al-Daqqaq, Urges Bahrain to Release Him
2023-11-29
ADHRB called on the Bahraini government to uphold its human rights obligations by immediately and unconditionally releasing prisoner of conscience Mohammad Al-Daqqaq and by investigating all allegations of his arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment.
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McLaren Receives $80 Million from Mumtalakat to Save it from Bankruptcy
2023-11-29
Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding, Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund, the largest shareholder in financially stricken British company McLaren, has provided $80 million in financing to save the latter from bankruptcy.
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Al-Ghuraifi Calls on Bahrain's Sunni and Shia Scholars to Issue Statement Expressing Unity
2023-11-28
Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi called for issuing a unified statement by Bahraini scholars from the two noble sects "that expresses the unity of this country and the unity of this people and the unity of the scholars of this country."
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US Aircraft Carrier "Eisenhower" Enters Gulf Waters after Seizure of Israeli Ship
2023-11-28
The US aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower passed through the Strait of Hormuz into the waters of the Gulf, US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed on Monday.
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Poisoning Cases among Inmates in Jaw Prison due to Drinking Non-Potable Water
2023-11-28
Zeinab Ibrahim, wife of death row political prisoner Mohammad Ramadan, confirmed that the drinking water provided by the authorities in the building No. 1 of Jaw Central Prison to prisoners, including her husband, "has a dirty smell and is not suitable for drinking."
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Reuters: Bahrain Wouldn't Abandon Ties with Israel
2023-11-28
Six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters Bahrain would not abandon its ties with Israel, even though the parliament has made a strident statement suggesting Israel relations were in the freezer.
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Sheikh Sanqour: World Celebrated "Children's Day", Failed to Protect Gazan Children from Israeli Massacres
2023-11-27
The Friday preacher at the Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque, located in Diraz, Sheikh Mohammad Sanqour, expressed that "the world has recently celebrated Children's Day at a time when it stands unable to protect the children of Gaza from the horrific massacres and genocide as a result of the brutal and deliberate Israeli bombardment of safe homes, schools, hospitals and shelters." He noted how more than 5,000 children are still missing under the rubble.
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Is King Hamad Delighted with Screams of Slaughtered People in Gaza?
2023-11-26
What an embarrassing sight it is to see Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on camera singing songs that glorify him during the opening of an annual animal production exhibition.
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Gulf Air Confirms that Its Database and Client Database Hacked
2023-11-26
Gulf Air has announced that its database was hacked after its IT system was targeted on Friday, November 24, 2023.
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Youths Arrested in Bahrain for Participating in Pro-Gaza Protests
2023-11-26
Al-Wefaq society said on Saturday, November 25, 2023, that security authorities arrested a number of youths on charges of participating in the pro-Gaza protests in Bahrain.
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Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor Condemns Arrest of Pro-Palestine Protestors in Bahrain, UAE and Saudi Arabia
2023-11-25
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor condemned a series of political arrests in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia intended to stifle freedom of expression.
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S&P Revises Bahrain's Outlook to "Stable" on Fiscal Deficit Worries
2023-11-25
S&P Global Ratings on Friday revised Bahrain's outlook to "stable" from "positive", citing spending pressures that could push the country's fiscal deficit wider than the credit ratings agency previously expected.
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American Mission Hospital in Bahrain Denies Any Relation with other Centers after News on Its Cooperation with Israeli Center
2023-11-24
The administration of the American Mission Hospital in Bahrain issued a statement responding to what it dubbed "allegations affecting the hospital," following calls to boycott it for "cooperating with one of the hospitals of the Israeli occupation."