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Al-Wefaq Calls on Regime to Withdraw from Normalization Agreements, Immediately Expel "Zionist" Ambassador from Bahrain
2021-05-13
The National Islamic Al-Wefaq Society called on the Bahraini authorities to end the normalization agreements with the Israeli occupation entity, and work towards immediately "expelling representative of the occupying Zionist mission from Bahrain."
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24 Organizations Call on Bahrain Gov't to Expel "Zoinist Enemy's" Ambassador, End Normalization Agreement
2021-05-13
The Bahraini National Initiative against Normalization with the Zionist Enemy, which comprises 24 organizations, including political, women's rights, youth and other civil society groups, called on the Bahraini authorities to "expel the representative of the Zionist entity in our country Bahrain and cancel the normalization agreement signed by the government with the treacherous Zionist enemy."
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UK Ambassador Whitewashes Bahrain's Image after Jaw Prison Visit, Alaswad, Sharif and Fairooz Respond among Others
2021-05-08
The British ambassador to Bahrain, Roddy Drummond, put out a tweet in which he expressed how pleased he was for visiting Jaw Prison on May 3, 2021 with other ambassadors. Drummond's tweet prompted a number of responses.
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Last Female Political Prisoner in Bahrain's Prisons Released
2021-04-27
The security authorities in Bahrain released the last female prisoner of conscience, who has been serving a five-year prison sentence since 2018 for her political activities.
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Al-Wefaq: Yes to Bahraini Voices Calling for Intensifying Solidarity with Palestinian People
2021-04-26
Bahrain's Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that it adds its voice to Bahraini national calls for intensifying solidarity with the Palestinian people and rejecting all forms of normalization with the Israeli occupation state.
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Bahrain King Meets Prominent Shiite Cleric, Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi & Number of Sheikhs
2021-04-26
Prominent Shiite cleric, Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi, met on Sunday (April 25, 2021) with the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
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Al-Wefaq Offers Condolences to Iraqi People over Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital Fire
2021-04-26
Bahrain's Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society extended its sincere condolences to the Iraqi people following the fire that took place in Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital, south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
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Mutual Recognition of COVID-19 Vaccination Programs to Facilitate Travel between Israeli Entity and Bahrain
2021-04-25
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Israel and Bahrain have signed an agreement to recognize each other's COVID-19 vaccinations and to allow those who received vaccine doses to travel without restrictions between the two countries.
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7 Political Societies Denounce Reduction of Parliamentary Powers: It'll Not be Last Step Amid Gov't Control over Majority of MPs
2021-04-24
Seven Bahraini political societies issued a statement on Friday (April 23, 2021), in which they voiced their condemnation of the decision reducing the powers of the Parliament, especially the stances of members of parliament who voted in favor or those who abstained from voting, thus allowing the law to be passed.
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Former Omani FM Yusuf bin Alawi in Interview: I Advised Bahrain King Not to Use Violence against Demonstrators
2021-04-23
The former Omani Foreign Minister, Yusuf bin Alawi, said that he advised the King of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, not to use violence against demonstrators.
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Interior Minister: There Are No Cases of Coronavirus in Jaw Prison, We Haven't Cut Contact between Prisoners and their Families
2021-04-23
The Bahraini Minister of Interior, Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, denied on Thursday (April 22, 2021) "the presence of any current cases of the Coronavirus," in Jaw Central Prison, during a meeting with MPs Kaltham Al-Hayeki and Hisham Al-Asheri.
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After 25 Days of Demands for their Release and Protection, Prisoners' Families Hold Sit-in at Ombudsman Office
2021-04-22
Twenty-five days after staging a sit-in outside the Ombudsman's Office last month (March 28, 2021), the families of prisoners returned today, Thursday (April 22, 2021) to hold a sit-in there.
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Prisoners of Buildings 12 and 13 of Jaw Prison Cut off from World Since 2 Weeks Ago (ADHRB)
2021-04-16
A human rights organization said that there is disturbing news of contact cut for more than two weeks in a row with the prisoners of Buildings 12 and 13, and 14 in Jaw Prison.
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Rights Activists to Bahrain Mirror: No Political Prisoner Has Benefited from Recent Royal Pardon So Far
2021-04-16
Human Rights activists have stressed that political prisoners did not benefit from the special amnesty decree issued by Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
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11 Protests and Sit-ins Held in Bahrain Calling for Release of Prisoners as Corona Cases in Jaw Prison Reach 97
2021-04-16
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) announced that it had recorded 11 demonstrations and sit-ins staged Wednesday night (April 14, 2021), in several areas across Bahrain. The families of political prisoners continue to demand the release of their imprisoned loved ones after the spread of Coronavirus in prisons.
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Belgian Senator Calls on His Country to Take Action amid Worsening Covid-19 Outbreak in Bahraini Prisons
2021-04-15
A member of the Belgian Senate, Philippe Courard, tabled a written question to the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sophie Wilmes, regarding the current COVID-19 outbreak in Bahraini prisons.
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Bahrain Appoints Ali Al Mahmoud as Charge D'affaires in Lebanon
2021-04-15
Bahrain appointed a chargé d'affaires for its office in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
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Human Rights Call to Intensify Demand for Release of Political Prisoner Zakia Al-Barboury
2021-04-15
Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Sayegh called for intensifying efforts and action for the release of political prisoner, Zakia Al-Barboury, who has served more than half of her five-year sentence.
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Only 3 Deaths among Fully Vaccinated against COVID-19, Says Jameela Al-Salman
2021-04-14
A member of Bahrain's National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (COVID-19), consultant of infectious and internal diseases at Salmaniya Medical Complex, Dr. Jameela Al-Salman, revealed there were only 3 cases of death among those vaccinated with two doses against COVID-19.
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Bahrainis Continue Protests for 16th Day as COVID-19 Cases Rise in Jaw Prison
2021-04-13
The families of political prisoners in Bahrain continued their peaceful protests for the consecutive sixteenth day, insistently demanding the release of their imprisoned family members, who have been suffering from injustice, the effects of the pandemic and medical negligence in Jaw Central Prison.