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Al-Shamlawi: Interrogation of Sheikh Hassan Isa Raises Suspicions due to Absence of Lawyer
2015-08-27
Bahrain Mirror: Lawyer Abdullah Al-Shamlawi said that the fact that “a lawyer wasn’t present with the former Member of Parliament and member of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society raises suspicions regarding the due process of interrogation.”
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Al-Shamlawi Describes Sheikh Hassan Isa’s Detention as “Forced Disappearance”
2015-08-27
Bahrain Mirror: Lawyer Abdullah Al-Shamlawi considered that preventing the former Member of Parliament Sheikh Hassan Isa from meeting with his lawyer despite being in custody is a “violation of his right to defense”.
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Bahrain’s Prosecution Accuses Sheikh Hassan Isa of Funding Sitra Bombing Suspects
2015-08-27
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Terror Crime Prosecution linked the arrest of former Member of Parliament and member of Al-Wefaq bloc Sheikh Hassan Isa to the suspects in Sitra bombing which left two policemen killed.
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Al-Hassan: Security Apparatus Seeks to Identify Suspects in Muharraq Blast
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Chief of Public Security Tariq Al-Hassan said that the security apparatus is seeking to identify the suspects involved in the bomb blast that took place in Muharraq.
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Increasing Sectarian Discrimination: 34% deprived of Scholarships in 2015 & 21% in 2011
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: The Education Team of the Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society unveiled that 2015 witnessed the highest rate of sectarian discrimination in scholarships compared to the past years.
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100 Bahraini Clerics Sign Petition Rejecting Restrictions on Religious Freedom
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: 100 clerics, Imams of mosques and preachers in Bahrain signed a petition rejecting the Interior Minister’s statements about restrictions imposed on religious sermons.
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Bahrain’s Senior Clerics Reject Interior Minister’s Restrictions Imposed on Religious Discourse
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s senior clerics expressed their refusal of statements issued by the Minister of Interior Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa regarding restrictions of religious discourse.
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Saudi Embassy: 250 Saudi Teachers Dispatched to Bahrain in 2015 with Riyadh Covering Expenses
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: The Saudi Embassy in the Bahraini capital Manama said that a number of Saudi teachers dispatched to work in Bahrain in 2015 reached about 250.
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HRW Demands Immediate Release of Sheikh Ali Salman: Bahrain’s Justice System Incapable of Delivering Justice
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: Human Rights Watch said that the Bahraini authorities should vacate Sheikh Ali Salman’s conviction and release him without delay, describing his trial as “unfair”.
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Bahraini Government Proposed Lifting Subsidies on 22 Commodities & Services
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: Member of Bahraini Parliament, Ahmed Qarata, said the government proposed lifting subsidies on 22 commodities and services.
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Bahrain’s Interior Ministry Announces 2nd Blast in 3 Days in Muharraq
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday (August 23, 2015) that a bomb blast took place in the village of Muharraq, west of the capital Manama.
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Sheikh Ali Rahma Questioned Over Criticizing the Jaffaria Endowments Directorate
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: Member of the Ulama Islamic Council, Sheikh Fadhel Al-Zaki, said that the authorities summoned Shiite cleric Sheikh Ali Rahma for questioning over “criticizing the Jaffaria Endowments Directorate.”
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Parliamentary Committee Calls for Delaying Lift of Subsidies One More Month for Further Consideration
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: Head of the minor committee assigned to review the redirection of subsidies and development of government revenues in the Bahraini Parliament said that the committee discussed postponing the lift of subsidies until October 2015.
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Local Newspaper: Electricity Subsidies to be lifted in January 2016
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: Al-Ayam newspaper said there is a Bahraini governmental inclination to lift the subsidies on electricity starting from January 2016.
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ISIS Blows up House of Iraqi Ambassador to Bahrain in Ramadi
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: The chief of Albu Aytha clan in Iraq’s Anbar province, Abdul Majid Nayef Abu Zeian, announced that the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) blew up his house along with the house of Iraqi Ambassador to Bahrain.
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In First Court Hearing Sharif Says: It is a Prosecution of Intentions
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court commenced the trial of prominent opposition leader, Ebrahim Sharif, and decided in its first hearing to adjourn the case until October 12, while Sharif remains in custody.
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Amnesty Slams Bahrain over Prominent Opposition Figure’s “Absurd” Trial
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Amnesty International denounced on Monday (August 24, 2015) the trial of Ebrahim Sharif, former Secretary-General of the National Democratic Action Society (Wa’ad), as “absurd”.
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Bahraini Prosecution Refers Only One Violation to Court Out of 20 Found in National Audit Office’s Report
2015-08-24
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Prosecution ordered the referral of one violation case out of 20 to a relevant criminal court. The remaining 19 cases have been retained after ruling out criminal suspicion in them.
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Bahrain’s Interior Minister: There’s No Sectarian Tension in Bahrain, Only Iranian Interference
2015-08-24
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Minister of Interior Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa met on Sunday (August 23, 2015) with local media figures and others and blamed the Bahraini crisis on the Iranian interference in the kingdom’s internal affairs.
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Al-Wefaq: Measures Taken Against Sheikh Hassan Isa Are Void…MoI Statement Is Irresponsible
2015-08-24
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that what was included in the Interior Ministry’s statement concerning the Shiite cleric and former Member of Parliament, Sheikh Hassan Isa, is void under the provisions of the law.