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Seventh Day of Muharram 2021: Two Mourners Arrested, Al-Daihi Denies Authorities' claims of Tolerance in Ashura
2021-08-18
On the seventh day of Muharram 2021, security authorities attacked a mourning procession in Hamad Town and arrested two mourners, while troops continued to deploy in the vicinity of some Ma'tams (mourning halls).
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The Taliban and Bahrain Sides to Same Coin: No to the Banners of Hussein!
2021-08-18
The Movement turned away from all the important issues that needed to be dealt with, including maintaining security, and instead occupied itself with taking down Ashura manifestations, reminiscent of what the Bahraini regime is doing these days by restricting the Shiite community's commemoration of Ashura rites.
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Sixth Day of Muharram 2021: Authorities Use Coronavirus as Pretext to Enforce Restrictions on Rituals, Limit Number of Gatherings to Only 30 Persons
2021-08-18
On the sixth day of Muharram (1443 Hijri/August 15, 2021), government agencies continued targeting the events and manifestations of Ashura in various ways and means, this time using the Coronavirus and the medical team as a pretext to impose strict restrictions on the religious practices of the Shiite majority in the country.
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Sixth Day of Muharram 2021: Authorities Use Coronavirus as Pretext to Enforce Restrictions on Rituals, Limit Number of Gatherings to Only 30 Persons
2021-08-17
On the sixth day of Muharram (1443 Hijri/August 15, 2021), government agencies continued targeting the events and manifestations of Ashura in various ways and means, this time using the Coronavirus and the medical team as a pretext to impose strict restrictions on the religious practices of the Shiite majority in the country.
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Fifth Day of Muharram 2021: Dozens of Mourners Stopped and Asked for IDs in the Streets, Musalla Ma'tams Receive Direct Threats
2021-08-16
The fifth day of the holy month of Muharram 1443 AH (Saturday, August 14, 2021) recorded a continuation of the violations committed by the forces of the Interior Ministry against the Shiite majority, holding events in most areas across Bahrain on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH).
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Fourth Day of Muharram 2021: Arresting and Summoning Eulogy Reciters and Threating an Obsequy
2021-08-14
On the fourth day of Muharram 2021, the Bahraini Interior Ministry continued its crackdown on Ashura commemoration rituals in Bahraini villages and cities as part of an ongoing sectarian approach.
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Third Day of Muharram 2021: 7 Participants in Sanabis Obsequy & 2 Eulogy Reciters Arrested, Dozens Summoned for Raising Husseini Banners
2021-08-14
On the third day of Muharram, Bahraini security services continued their ongoing campaign against Ashura manifestations in Bahraini villages and cities as part of a series of systematic and sectarian targeting repeated annually.
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Second Day of Muharram 2021: Iraqi Preacher Expelled, Citizens Summoned for Interrogation, Officers Inspect Obsequies
2021-08-13
On the second day of Muharram, Bahraini authorities continued to target Ashura manifestations in towns and villages, while officials and officers inspected obsequies and met with their heads.
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First Day of Muharram 2021: Interior Ministry Begins Campaign against Ashura Rituals
2021-08-13
A tweet, written by Bahraini activist Yousif Al-Khaja on his Twitter page, may sum up the reality of the activity of state agencies, led by the Bahraini Interior Ministry, restricting Shiite citizens in their commemoration of Ashura on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH).
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Saudi Arabia Turns Back on Bahrain, Leaves It to Face Qatari Media Arsenal as Boxing Bag
2021-08-10
In a very clear move, Riyadh turned its back on Manama despite its cries and complaints against Qatar and its media. Saudi Arabia, the largest and most powerful country in the GCC system, is no longer paying attention to what Bahrain's official media reiterates on the daily.
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Imad Al-Araibi Dies after Eight Years in Prison
2021-08-07
Al-Araibi's family, who lives in the village of Al-Musalla, was saddened by the loss of their son Imad a few months after his release from prison following 8 years of arbitrary arrest.
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One Day after Issuing "Zubarah and Bahrain Calendar", King Hamad Demands Controlling Social Media Outlets out of Respect for "Al-Ula Agreement"
2021-08-04
After days of controversy caused by the public media and Bahraini officials, Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa does not seem to be serious about controlling the media escalation against Qatar and respecting the Al-Ula agreement.
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Bahraini Dissidents Deem What Happened in Tunisia a Coup D'état
2021-08-01
Bahrainis, like the rest of the world, are following what is happening in the Tunisian Republic, after the Tunisian president, with the help of the country's military and security forces, dismissed the government and suspended the Parliament, in the first strongholds of the 2011 Arab Spring.
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Qataris Respond to Bahraini Gov't Media: Shiites of Bahrain are More Worth of Sympathy
2021-07-27
Qataris launched a collective response to what was published by press affiliated with the authorities in Bahrain which stated that Shiites in Qatar are subjected to religious discrimination.
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How did Nasser bin Hamad Lure Former MP Khalid Abdulal Back to Bahrain?
2021-07-16
In February, former MP Khalid Abdulal returned to Bahrain after apologizing to the King and Interior Ministry. He was promised by the king’s son that no one would harm him. After two weeks only, he was summoned and arrested.
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Whose Side will Al Khalifa Take with Escalation of Saudi-Emirati Dispute?
2021-07-08
Bahrain's ruling Al Khalifa family seems to be in an unenviable position after the big shifts in the Gulf region: End of Qatar's boycott and the ball of discord dramatically rolling between Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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Is it the end of Coronavirus in Bahrain?
2021-07-06
The pandemic indicators recorded a real decline this time in Bahrain over the past two weeks, in which the mortality rate fell to 4 per day during the past week, and 10 per day during the week prior to that, after it was recording a rise in the first half of this month by 20 deaths during the first week.
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Has the Bahraini Crown Prince been Infected with Coronavirus?
2021-06-21
After almost one month of absence, the Bahraini Crown Prince presided over the Cabinet session on Monday (June 14, 2021).
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Al-Qahtani's Epidemic Equation...Why did it Fail?
2021-06-17
The epidemic equation is that: the more the virus spreads among members of society with individuals' non-obedience to precaution measures, the more people are infected...
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Last Moments between Martyr Barakat and his Wife
2021-06-11
Only seeing her husband for the last time was all that was left of her dreams. She demanded and insisted on reaching her husband and this is what indeed happened on Wednesday (June 9, 2021). How did Tahani Radhi Khalil bid farewell to her husband, the political prisoner, Hussein Barakat?