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Bahrain quietly heading towards a ‘total suppression of human rights’
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Bahrain quietly heading towards a ‘total suppression of human rights’

Overshadowed by the influence of its wealthier Gulf neighbours and the drama of the massive conflicts in Syria, Iraq and…
UN rights chief urges Bahrain to investigate Diraz violence
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UN rights chief urges Bahrain to investigate Diraz violence

A UN human rights chief has called on Bahrain to probe a raid by security forces on the house of…
CPJ: Bahraini journalists harassed, banned from travel a week ahead of UPR session
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CPJ: Bahraini journalists harassed, banned from travel a week ahead of UPR session

Bahraini prosecutors and security officials should cease harassing journalists and should lift travel bans imposed on two reporters in the…
Large blast hits Damascus International Airport
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Large blast hits Damascus International Airport

A large explosion has hit the area of Damascus International Airport, with some reports pointing to a possible Israeli airstrike.…
Bahraini rights organization say military judiciary permits execution in 33 cases
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Bahraini rights organization say military judiciary permits execution in 33 cases

Bahraini human rights organizations issued a joint statement saying that the latest constitutional amendment concerning the military judiciary’s authorities, which…
Free Muslim calls for investigating Mosul airstrike
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Free Muslim calls for investigating Mosul airstrike

Non-violence International Organization, Free Muslim, called on the United Nations to conduct an investigation over the Mosul airstrike.   Non-violence…
BCHR records 112 peaceful protests and 62 arrests last week
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BCHR records 112 peaceful protests and 62 arrests last week

Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that it documented 112 peaceful protests in 40 different villages across Bahrain, within…
Rights group slams UN, EU for blocking independent probe into Rohingya plight
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Rights group slams UN, EU for blocking independent probe into Rohingya plight

A Europe-based rights group has slammed the global community, particularly the UN and the EU, for hindering an independent probe…
HRW in Joint NGO Letter: Member states should call for improvements in human rights situation in Bahrain
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HRW in Joint NGO Letter: Member states should call for improvements in human rights situation in Bahrain

In a joint letter, a number of human rights groups urged the permanent representatives of member and observer states of…
Saudi Arabia ‘purchasing offensive weapons’
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Saudi Arabia ‘purchasing offensive weapons’

Military analysts at IHS Jane’s have revealed that Saudi Arabia and several other Western-backed Saudi-led Gulf countries are purchasing weapons…
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