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  • Jaw Prison Inmates: What's Being Reported Much Less than Reality of Imprisoned Figures' Situation
    2023-05-06

    Prisoners held in Jaw Central Prison confirmed that "what is being reported outside the prison about the conditions of the detained figures is much less than it is in reality." Detainees expressed fears that any of them could die in the coming days.

  • Sayed Al-Ghuraifi: Stealing Endowments Increases Crisis in Country
    2023-05-06

    Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi denounced "the seizure of some endowments", warning of "a dangerous phenomenon of taking over some endowments because they are not registered, despite the fact that they have a long history with the people," stressing that this "will aggravate the crisis in this country."

  • Salam: Bahrain is Not Cooperating with HR Commissioner despite Accepting Appointment of Resident Coordinator on its Territory
    2023-05-06

    Ibrahim Sarhan, legal adviser at Salam for Democracy and Human Rights, confirmed that "Bahrain is not cooperating with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights although it has been 40 days since it agreed to appoint a permanent resident human rights coordinator in Manama."

  • Riot Forces Storm Buildings in "Jaw Prison", Beat Prisoners
    2023-05-05

    On Thursday, May 4, 2023, riot forces stormed several buildings in Jaw Central Prison and beat a number of detainees in their cells.

  • 14 Complaints of Torture, Ill-Treatment Brought against Public Security Forces within 4 Months
    2023-05-04

    The acting attorney general and head of the Special Investigation Unit said that "the unit received during the first third of 2023, 14 complaints in which allegations varied between torture, ill-treatment and the use of excessive force by members of the public security forces."

  • King Hamad Pardons Son of Former Parliament Speaker for Second Time
    2023-05-04

    Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa recently pardoned for the second time in three years Abdulrahman Al-Dhahrani, son of former Speaker of Parliament Khalifa Al-Dhahrani, who is known for his trade in drugs and weapons.

  • BCHR Criticizes Preventing Workers from Staging Protest, Changing of Tourist Visas into Work Visas
    2023-05-02

    The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that "Labor Day in Bahrain comes in the light of harsher labor conditions than in the past due to deteriorating economic conditions and ignoring of the outstanding labor problems."

  • GFBTU Secretary-General Calls on Government to Stop Privatization Policy
    2023-05-02

    The Secretary-General of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU), Abdulqader Al-Shehabi, called on the government to "completely stop the privatization policy, which has proven to be useless and even harmful to the quality of the health and education systems in Bahrain."

  • On Int'l Labour Day: Al-Wefaq Says Bahraini Workers' Conditions Still the Same Due to Retaliation and Foreigners Favoring
    2023-05-02

    Al-Wefaq Society confirmed that the conditions of Bahraini workers have been the same for years due to absence of reform and the will for change and the prevailing policies of discrimination, marginalization and retaliation.

  • Ayatollah Qassim: Prisoners Tell Gov't that Wants them Dead They'll Record Victory
    2023-05-02

    Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim said the government in Bahrain has told prisoners: "You will die at our hands". They, however, answered the authorities by saying: "We will carry on and record a victory for Islam and Muslims against the will of the executioner."

  • Sheikh Sanqour: Foreigners Occupy Various Jobs, Labor Marker and Exacerbate Unemployment Crisis
    2023-04-29

    Preacher of Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in Diraz, Sheikh Mohammad Sanqour, said that "foreigners are now occupying various high and low-level jobs in the private sector and ministries and are taking over the labor market," warning that this "exacerbates the unemployment crisis and prevents its addressing."

  • Ayatollah Qassim: Security Solutions Failing
    2023-04-29

    Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim underlined that "there can be no renaissance of a state living in a permanent internal state of emergency.

  • Manama Still Raises Adhan according to Zubarah and Bahrain Calendar
    2023-04-27

    A question arose after the announcement of resumption of diplomatic relations between Bahrain and Qatar: Will prayer times in Bahrain be restored to their normal times or will they continue to be based on the "politicized" calendar adopted by the Royal Court, which is the "Zubarah and Bahrain calendar"?

  • Detained Figure: We'll Endure Deliberate Negligence, We'll Die with Our Heads Held High
    2023-04-25

    Former Secrteary-General of Wa'ad Ibrahim Sharif revealed that one of the detained figures told him: We swear to God that we will endure this deliberate negligence and if we die in prison, we will die with our heads held high.

  • Sheikh Al-Sadadi: Endowments Confiscated under Eyes of Justice Ministry
    2023-04-24

    Preacher of Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in Diraz, Sheikh Ali Al-Sadadi, confirmed that "endowments are being seized under the eyes of the Justice Ministry," stressing that "confiscation of endowments is a crime similar to the demolition of mosques".

  • Public Prosecution Extends Detention of Abdulamir Al-Biladi for 15 Days
    2023-04-21

    The Public Prosecution extended the detention of eulogy reciter Abdulamir Al-Biladi for 15 additional days over taking part in a funeral procession in Manama and reciting a poem in solidarity with Palestine.

  • New Budget Opens Door for Theft
    2023-04-21

    The government has opened the door for theft bids in the following two years, a draft budget with an unrealistic deficit, and the start of borrowing operations whose details no one has knowledge of as their methods of spending remain unknown.

  • Bahrain's Budget of Luxury, Inflated Spending on Military and Security and Austerity Measures Imposed on Citizens
    2023-04-21

    Details of Bahrain's draft budget for 2023-2024, which the government referred to parliament, have gone viral.

  • Will 355/2023 Edict Open Door to Building Jewish Temple at Bab Al-Bahrain?
    2023-04-20

    Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning in Bahrain issued an edict that raises concerns again about plans to Judaize neighborhoods in the capital, Manama.

  • Addicted to Borrowing: Bahrain Once Again Borrows Money Despite Increase in Oil Prices
    2023-04-20

    Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The government of Bahrain has hired a group of banks to arrange contacts with investors ahead of a planned issuance of dollar-denominated Sukuk and bonds, Reuters reports.


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  • Ali Haji May Face Imprisonment Again on Charges of "Penetrating a Restricted Area"
  • Was the Resumption of Flights with Iraq Expected?
  • Recent Releases in Bahrain: Something Has Changed
  • Return of Repression to Bahrain's Streets with the Crown Prince and Prime Minister's Blessing
  • King's Historic Chance
  • What's the Aim behind Canceling Friday Holiday?
  • S&P Revises Bahrain's Outlook to "Stable" on Fiscal Deficit Worries
  • Haj Sumoud Transferred from Dry Dock Prison to Al-Salmaniya Emergency Department after His Health Deteriorated
  • Bahraini Mumtalakat Buys Saudi McLaren's Stake
  • After Allocating $5 Billion Investment Fund, Is Bahrain Waiting New Saudi Support?
  • Abu Sa'afa Field Revenues Reach One Billion, 33 Million BD, Its Revenues Expected to Increase by 40% this Year
  • Abu Sa'afa Field Revenues Reach One Billion, 33 Million BD, Its Revenues Expected to Increase by 40% this Year
  • Bahrain's Alba Says Europe Wary of ordering Aluminium for Next Year
  • Int�l HR Activists to Bahrain Mirror: Nabeel Rajab�s Sentence Warning to those who Speak against Gov�t, Trajectory of Bahrain under Ruling Family is for Instability not Stability
  • Activists to Bahrain Mirror on UPR: US Stance Surprising, UK's Stance like any Arab Country
  • �Takrooz� Reveals Himself: I�m a State Not a Person, I Don�t Leave a Word Unspoken
  • Rayhana Al-Mosawi Opens Up to Bahrain Mirror about Her Prison Woes: I Was Questioned by Emirati Officers & Stripped by Policewomen
  • Dr. Masoud Jahromi in Interview with Bahrain Mirror: I Waved Goodbye to the One who Deported Me
  • Bahrain Mirror Interviews Mahdi Abu Dheeb: Well-known Journalist, Activist & TV Director Filmed My Forced Confession
  • Bahrain Mirror�s All-Inclusive Interview with Ibrahim Sharif: While Tortured, I Thought of the Popular Front & Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi
  • Appeals Court Upholds 2-Year Jail Verdict against Mohammad Al-Zayani
  • Only 3-Year Prison Term Handed Down to Three Bahrainis who Joined ISIS
  • Bahraini Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison, Charged with Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Police Car
  • Bahrain Court Fines 5 Members of Prisoners' Families 1,000 BD Each for Violating Ban on Gatherings
  • Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ansari Receives 6-Month Jail Term over Religious Lecture
  • Cassation Court Upholds One-Year Jail Term against Sheikh Abdulmohsen Al-Jamri over Religious Lecture
  • Death Sentence against 3 Asians over Deliberate Murder
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