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After 250 Indians Jailed In Bahrain Pardoned, PM Modi Thanks Gulf Nation
In an humanitarian gesture, the Bahrain government on Sunday pardoned 250 Indians serving sentences in the Gulf nation during the maiden visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the oil-rich country.
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Refugee Footballer, Jailed In Thailand, Takes Overnight Flight To Freedom
Refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi made a triumphant return to Australia Tuesday, ending a two month ordeal that saw him jailed in Thailand and threatened with forced return to his native Bahrain.
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"Don't Send Me To Bahrain": Refugee Footballer, Feet Shackled, To Court
Hakeem Al Araibi, a jailed who fled his country and has refugee status in Australia, arrived on Monday in a Thai court, his feet in shackles, to fight an extradition request from Bahrain.
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"Don't Want To Lose Him": Wife Of Jailed Bahraini Footballer Begs Release
The wife of jailed Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al Araibi pleaded with Thailand's prime minister on Wednesday to ensure he is not extradited to his native country, saying he faces torture there and should be sent back to asylum in Australia.
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Bahrain Rights Activist Jailed For 5 Years For "Insulting" Tweets
A Bahraini human rights activist was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday for criticising Saudi Arabia's air strikes in Yemen and accusing Bahrain's prison authorities of torture, his lawyer and fellow activists said.
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Policemen Killed In Attack On Bahraini Prison, Inmates Freed
A policeman was killed on Sunday when armed men attacked a prison in Bahrain, freeing several convicted inmates, the interior ministry said, in what it described as a terrorist act.
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Bahrain To Release Female Activist With Toddler: Ministry
Bahrain's foreign ministry said Monday that jailed opposition activist Zainab al-Khawaja who is in jail with her toddler will be released for "humanitarian" reasons.
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Bahrain Jails 'Terrorists' For Attacking Police
Bahrain jailed five people for up to 15 years today for "terrorist" attacks against police in the Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom that has been shaken by Shiite-led unrest since 2011.
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Bahrain Sentences Shia To Death, Jails 22 From 'Terrorist Group'
A Bahraini court today sentenced a Shia citizen to death and jailed 22 others for life for forming a "terrorist group" that killed two people, including a policeman.
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Bahrain Court Sentences 29 People To 5-25 Years Jail For 2014 Explosion: Report
Bahrain's High Criminal Court has sentenced 29 people to jail terms ranging from five to 25 years for detonating an explosive device intended to kill policemen in 2014, state news agency Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported on Wednesday.
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Bahrain Jails 5 for Iran-Linked Militancy, Strips Their Citizenship
Five Bahrainis were convicted of conspiring with Iran to carry out attacks inside Bahrain, sentenced to life imprisonment and stripped of their citizenship, Bahrain's Public Prosecutor was cited as saying by state news agency BNA reported.
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Bahrain King Hamad Pardons Shiite Activist Nabeel Rajab for 'Health Reasons'
Bahrain's King Hamad on Monday pardoned leading rights activist Nabeel Rajab, serving a six-month jail sentence, for "health reasons", the official news agency BNA reported.
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Bahrain Frees Sunni Opposition Leader After 4 Years
Bahrain released at dawn today a Sunni opposition leader who was jailed more than four years for involvement in Shiite-led anti-government protests, his party announced.
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Bahrain Jails 57 Shiites on Bomb Plot Charges
A court in Bahrain has handed down sentences of up to life imprisonment against 57 Shiites accused of plotting attacks against police and other targets, state media reported.
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Bahrain Hands Shiite Opposition Ex-MP Jail Term for Tweet
A member of Bahrain's main Shiite opposition group was sentenced on Tuesday to six months in jail for a tweet over election bribes, his Al-Wefaq movement which boycotted the November polls said.
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After 250 Indians Jailed In Bahrain Pardoned, PM Modi Thanks Gulf Nation
In an humanitarian gesture, the Bahrain government on Sunday pardoned 250 Indians serving sentences in the Gulf nation during the maiden visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the oil-rich country.
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Refugee Footballer, Jailed In Thailand, Takes Overnight Flight To Freedom
Refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi made a triumphant return to Australia Tuesday, ending a two month ordeal that saw him jailed in Thailand and threatened with forced return to his native Bahrain.
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"Don't Send Me To Bahrain": Refugee Footballer, Feet Shackled, To Court
Hakeem Al Araibi, a jailed who fled his country and has refugee status in Australia, arrived on Monday in a Thai court, his feet in shackles, to fight an extradition request from Bahrain.
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"Don't Want To Lose Him": Wife Of Jailed Bahraini Footballer Begs Release
The wife of jailed Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al Araibi pleaded with Thailand's prime minister on Wednesday to ensure he is not extradited to his native country, saying he faces torture there and should be sent back to asylum in Australia.
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Bahrain Rights Activist Jailed For 5 Years For "Insulting" Tweets
A Bahraini human rights activist was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday for criticising Saudi Arabia's air strikes in Yemen and accusing Bahrain's prison authorities of torture, his lawyer and fellow activists said.
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Policemen Killed In Attack On Bahraini Prison, Inmates Freed
A policeman was killed on Sunday when armed men attacked a prison in Bahrain, freeing several convicted inmates, the interior ministry said, in what it described as a terrorist act.
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Bahrain To Release Female Activist With Toddler: Ministry
Bahrain's foreign ministry said Monday that jailed opposition activist Zainab al-Khawaja who is in jail with her toddler will be released for "humanitarian" reasons.
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Bahrain Jails 'Terrorists' For Attacking Police
Bahrain jailed five people for up to 15 years today for "terrorist" attacks against police in the Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom that has been shaken by Shiite-led unrest since 2011.
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Bahrain Sentences Shia To Death, Jails 22 From 'Terrorist Group'
A Bahraini court today sentenced a Shia citizen to death and jailed 22 others for life for forming a "terrorist group" that killed two people, including a policeman.
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Bahrain Court Sentences 29 People To 5-25 Years Jail For 2014 Explosion: Report
Bahrain's High Criminal Court has sentenced 29 people to jail terms ranging from five to 25 years for detonating an explosive device intended to kill policemen in 2014, state news agency Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported on Wednesday.
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Bahrain Jails 5 for Iran-Linked Militancy, Strips Their Citizenship
Five Bahrainis were convicted of conspiring with Iran to carry out attacks inside Bahrain, sentenced to life imprisonment and stripped of their citizenship, Bahrain's Public Prosecutor was cited as saying by state news agency BNA reported.
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Bahrain King Hamad Pardons Shiite Activist Nabeel Rajab for 'Health Reasons'
Bahrain's King Hamad on Monday pardoned leading rights activist Nabeel Rajab, serving a six-month jail sentence, for "health reasons", the official news agency BNA reported.
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Bahrain Frees Sunni Opposition Leader After 4 Years
Bahrain released at dawn today a Sunni opposition leader who was jailed more than four years for involvement in Shiite-led anti-government protests, his party announced.
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Bahrain Jails 57 Shiites on Bomb Plot Charges
A court in Bahrain has handed down sentences of up to life imprisonment against 57 Shiites accused of plotting attacks against police and other targets, state media reported.
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Bahrain Hands Shiite Opposition Ex-MP Jail Term for Tweet
A member of Bahrain's main Shiite opposition group was sentenced on Tuesday to six months in jail for a tweet over election bribes, his Al-Wefaq movement which boycotted the November polls said.
