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2018: Bahrain without Different Opinion, 86 Violations of Freedoms of Media and Expression, 21 Judicial Verdicts, 32 Investigations and 24 Arrests
2019-01-03
2018 wasn’t much different from previous years in Bahrain, since the beginning of political crisis, in terms of media and public freedoms such as rights to freedom of opinion and expression. There are about 86 documented cases which proved there's no tolerance in Bahrain with regards to freedom of expression about topics authorities don’t like to discuss.
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RSF Condemns Upholding Sentence against Nabeel Rajab, Calls for his Immediate Release
2019-01-03
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned the decision by Bahrain's court of cassation on 31 December to reject citizen-journalist and human rights defender Nabeel Rajab's appeal against his five-year jail sentence.
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Upholding Verdict against Rajab is Flagrant Disregard for Human Rights, Miscarriage of Justice: HRW
2019-01-03
The Bahrain Court of Cassation, the country's court of last resort, on December 31, 2018 upheld a five-year sentence for Nabeel Rajab, a prominent human rights defender, an act that was condemned by Human Rights Watch.
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Paris Municipality Voices Solidarity with its Honorary Citizen Nabeel Rajab before his Trial
2018-12-31
Samuel Hanryon, the press relations manager of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), posted a tweet on his personal Twitter account saying that the Paris municipality and Mayor Anne Hidalgo had announced their solidarity with human rights defender Nabeel Rajab.
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Joe Stork: New Year Not Likely Happy For Leading Gulf Rights Defenders
2018-12-30
It’s been a grim 2018 for partisans of free expression in the Gulf, said Joe Stork in an article published on the LobeLog website, mentioning the final appeals court rulings on the long prison terms of the leading human rights figures in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
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Int’l Criminal Justice Watchdog Criticizes Australian Gov. for Facilitating Arrest of Bahraini Refugee Hakeem Al-Araibi
2018-12-29
The Australian SBS website said that an international criminal justice watchdog has released a letter criticizing the Australian government for facilitating the detainment of Bahraini refugee Hakeem Al-Araibi.
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Jamal Fakhro Discusses Gradual Application of VAT
2018-12-29
Shura Council first vice-chairman Jamal Fakhro said that the Value Added Tax (VAT) will be applied gradually, not comprehensively, during 2019.
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Number of Bahrainis Stripped of their Nationalities Exceeds 800: SALAM
2018-12-29
SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights said that the number of citizens whose nationalities were revoked exceeded 800 Bahrainis, with the increasing use of the judiciary for punishment despite international convictions.
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Bahrain Says No Interruption to Diplomatic Ties with Syria
2018-12-29
Bahrain said on Friday that its embassy in Damascus and the Syrian diplomatic mission in Manama had been operating "without interruption", a day after the United Arab Emirates reopened its embassy in Syria, which is still suspended from the Arab League.
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Saudi King Orders Government Reshuffle after Khashoggi Fallout
2018-12-28
Saudi Arabia's King Salman ordered a sweeping government reshuffle Thursday, replacing key security and political figures including the foreign minister, as the kingdom grapples with the international fallout over critic Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
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British School Says It Applied VAT by Mistake
2018-12-28
The British school said it will retract the Value Added Tax fee on a number of services it provides to its students, including formal dress, food, stationery and school activities after being imposed on these services.
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Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim Arrives in Iraq to Visit Holy Shrines
2018-12-28
The spiritual leader of Shia majority in Bahrain Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim arrived in Iraq on Thursday from London to visit the holy shrines. Sheikh Isa left London on Tuesday (December 25, 2018) after months of treatment.
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National Bureau for Taxation Asks Consumers to Report Violations
2018-12-28
The National Bureau for Taxation (NBT) today highlighted its ongoing efforts to enhance consumer protection and compliance with the VAT law and its Executive Regulations in preparation for its induction on January 1, 2019.
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Work Continues at Bahraini Embassy in Syria
2018-12-28
The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that "work is continuing at its embassy in the brotherly Arab Republic of Syria," indicating that air flights have also continued without any interruption between the two countries.
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UAE Reopens Damascus Embassy after Seven Years
2018-12-28
The United Arab Emirates reopened its embassy in Damascus Thursday, the latest sign of efforts to bring the Syrian government back into the Arab fold.
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Bahrain: Investment in Industrial Licenses Declines
2018-12-27
The volume of investment in industrial activity in Bahrain declined in 2018, compared to last year. The number of industrial licenses decreased to more than 20% as well.
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1,000 Enterprises Receive VAT Registration Certificate
2018-12-27
The Assistant Undersecretary for Development and Policy of Public Revenues at the Ministry of Finance and National Economy, Rana Ebrahim Faqihi, affirmed that over 1,000 enterprises have registered for the Value Added Tax (VAT).
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Nouri Al-Maliki Says He Called for Dialogue in Bahrain Not Violence
2018-12-27
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki responded to the Bahraini regime's summoning of an Iraqi diplomat to protest what it described as interference in Bahraini affairs.
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Gulf National Held for Stealing Artwork from Manama Shop
2018-12-27
The Head of Hoora Police Station in the General Directorate of the Capital Police announced the arrest of a Gulf national suspected of stealing a precious art object from a Manama shop.
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In a First, Trump Makes Surprise Visit to U.S. Troops in Iraq
2018-12-27
President Donald Trump made a surprise Christmas visit to U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday, his first trip to a conflict zone nearly two years into his presidency and days after announcing a pullout of American troops from neighboring Syria.