Aftermath of the Bahraini uprising

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Banned Bahraini Newspaper Fires Staff

A independent Bahraini newspaper has sacked its staff three weeks after Sunni-dominated authorities banned it on...

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One Dead In New Bahrain Bombing

A bomb in a Shiite village outside the Bahraini capital has killed one person, the second blast in a suburb of Manama...

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Bahrain Bans Newspaper For ‘sowing Division’

The government in Sunni-ruled Bahrain announced Sunday an indefinite ban on the independent Al-Wasat newspaper on...

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Bahrain Court Dissolves Secular Opposition Group

A Bahraini court dissolved a secular opposition party on Wednesday, a judicial official said, as authorities in the...

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Bahrain Police Fire On Shiite Protest, One Reported Dead

Bahraini police opened fire Tuesday on a protest by supporters of a top Shiite cleric, with at least one demonstrator...

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Protester Killed As Police Raid Bahrain Sit-In

A protester was killed Tuesday in a Bahraini police raid on a sit-in by supporters of a leading Shiite cleric put on...

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Bahrain Police Open Fire On Shiite Sit-In

Bahrain police on Tuesday opened fire on a long-running sit-in in support of a leading Shiite cleric in the Sunni-ruled...

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Jailed Bahrain Activist On Hunger Strike

A prominent Bahraini activist jailed for life for his role in anti-regime protests has been on hunger strike for two...

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Bahrain Cuts Opposition Chief’s Jail Term

Bahrain's top court on Monday reduced the jail sentence of Shiite opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman, who has been in...

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Bahrain Seeks Dissolution of Secular Opposition Party

Bahrain's justice ministry said Monday it filed a lawsuit to dissolve a secular opposition party, the state-run news...

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Clashes Over Death of Shiite In Bahrain Police Raid

Bahrain police clashed with demonstrators following the death of a young man who attempted to escape arrest, witnesses...

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Six Dead In Violent Protests In Guinean Capital

At least six people died during violent protests in the Guinean capital Monday, as people demonstrated over teachers'...

International

‘Terrorists’ Freed In Bahrain Prison Raid

A security lockdown has been imposed around Jaw prison, south of the capital Manama, the interior ministry said. It did...