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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Bahraini Prison Officer ’Laughed’ as Inmates Requested Help over Tuberculosis Outbreak

Bahraini Prison Officer ’Laughed’ as Inmates Requested Help over Tuberculosis Outbreak

Wednesday 8 June 2022
Jau prison laughed when inmates pleaded for an inmate with tuberculosis (TB) to be transferred for care this week, according to a recording of a detainee heard by Middle East Eye. The detainees were advocating on behalf of Hassan Abdullah Habib Bati, a political prisoner who says&nbs ...
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Bahrain’s Al Khalifa Struggling to Crack Down on Ashura Cermonies

Bahrain’s Al Khalifa Struggling to Crack Down on Ashura Cermonies

Saturday 6 August 2022 ،
Jau Prison, Bahrain's main jail, said that the prison managers are preventing ceremonies marking Ashura. Mira'at Al-Bahrain news website, citing prisoners, reported that the jail management banned the Ashura ceremonies under the excuse of them violating the rules of the prison.  Saeed ...
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Bahraini Opposition Leader Denied Medical Care, Abused at Prison: Rights group

Bahraini Opposition Leader Denied Medical Care, Abused at Prison: Rights group

Thursday 29 September 2022 ،
Jau Prison en route to a medical appointment, as the Manama regime keeps up harassment of imprisoned political dissidents. Alwaght- Abduljalil al-Miqdad, a political detainee and a leading Shiite cleric has been assaulted at Bahrain’s notorious Jau Prison en route to a medical appointment ...
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Finnish Women to Sue UAE Government over Torture, Ordeal in Prison

Finnish Women to Sue UAE Government over Torture, Ordeal in Prison

Monday 3 October 2022 ،
Jauhiainen plans to draw the international community’s attention to the gross human rights violations being committed in the Persian Gulf country. Jauhiainen announced in a meeting held in the Swiss city of Geneva last week that she was not going to remain silent in the face of what she went ...
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What Pope Needs to Know about Bahrain’s Realities

What Pope Needs to Know about Bahrain’s Realities

Wednesday 2 November 2022 ،
Jau Prison tweeted that the prisoners were on hunger strike to protest religious discrimination and lack of access to medical facilities. Even some Shiite political prisoners die suspiciously in prison. For example, Bahrain's Ministry of Interior announced on April 5, 2020 that the Shiite priso ...
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Rights Groups Urge Pope to Raise Human Rights during Upcoming Bahrain Visit

Rights Groups Urge Pope to Raise Human Rights during Upcoming Bahrain Visit

Wednesday 2 November 2022 ،
Jau Prison.  BIRD called on Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah to commute the death sentences for all individuals, starting with those convicted on the basis of confessions extracted under torture or ill-treatment. The human rights organization also urged Bahraini authorities to q ...
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162 Bahraini Inmates Lodge Complaint over Degrading Prison Conditions

162 Bahraini Inmates Lodge Complaint over Degrading Prison Conditions

Tuesday 17 January 2023 ،
Jau Prison protested against humiliating treatment, inhumane conditions, and abusive treatment inside the West-backed kingdom, and filed a complaint in the hope that their situation would improve. Alwaght- Over 160 political opponents and pro-democracy activists detained in Bahraini regime's not ...
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In Bahrain, Political Prisoners Are Still Under Torture, Medical Neglect

In Bahrain, Political Prisoners Are Still Under Torture, Medical Neglect

Thursday 11 May 2023 ،
Jau Prison insult the imprisoned opposition figures and are negligent about their medical treatment. In a Twitter post, she revealed that prison administration merged prisoners of different nationalities with various convictions and who are from different traditions and religions into the sections c ...
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Bahrainis Rally in Solidarity with Hunger Striking Inmates, Demand Their Release

Bahrainis Rally in Solidarity with Hunger Striking Inmates, Demand Their Release

Saturday 19 August 2023 ،
Jau Prison and call for their immediate release, as the ruling Al Khalifah regime continues its clampdown on dissent. Alwaght- Bahraini Protesters have taken to the streets to show solidarity with hunger-striking prisoners at the notorious Jau Prison and call for their immediate release, as the ...
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“Address Hunger Strike Grievances”, Human Rights Watch Tells Bahrain

“Address Hunger Strike Grievances”, Human Rights Watch Tells Bahrain

Sunday 3 September 2023 ،
Jau Prison in the tiny kingdom that hosts many of the opposition prisoners.  Niku Jafarnia, Bahrain and Yemen researcher at HRW said: “Many of the inmates on hunger strike in Jau prison are being held after grossly unfair trials and have experienced years of abuse in custody.... Bahraini ...

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