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Rights groups slam Bahrain’s ‘shameful’ ruling on Rajab
Prominent human rights organizations denounce a ruling by Bahrain’s top court that upheld a five-year jail term for prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab.
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‘Bahrain has failed to provide conditions for free elections’
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HRW urges car makers to back detained Saudi activists
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HRW doubts Myanmar probe into Rohingya abuses
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