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Jordanian security forces kill Syrian refugee in Zaatari camp clashes
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At least one Syrian refugee was killed in #Jordan's sprawling Zaatari camp when hundreds of #refugees clashed with security forces, residents said on Saturday. They said scores of refugees in the sprawling camp close to the Syrian border were injured as baton-wielding anti-riot police used tear gas to disperse stone-throwing refugees who set fire to official offices and caravans. read more

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Bahraini monarchy manufactures demographic changes
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Bahraini hold up the national flag during a demonstration against the Formula One Grand Prix in the village of Shakhurah, west of Manama, on April 4, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Mohammed al-Sheikh) Bahraini hold up the national flag during a demonstration against the Formula One Grand Prix in the village of Shakhurah, west of Manama, on April 4, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Mohammed al-Sheikh)

In 2012, the Bahraini ruling family started to systematically naturalize foreigners in an attempt to change the demographics of the country. Tens of thousands of people with certain characteristics, and from designated countries received Bahraini citizenship, threatening to create a new sectarian majority, which would deny the #Shia their rightful (...)

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