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Week in Photos (May 24-May 30)
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Bahraini women mourn during the funeral of Sayed Mahmud Sayed Mohsin (portrait) in the village of Sitra, south of the capital Manama, on May 24, 2014. (Photo: Mohammed al-Shaikh-AFP) Bahraini women mourn during the funeral of Sayed Mahmud Sayed Mohsin (portrait) in the village of Sitra, south of the capital Manama, on May 24, 2014. (Photo: Mohammed al-Shaikh-AFP) Sri Lankans hold on to the sides of passenger train in Colombo on May 26, 2014. (Photo: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi-AFP) Sri Lankans hold on to the sides of passenger train in Colombo on May 26, 2014. (Photo: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi-AFP) A Syrian (...)

#Bahrain charges 11 with 15-year sentences for “bomb-making”
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A Bahraini protester holds a petrol bomb as he runs for cover from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes following the funeral of a Bahraini man Jawad Ahmed Al-Haawi on March 18, 2014, in the village of Sitra, south of Manama. (Photo: AFP - Mohammed al-Shaikh)

A Bahrain court handed 15-year jail sentences to 11 defendants after convicting them of “manufacturing bombs for terror purposes”, the official BNA news agency reported. The High Criminal Court jailed another defendant for five years on similar charges at Tuesday’s hearing, BNA quoted prosecutor Nawaf al-Awadhi as saying in a statement. Bahrain, home to the US Fifth Fleet, remains deeply divided three years after a quashed uprising, with persistent protests sparking clashes with police, scores (...)

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Leading activist: Bahraini lives “cheaper than car tires”
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Bahraini women mourn during the funeral of 20-year-old political prisoner Hussein Mahdi Habib, found shot to death after his escape from prison, in the village of Sitra, south of Manama, on October 20, 2013. (Photo: AFP - Mohammed al-Shaikh)

An appellate court on Monday reduced to three years the prison sentence of a police officer convicted of killing the first martyr of #Bahrain's 2011 anti-government uprising, as three activists were handed five-year jail terms (...)

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