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ISIS sites Not Blocked in Bahrain

Who knows how the censorship system thinks in Bahrain. a human rights site is blocked (http://bahrainrights.org) but ISIS sites are open.

Searching for شبكة الجهاد or الدولة الاسلامية brings valid results

http://leyoth.net/showthread.php?t=36716 https://dawaalhaq.com/post/tag/الدولة-الإسلامية-في-العراق-والشام http://www.khilafah.net https://ansaarmedia.wordpress.com

Live streaming websites blocked in Bahrain, tested on August 14, 2016:

matam.tv

twitcasting.tv

ustream.tv

bambuser.com

Telegram application is blocked in Bahrain since June 1, 2016

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the ministry of interior announced on 6 Sep 2015 that a man was arrested for “Offending the martyrs of the homeland through the means of social media” in reference to 5 Bahrain soldiers that were killed in Yemen recently.

the statement said the user was twitting under the name “Bukhamis”

link to account (still open) https://twitter.com/BUKHMAIS

link to snapshots of the tweets https://twitter.com/bc_gulff/status/640414781573173248

#bahrain arrest

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's first high criminal court presided over by judge Mohammad bin Ali Al Khalifa commenced the trial of the pro-government "Bawabat Al-Bahrain" website owner and decided to adjourn the case until October 8, 2015.

The prosecution accused the suspect that he on November 20, 2014, brought a charge against the defendant that puts him in a place of contempt and affects his family's reputation. The prosecution added that the suspect also published information that insults the defendant.

More on http://www.alwasatnews.com/4745/news/read/1022613/1.html

“نرجو الحذر ، نقطة تفتيش المؤيد تفتيش دقيق جداً مع تفتيش الهواتف والإنزال من السيارة . #bahrain”

Tweet warning of strict checkpoint near Sanabis where content of mobile phones are being inspected.

Police Media Center is a official news website of Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Bahrain

The Director-General of Anti-corruption and Economic & Electronic Security announced on Saturday that as part of monitoring the social media for any content that might harm the national unity, one person had been arrested for insulting a sect by circulating a video on the social media. Legal steps are being taken to refer the case to the Public Prosecutor.

(Update: he was released few days later)

More info on

http://bahrainmirror.com//news/25478.html#.VbywdVsPoU0.twitter

http://bahrainrights.org/en/node/7598

Bahrain activist @naderabdulemam sentenced for comments on twitter

Nader Abdulemam, aged 41, was sentenced to six months in prison by the Third Lower Criminal Court on 22 October for “publicly insulting a religious figure of worship” after posting comments on Twitter about Khalid bin al-Waleed, a companion of the prophet Muhammad and a renowned Islamic commander.

Nader Abdulemam was charged under article 310/2 of the Bahraini Penal Code which criminalizes “publicly insulting a symbol or person considered sacred to members of a particular religious sect”. Laws which prohibit criticism or ridicule of a religion or belief system are incompatible with the right to freedom of expression, which is protected under Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Bahrain is a state party.

More on https://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE11/041/2014/en/3f9966ea-713f-4d5f-81ec-0c65235b6554/mde110412014en.html

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Bahrain PR company tries to micromanage media coverage of #TorturePrince

The five-day long effort by UK-based Bell-Yard Communications Ltd and London law firm Schillings was aimed at forcing this writer as well as The Huffington Post to adopt Bahrain's narrow and partial interpretation of the court decision on Nasser Bin Hamad. [..]

The lawyers and PR representatives sought to have removed any reference in this writer's article to a potential investigation or that immunity had played a role in the CPS's thinking despite the fact that the prosecution in a statement to the court agreed to the lifting of Prince Nasser's immunity in expectation that the Bahraini plaintiffs would submit further evidence.

Read the full article on http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-dorsey/bahrain-rattled-by-uk-cou_b_6020162.html

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Bahrain: Chairman of Shura Al Wefaq called in for interrogation over a tweet

The Bahraini Authorities have called in Sayed Jameel Khadim, the chairman of Shura Al Wefaq (consultative board), for interrogation this morning. Al Wefaq believes this measure is related to tweets he posted, expressing his opinion in the upcoming legislative and municipal elections. The opposition societies in Bahrain declared they will boycott the elections that manipulate the people’s will.

Source: http://www.abna.ir/english/service/bahrain/archive/2014/10/25/646618/story.html

More information on:

http://www.manamavoice.com/index.php?plugin=news&act=news_read&id=24485

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#ArrestmewithNabeel

Earlier this week, Bahraini activists took part in a campaign of solidarity with Mr. Rajab by making exactly the same assertion on their own Twitter accounts.

Check http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/world/middleeast/activist-on-trial-for-tearing-photo-of-bahrains-king-repeats-act-in-court.html?_r=0

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State Information Minister calls for crackdown on social media

She called for the need to assign the regulation of the freedoms of opinion and expression through mass media to independent commissions, in accordance with the majority of international experiences in this regard, and regulate the use of social networks by more comprehensive laws and policies in order to ensure the exercise of individual freedoms. She pointed out that mass media are no longer means to inform and cover stories, but have become among the main tools to prepare for key battles. She emphasised that countries are also attacked and exhorted under the pretext of freedom of opinion and expression.

More on http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/637116

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Moosa Abd-Ali Ali is named in a complaint that alleges FinFisher tech was used to spy on campaigners in the UK. He spoke to us about his experience.

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#Bahrain state run news agency post removed

#Bahrain state run news agency post obituary for killed Bahraini #isis fighter (http://www.bna.bh/portal/news/636364) then it removed it after criticism

More information on http://bahrainmirror.com/news/19434.html

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Security guards interrogated and punished over mobile chats

The ministry of education has launched interrogation sessions with security guards working for the ministry over text messages shared over chatting apps on their mobiles. They were questioned about photos, videos and text messages that has political content in relation to Bahrain ongoing popular protests for rights and freedoms.

The guards were shown snapshots of their chat conversations as evidence of their sending of those political messages.

The guards were requested by the ministry to bring their mobiles for searching. The guards were asked to delete the political groups from their phones and some disciplinary actions were taken against some of them.

More information on http://bahrainmirror.com/news/19296.html#.VDAr_pwHZYI.twitter

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