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    Bahraini authorities arrested 13 women activists calling for an "anti-regime" referendum during upcoming parliamentary elections. Most arrests took place last week after the interior ministry accused activists of preparing an anti-regime referendum. Two women were released while 11 remain in custody. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain agreed to return their ambassadors to Qatar, signaling an end to an eight-month rift over Doha's support for Islamist groups. A video emerged showing a Bahraini police officer mistreating a prisoner while making references to the man's Shiite faith, leading to an investigation, but an observer claims the investigation is a smokescreen.

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    Bahraini authorities arrested 13 women activists calling for an "anti-regime" referendum during upcoming parliamentary elections. Most arrests took place last week after the interior ministry accused activists of preparing an anti-regime referendum. Two women were released while 11 remain in custody. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain agreed to return their ambassadors to Qatar, signaling an end to an eight-month rift over Doha's support for Islamist groups. A video emerged showing a Bahraini police officer mistreating a prisoner while making references to the man's Shiite faith, leading to an investigation, but an observer claims the investigation is a smokescreen.

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    14th/ 15th/ 16th November 2014

    BAHRAIN MEDIA ROUNDUP


    Bahrain arrests
    activists demanding
    'anti-regime' vote
    Bahraini authorities have
    arrested 13 women in a
    crackdown on activists
    calling for an "anti-regime"
    referendum during the
    upcoming parliamentary
    election, activists said on
    Sunday.

    Most of the arrests took


    place last week after the
    interior ministry accused
    activists of "preparing an
    anti-regime referendum on
    the day of the legislative
    elections," one activist told
    AFP on condition of
    anonymity.
    Two of the women were
    released while the
    remaining 11 have been
    kept in custody for a week
    for questioning, the source
    said.
    Read More

    Saudi Arabia, UAE


    and Bahrain end rift
    with Qatar, return
    ambassadors
    Saudi Arabia, the United
    Arab Emirates and Bahrain
    agreed on Sunday to return
    their ambassadors to Qatar,
    signaling an end to an
    eight-month rift over Doha's
    support for Islamist groups.
    The announcement was
    made by the Gulf
    Cooperation Council (GCC)
    and came after an

    emergency meeting in the


    Saudi capital Riyadh to
    discuss the dispute, which
    was threatening an annual
    summit set to be held in
    Qatar's capital Doha in
    December.
    In an unprecedented move,
    the three countries
    withdrew their ambassadors
    from fellow GCC member
    Qatar in March, accusing it
    of undermining their
    domestic security through
    its support of the Islamist
    movement, the Muslim
    Brotherhood.
    Read More

    Video depicts
    Bahrain police abuse
    - but will inquiry lead
    anywhere?
    A video recently emerged
    showing a Bahraini police
    officer mistreating a
    prisoner and showering him
    with insults, while making
    references to the mans
    Shiite faith. The video,
    posted on Monday to
    YouTube, quickly went
    viral to the extent that the
    Bahraini authorities were
    forced to respond. The day

    after its release, the Interior


    Ministry announced the
    suspension of the police
    officers involved and the
    opening of an investigation.
    According to our Observer,
    it's all a smokescreen.
    The images were posted by
    activists of the February 14
    movement, the group
    behind the protests against
    the Sunni monarchy
    headed by King Hamad bin
    Issa al-Khalifa. The
    movement is now regarded
    by Bahraini authorities as a
    terrorist organisation.
    Read More

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