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movement during the recent unfortunate events in the
Kingdom of Bahrain". The BFA (then headed by Salman) threatened punishments for those who had participated in the protests, or any other act that aims to "overthrow the regime or insult national figures". Around 150 athletes and administrators were arrested under the decree, and some alleged that they had endured torture during their detention. After initially refusing to answer questions and maintaining silent about his role, Salman has since denied allegations of being involved in human rights abuses, calling them "false, nasty lies".
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518:, who had played for the national team, fled the country during subsequent purges in the years following. He has always maintained that Salman knew about the torture. Al-Araibi became the subject of an international human rights campaign (#savehakeem) in early 2020, and three years later a documentary film, after he was detained in Thailand, where he had gone with his wife for a holiday, following the issue of an Interpol
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permitting the army to establish military courts to deal with democracy protesters in the Arab Spring, at which time Salman was general secretary of the supreme sports and youth council. He then headed a committee which was set up to investigate "breaches by individuals associated with the sports
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semi-final, the furthest the national team has ever reached in the continental championship. The national team FIFA ranking also reached its highest in the history of
Bahraini Football, as it moved up to the 44th position.
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469:, he paid attention to women's football in these countries. In an example, he visited one of the women's football academies in Iran. However, women's football problems in Iran were still reported.
344:(BFA). In 1996, he became chairman of the national team. In 1998, he was elected vice-president of the BFA, and president in 2002, a post he held until 2013, when he assumed a new post at the AFC.
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