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Bahraini regime steps up clampdown on religious scholars ahead of Ashura
Sep 09, 2019 11:02Bahraini regime forces have summoned more Shia Muslim religious scholars for interrogation as the ruling minority Aal-e Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown ahead of Ashura, which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Husain (PBUH), grandson and the third infallible successor of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA).
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Bahrain summons, arrests clerics ahead of Ashura rituals
Sep 07, 2019 02:01The Bahraini regime has begun summoning Shia clerics to supposedly interrogate them amid the arrival of the lunar month of Muharram, when Shia Muslims commonly engage in mourning rituals to commemorate the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad’s grandson, Imam Hussein.
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Amnesty urges Bahrain regime to lift travel ban on ailing former lawmaker
Sep 04, 2019 02:37Amnesty International has called on Bahraini officials to put an end to their continued harassment of former legislator Osama Jaber Muhana al-Tamimi, and to allow him to travel abroad for medical treatment after he suffered a stroke following his arrest last month.
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Bahrain joins US military coalition in Persian Gulf
Aug 20, 2019 03:06The Ale Khalifa regime in power in Bahrain has announced support for a US coalition in the Persian Gulf as Washington remains desperate to recruit more allies in its attempts to escalate tensions with Iran.
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600+ Bahraini inmates now on hunger strike to protest rights abuses
Aug 18, 2019 05:02More than 600 Bahraini political prisoners are now on hunger strike to protest ill-treatment at Bahrain’s notorious Jaw prison.
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Bahrain signs agreement to purchase US-built Patriot missile system
Aug 14, 2019 03:46Bahrain has signed an agreement to purchase an MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system from the US Army.
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Iran calls on Bahrain to stop facilitating enemy plots in region
Aug 08, 2019 07:31Tehran has blasted Bahrain for hosting a so-called maritime security conference as part of its highly hostile anti-Iran agenda, calling on the regime in Manama to stop acting as “a facilitator of enemy plots” in the region.
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Activists dismiss Bahrain executions as shameful
Aug 01, 2019 03:46Bahraini opposition groups and human rights activists held a commemoration ceremony in Beirut for two Bahraini activists Ali al-Arab and Ahmad al-Malali, who were put to death by the regime’s firing squad recently.
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UN censures Bahraini regime over execution of two dissidents
Jul 31, 2019 04:00The United Nations has strongly condemned the execution of two young activists in Bahrain, as the ruling Ale Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the Persian Gulf kingdom.
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Bahraini protesters denounce execution of young activists
Jul 30, 2019 07:03Bahraini people have staged demonstrations for the third consecutive night to condemn the recent execution of anti-regime activists at the hands of the regime forces.