Bahrain

Islamic World varsities draw UN Chief’s attention to Bahrain crisis

Sep 04, 2016 09:42

The AhlulBayt International University of Tehran, on behalf of Presidents of Universities of the Islamic World, has written a strongly-worded letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on his unexplained silence on the atrocities of the repressive Aal-e Khalifa minority regime against the citizens of Bahrain.
Bahraini courts sentence 18 citizens to years in prison

Sep 04, 2016 01:37

Bahraini courts have handed down jail terms to 18 people over a range of allegations, among them attacks against police, as the Ale Khalifah regime presses ahead with its crackdown on critics.
Amnesty urges Bahrain to stop repression of opponents

Sep 01, 2016 16:08

Amnesty International has called on the Bahraini regime to suspend its heavy-handed crackdown on peaceful critics and opposition figures as Manama keeps up its policy of repression.
Bahraini court sentences two nationals to 15 years in jail

Aug 31, 2016 13:05

The High Criminal Court in Bahrain has sentenced two Bahraini nationals to 15 years in jail over allegations of damaging a police vehicle.
Top Bahraini cleric calls prevention of holding Friday prayers ‘dishonorable’

Aug 31, 2016 01:20

The spiritual Leader of Bahrain’s Shia majority, Sheikh Isa Qassim, slammed the Manama regime for preventing Shias from holding Friday prayers in the Persian Gulf country.
Lawmakers support Bahrainis' anti-oppressive struggle

Aug 30, 2016 11:39

The majority of Iranian lawmakers have expressed their support for the struggle of the Bahraini people against oppressive moves taken by the Al Khalifah regime.
UK police spark fury after dodging questions about Bahrain

Aug 30, 2016 02:27

The UK police have come under heavy fire for refusing to shed more light on their ties with the Bahraini regime, which is accused of massive violations of human rights.
Bahrain starts sentencing top cleric supporters to prison

Aug 27, 2016 02:21

Bahraini authorities have started handing down prison sentences to those holding sit-ins in protest at the regime's decision to revoke the citizenship of prominent Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim.
Manama regime systematically targeting Shia religious scholars: HRW

Aug 23, 2016 12:16

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Bahraini regime of systematically targeting religious leaders of the country’s Shia Muslim community and violating the scholars’ right to freedom of expression and gathering.
Bahrain bars rights activist from leaving country

Aug 23, 2016 03:52

Bahraini authorities have prevented a human rights activist from traveling abroad in an attempt to keep the international community in the dark about its human rights record.