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UN experts urge Bahrain to end crackdown on Shia Muslim community
Aug 16, 2016 16:16A number of United Nations-appointed independent experts have called on the Bahraini regime to halt its heavy-handed crackdown on the country’s Shia Muslim community, stressing that it is in violation of basic human rights in the tiny Persian Gulf island.
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Aal-e Khalifah regime prevents faithfuls from holding Friday prayers
Aug 12, 2016 19:09Bahraini regime forces have prevented dozens of Shia Muslims from holding Friday prayers for the third week in a row as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown against prominent figures and followers of the majority religious community in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
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Gunmen kill two Hazara Shia Muslims in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan
Aug 01, 2016 16:03Unidentified gunmen have killed two members of Pakistan’s Hazara Shia community in an attack in the country's troubled southwest.
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Russia calls plans for regime change in Syria 'villainy'
Jul 25, 2016 16:03Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has strongly rejected any rhetoric on regime change in Syria, saying that the calls for toppling the government of President Bashar al-Assad come from narrow-minded or villainous people.
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Bahraini religious shcolars voice solidarity with Ayatollah Sheikh Qassim
Jul 24, 2016 13:46Dozens of religious scholars have staged a gathering in Bahrain to express their support for distinguished religious figure Ayatollah Sheikh Issa Qassim and denounce the Aal-e Khalifah regime’s decision to revoke his nationality.
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Bahraini forces arrest 50 people in Diraz
Jul 22, 2016 14:58Bahraini regime forces arrested over 50 people as they prepared for Friday Prayers in the northwestern village of Diraz.
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Zarif voices concerns over Bahrain’s crackdown on dissent
Jul 20, 2016 08:13Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Bahrain’s crackdown on dissent may have catastrophic results in the region.
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Bahraini scholars attend protest in support of Sheikh Qassim
Jul 20, 2016 08:05Religious scholars in Bahrain have attended a protest in support of the country’s top religious figure Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim as the Manama regime intensifies the crackdown on members of the religious community.
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Bahrainis resume Friday Prayer after 4-week suspension
Jul 15, 2016 20:08Bahrainis have held congregational prayers in the tiny Persian Gulf country nearly a month after clergymen declared a pause to the religious ritual in protest at the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime's heavy-handed crackdown.
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Saudi regime detains prominent religious scholar
Jul 12, 2016 17:03Saudi Arabia has arrested a senior religious scholar as the kingdom continues to impose more restrictions on religious activities of people in its oil-rich east.