Shia Muslims

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.
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.
UN experts urge Bahrain to end crackdown on Shia Muslim community

Aug 16, 2016 11:46

A 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.
Aal-e Khalifah regime prevents faithfuls from holding Friday prayers

Aug 12, 2016 14:39

Bahraini 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.
Gunmen kill two Hazara Shia Muslims in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan

Aug 01, 2016 11:33

Unidentified gunmen have killed two members of Pakistan’s Hazara Shia community in an attack in the country's troubled southwest.
Russia calls plans for regime change in Syria 'villainy'

Jul 25, 2016 11:33

Russian 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.
Bahraini religious shcolars voice solidarity with Ayatollah Sheikh Qassim

Jul 24, 2016 09:16

Dozens 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.
Bahraini forces arrest 50 people in Diraz

Jul 22, 2016 10:28

Bahraini regime forces arrested over 50 people as they prepared for Friday Prayers in the northwestern village of Diraz.
Zarif voices concerns over Bahrain’s crackdown on dissent

Jul 20, 2016 03:43

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Bahrain’s crackdown on dissent may have catastrophic results in the region.
Bahraini scholars attend protest in support of Sheikh Qassim

Jul 20, 2016 03:35

Religious 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.