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Bahrain court commutes Sheikh Ali Salman’s sentence
Apr 03, 2017 08:19Bahrain’s senior opposition Shia Muslim religious scholar Sheikh Ali Salman has had his prison sentence commuted by five years.
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Bahrain revokes nationality of Sheikh Qassim representative
Apr 02, 2017 13:09The Bahraini regime has revoked the nationality of Sheikh Abdullah al-Daqaq, a representative of distinguished Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim, and two other activists.
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Pakistan: Bombing blast martyrs 22 Shia Muslims in Parachinar
Mar 31, 2017 08:34A powerful bomb blast near a mosque in Pakistan has left at least 22 people martyred and dozens of others wounded in a Shia Muslim-populated area of the country’s northwestern tribal belt.
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Bahrain approves military trials for civilians
Mar 05, 2017 12:56Bahrain has approved trial of civilians at military tribunals in a measure blasted by human rights campaigners as being tantamount to imposition of an undeclared martial law countrywide.
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Bahrainis stage fresh demonstations to show support for Sheikh Isa Qassim
Feb 27, 2017 06:06Bahraini protesters have staged a series of fresh anti-regime demonstrations across the Persian gulf kingdom in support of distinguished opposition cleric Sheikh Issa Qassim ahead of his trial session.
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Bahrain court sentences six to jail over anti-regime protests
Jan 27, 2017 14:27A court in Bahrain has handed down prison sentences ranging from seven to ten years to six anti-regime campaigners over their alleged involvement in an attack on Aal-e Khalifah regime forces in the Persian Gulf Arab kingdom.
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Protesters denounce recent execution of activists in Bahrain
Jan 26, 2017 04:29People have staged separate rallies in Bahrain to express their outrage at the recent execution of three pro-democracy Shia Muslim campaigners at the hands of the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime.
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Nigerian police tear-gas Zakzaky supporters
Jan 26, 2017 04:29Police in Nigeria have used teargas to disperse peaceful protesters demanding the release of the country’s top Shia Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky.
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Protest held in Saudi Eastern Province over dissident prisoner’s death
Jan 26, 2017 02:44People have gathered on the streets of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province in protest to the suspicious death of a Shia Muslim political prisoner.
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Protesters clash with regime forces in Bahrain over Aal-e Khalifah crackdown
Jan 24, 2017 04:49Dozens of Bahraini demonstrators have engaged in clashes with regime forces to express their strong opposition to the Aal-e Khalifah regime’s harsh crackdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners and condemn assaults on residential buildings.