Bahrainis once again express solidarity with Sheikh Qassim

Bahraini demonstrators have once again expressed solidarity with prominent religious scholar, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, who has been stripped of his citizenship by the Manama's regime.

A mass demonstration was held in the northwestern village of Diraz, Sheikh Qassim’s hometown, on Friday.

The demonstrators condemned the Aal-e Khalifah regime’s continued ban on holding Friday prayers in the village for the 16th consecutive week.

Similar demonstrations were held in the villages of Karrana, Barbar, Shakhoura and Abu Saiba as well as the town of A'ali.

On June 20, Bahraini authorities stripped the 79-year-old cleric of his citizenship, less than a week after suspending the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, the country’s main opposition bloc, and dissolving the Islamic Enlightenment Institution, founded by Qassim, and the opposition al-Risala Islamic Association.

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