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Bahraini police tear-gas Sheikh Qassim supporters in Diraz
Dec 03, 2017 10:17Bahraini police have fired tear gas at supporters of revered Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim, whose life is in danger under a prolonged house arrest.
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More protests held in Bahrain
Dec 02, 2017 05:31New protests have been held in Bahrain against the ruling monarchy’s oppressive policies, especially its ill-treatment of a prominent Shia cleric.
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Iran voices concern about Ayatollah Isa Qassim's health in Bahrain
Nov 29, 2017 16:39The Islamic Republic of Iran has expressed concern about the health condition of top Bahrain's most prominent religious scholar, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, urging international bodies and organizations to intervene to lift the siege on his house.
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Bahraini: Sheikh Ali Salman rejects charges of collusion with Qatar
Nov 29, 2017 16:30Prominent Bahraini religious scholar and opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman has roundly dismissed charges of working with the energy-rich Persian Gulf kingdom of Qatar to overthrow Bahrain’s ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime.
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Nationwide rallies erupts in Bahrain in support of Sheikh Qassim
Nov 28, 2017 02:51People across Bahrain have held rallies in support of the country’s top Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim, whose health has dramatically deteriorated in recent days, demanding the Aal-e Khalifah regime to immediately and unconditionally lift a persisting siege on his house and allow the spiritual leader to receive urgent treatment.
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Bahrian: Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim’s health worsening
Nov 27, 2017 11:55A human rights group says the health condition of Bahrain’s top religious scholar Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, who has been under a virtual house arrest since last year, has dramatically been deteriorated in recent days, warning that he is in urgent need of medical treatment.
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Bahraini security forces surround ailing prominent Shia cleric's home
Nov 27, 2017 02:41Bahraini security forces have extensively surrounded the house of prominent Shia Cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim, whose health condition is severely deteriorating.
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Aal-e Khalifa regime to try Sheikh Salman on espionage charges
Nov 26, 2017 14:14The minority ruling regime of Aal-e Khailfa in Bahrain is set to try prominent religious scholar and opposition figure Sheikh Ali Salman this week on the allegation of “spying” for Qatar, a media report says.
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Prison sentence against top Bahraini activist 'shameful & unfair': Amnesty
Nov 23, 2017 05:10Amnesty International has denounced the recent prison sentence handed down to prominent human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner Nabeel Rajab as “shameful and unfair.”
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Rights group expresses concern over fate of 7 Bahraini civilians forcibly disappeared
Nov 19, 2017 02:12An independent human rights group has expressed deep concern over the fate of seven people, including two minors, who have been forcibly disappeared as the ruling Ale Khalifah regime relentlessly continues with its crackdown on human rights activists and pro-democracy campaigners in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.