Bahrain

Aal-e Khalifa regime to try Sheikh Salman on espionage charges

Nov 26, 2017 14:14

The 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.
Prison sentence against top Bahraini activist 'shameful & unfair': Amnesty

Nov 23, 2017 05:10

Amnesty International has denounced the recent prison sentence handed down to prominent human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner Nabeel Rajab as “shameful and unfair.”
Rights group expresses concern over fate of 7 Bahraini civilians forcibly disappeared

Nov 19, 2017 02:12

An 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.
Bahrain’s court sentences 4 dissidents to 7 years in prison

Nov 17, 2017 02:20

A court in Bahrain has upheld seven-year jail sentences handed down to four citizens as the Manama regime relentlessly continues with its crackdown on human rights activists and pro-democracy campaigners in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
Sheikh Salman to be tried later this month on ‘espionage’ charges: Bahrain’s judiciary

Nov 13, 2017 03:30

The Bahraini judiciary says it will try prominent Shia cleric and opposition figure Sheikh Ali Salman later this month on a charge of “spying” for neighboring Qatar.
Iran rejects ‘delusional’ Bahraini accusation after oil pipeline blast

Nov 12, 2017 05:54

Iran has dismissed a recent Bahraini allegation linking the Islamic Republic to an oil pipeline fire near the capital, Manama.
Bahraini court postpones trial of rights activist Rajab until Nov. 22

Nov 09, 2017 03:22

A Bahraini court has postponed until November 22 the trial of prominent Bahraini human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner Nabeel Rajab, who has been kept behind bars over his criticism of the ruling Ale Khalifah regime and the Wahhabi ideology.
Bahrain orders citizens to 'immediately leave' Lebanon

Nov 06, 2017 03:42

Bahrain has ordered all its citizens in Lebanon to "leave immediately" in the wake of Saad Hariri's abrupt resignation as the Lebanese prime minister, which was announced from Saudi Arabia.
Bahraini courts hand down prison terms to three Shia clerics

Nov 02, 2017 02:54

Courts in Bahrain have separately handed down prison sentences between six months and one year to three Shia Muslim clerics as the ruling Ale Khalifah dynasty presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown and persecution of the members of the religious community in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
Rights group urges US to suspend Bahraini prince’s diplomatic visa

Nov 02, 2017 02:45

A Bahraini rights group has urged the United States to suspend a diplomatic visa for a Bahrain prince accused of torturing political prisoners during the 2011 uprising against the Ale Khalifah rule.