Bahrain

Bahrainis stage demo in solidarity with Sheikh Qassim

Sep 29, 2016 05:41

Dozens of people have staged separate demonstrations in Bahrain to support distinguished Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim and condemn the ongoing crackdown on pro-democracy activists.
Amnesty blasts Bahraini court’s decision to uphold al-Wefaq ban

Sep 23, 2016 05:22

Leading human rights group Amnesty International has strongly denounced a decision by a Bahraini court to uphold a ban on the country’s main Shia opposition group al-Wefaq.
Bahraini court upholds dissolution of Wefaq

Sep 22, 2016 11:28

A Bahraini appeals court has upheld an earlier decision to dissolve the main Shia Muslim opposition group in the Persian Gulf country as the Manama regime presses ahead with its crackdown on critics despite widespread censure.
Nine Shia Bahraini Hajj pilgrims detained in Saudi Arabia

Sep 18, 2016 07:13

A Bahraini human rights group says authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested nine Shia Bahraini Muslims in the kingdom after they had performed Hajj rituals, refusing to provide any information about the charges leveled against them.
Bahrainis hold demonstration to slam ban on Friday prayers

Sep 17, 2016 02:22

Dozens of protesters have staged a rally in Bahrain to condemn a ban on holding Friday prayers and to denounce the Ale Khalifah regime’s crackdown on the majority Shia community.
High Court postpones trial of Bahrain's Sheikh Isa Qassim for third time

Sep 15, 2016 09:12

A high court in Bahrain adjourned the trial of Sheikh Isa Qassim for the third time on Thursday as widespread protests against the trial have been going on in the country.
Mass rally held in support of Bahrain’s Sheikh Qassim

Sep 15, 2016 02:16

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in Bahrain in a show of support for prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim before his trial.
EU, rights groups urge Bahrain to end crackdown on dissidents

Sep 15, 2016 01:55

The EU and several others states have urged the Bahraini regime to put an end to its heavy-handed crackdown against political dissidents as the Ale Khalifah regime keeps up its policy of repression.
Bahrainis mark Eid al-Adha with anti-regime rallies

Sep 12, 2016 10:26

Bahraini people have marked the Muslim occasion of Eid al-Adha with rallies in solidarity with country's prominent religious scholar Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
Aal-e Khalifa regime adjourns trial of three Bahraini religious scholars

Sep 09, 2016 01:45

Judiciary officials have postponed the trial of three Bahraini religious scholars amid the Aal-e Khalifah regime’s heavy-handed crackdown against prominent figures and followers of the majority religious community in the tiny Persian Gulf island State.