Bahrain

Sheikh Qassim not to appear in court on Wednesday: Representative

Jul 27, 2016 00:42

The representative of Sheikh Isa Qassim, the spiritual Leader of Bahrain’s Shia majority whose nationality has been recently revoked by the Ale Khalifa regime, said the senior cleric will definitely refuse to attend a planned hearing on Wednesday.
Bahrain Broke Int’l Law by Revoking Top Religious Leader’s Citizenship?

Jul 26, 2016 05:14

It is now well over a month since the repressive Aal-e Khalifa regime in yet another illegal move against the country long suppressed majority, revoked the citizenship of senior religious leader, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, worsening the 5-year crisis in the Persian Gulf island state.
Regime forces in Bahrain detain 3 religious scholars

Jul 25, 2016 09:12

Bahraini regime forces have arrested at least three religious scholars as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah minority regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown and persecution of the members of the religious community in the tiny Persian Gulf Island State.
Bahraini religious shcolars voice solidarity with Ayatollah Sheikh Qassim

Jul 24, 2016 09:16

Dozens of religious scholars have staged a gathering in Bahrain to express their support for distinguished religious figure Ayatollah Sheikh Issa Qassim and denounce the Aal-e Khalifah regime’s decision to revoke his nationality.
Anti-regime protests in Bahrain

Jul 24, 2016 02:42

Since February 14, 2011, thousands of anti-regime protesters have held numerous demonstrations in Bahrain on an almost daily basis, calling on the Al Khalifah family to relinquish power.
Bahraini forces arrest 50 people in Diraz

Jul 22, 2016 10:28

Bahraini regime forces arrested over 50 people as they prepared for Friday Prayers in the northwestern village of Diraz.
Bahrain turning into a police state as vicious and arbitrary as Egypt

Jul 22, 2016 03:33

Bahrainis are calling the Aal-e Khalifa minority regime’s intensified repression of all opposition “the Egyptian strategy”, believing that it is modelled on the ruthless campaign by the Egyptian security forces to crush even the smallest signs of dissent.
Sheikh Isa Qassim’s spokesman warns Bahraini regime over harming cleric

Jul 21, 2016 02:07

The spokesman of Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa Qassim warns that there will be consequences if the prominent Shia cleric is harmed or taken away from the people.
Zarif voices concerns over Bahrain’s crackdown on dissent

Jul 20, 2016 03:43

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Bahrain’s crackdown on dissent may have catastrophic results in the region.
Bahraini scholars attend protest in support of Sheikh Qassim

Jul 20, 2016 03:35

Religious scholars in Bahrain have attended a protest in support of the country’s top religious figure Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim as the Manama regime intensifies the crackdown on members of the religious community.