Bahrain

Bahrain’s Nabeel Rajab hospitalized due to health condition

Jun 28, 2016 10:58

Bahrain’s prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been taken to hospital from prison following the deterioration of his health in solitary confinement.
Bahrain’s Nabeel Rajab to face trial for tweets

Jun 27, 2016 02:05

Bahrain’s prominent opposition leader and human rights activist, Nabeel Rajab, is to go on trial for posting messages on Twitter criticizing the dire conditions of a prison in the country and Manama’s involvement in the Saudi war on Yemen.
Bahrain uses torture to instigate fear in opposition: Rights group

Jun 27, 2016 01:27

A Bahraini human rights group says the Manama regime uses torture systematically to instigate fear in its opposition.
Kashmiris, Nigerians slam Bahrain over cleric’s citizenship revocation

Jun 25, 2016 06:46

Scores of religious figures and analysts in the Indian-administered Kashmir region and in Nigeria have voiced their support for prominent Bahraini Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim, and expressed protest at the Al Khalifah regime’s decision to strip him of his citizenship.
Iraqis protest in support of leading Bahraini religious scholar

Jun 25, 2016 03:32

People have held demonstrations in the Iraqi cities of Basrah and Baghdad to express solidarity with Bahrain’s prominent religious figure, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim, who was recently stripped of his citizenship by the Aal-e Khalifah regime.
Ayatollah Seddiqi blasts Aal-e Khalifa’s cruel action against Sheikh Qassim

Jun 25, 2016 02:03

Tehran’s interim Friday Prayer Leader took a swipe at the Manama regime for stripping Bahrain's prominent religious scholar Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim of his citizenship, describing the move as a sign of Aal-e Khalifa’s frustration and helplessness.
Regime forces attack top cleric's supporters in NW Bahrain

Jun 24, 2016 02:08

Bahraini regime forces have fired birdshots and tear gas to disperse dozens of demonstrators, who had taken to the streets in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom to express solidarity with prominent Shia Muslim cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, who was stripped of his citizenship by the Ale Khalifah regime earlier this week.
Grand Ayatollah Sistani hails Ayatollah Qassim's peaceful efforts in Bahrain

Jun 23, 2016 09:41

Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Hosseini Sistani has praised efforts by Bahrain's prominent religious scholar Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Ahamed Qassim in defending people’s rights through peaceful means.
Bahrainis rally again to support top Shia cleric

Jun 23, 2016 09:17

Dozens of Bahrainis have staged fresh protest rallies in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom in condemnation of the Aal-e Khalifah regime's recent decision to strip prominent religious scholar, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim , of his citizenship.
Bahrain ‘provocations’ to impact ties with US, UK: HRW

Jun 23, 2016 00:41

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the Manama regime should reverse its "arbitrary decision" to revoke the citizenship of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim.