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Hezbollah condemns Ale Khalifa’s move to revoke Sheikh Qassim’s nationality
Jun 21, 2016 01:36The Lebanese Islamic Resistance Movement, Hezbollah, on Monday strongly condemned the decision made by the Bahraini regime to revoke the Persian Gulf country’s prominent Shiite cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim's nationality.
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Iran censures Bahrain’s move to strip Sheikh Qassim's citizenship
Jun 20, 2016 16:16Foreign Ministry denounces Bahrain’s move to strip the citizenship of the country’s most senior Shia cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Sheikh Qassim, redline for Bahrain’s regime: IRGC commander
Jun 20, 2016 16:09A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the sanctuary of the most senior Bahraini religious scholar, Sheikh Isa Qassim, is a redline whose violation will set fire to Bahrain and the entire region.
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Top Bahraini religious scholars warns regime against targeting Shia Islam
Jun 19, 2016 10:19Top Bahraini clerics have warned the regime against attempts to undermine Shia Islam amid reports that authorities were targeting funds linked to the main opposition group, al-Wefaq.
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Rights group slams Aal-e Khalifah over crackdown on dissent
Jun 18, 2016 09:27A Bahraini human rights group has censured the Aal-e Khalifah minority ruling regime over its heavy-handed crackdown on freedom of religion in the Persian Gulf island State, saying Manama is increasingly targeting Shia Muslim clerics and religious figures.
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Iran slams Bahrain crackdown on dissent, suspension of al-Wefaq
Jun 16, 2016 16:33Iran has censured Bahrain for suspending the activities of the Arab country’s main Shia opposition group, saying such moves will further complicate the conflict in the tiny Persian Gulf state.
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Hezbollah denounces Bahraini ban on main opposition bloc
Jun 16, 2016 16:18Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has condemned Bahrain for suspending the activities of its main Shia opposition group, saying the move once again exposed the “autocratic nature” of the ruling Al Khalifah regime.
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Bahraini Shias end prayers to protest regime persecution
Jun 16, 2016 08:35Shia Muslim religious scholars in Bahrain have stopped holding congregational prayers in the country in protest at the heavy-handed crackdown and persecution by the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime.
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Bahraini police arrest senior opposition leader Nabeel Rajab
Jun 13, 2016 01:36Police in Bahrain have apprehended senior opposition leader and human rights activist Nabeel Rajab following an intensive search of his house in the northwest of the country.
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Prominent Bahraini activist leaves for Denmark, citing persecution
Jun 11, 2016 12:10Bahraini human rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja, who was released recently from prison, has departed the Persian Gulf country for Denmark, citing fears of an “indefinite” jail term.