Bahrain's crackdown (28)
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WorldAl Khalifa Using Torture, Intimidation to Extract Forced Confessions from Bahraini Scholars
Bahraini regime's 'illegal' court postpones final defense hearing in trial of detained Shia clerics to October 11; lawyers report evidence of torture, intimidation, and gross violations of fair…
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WorldBahrain Scholars Back Ayatollah Isa Qasim, Reject Al Khalifa's Decisions as Against Divine Law
In a joint statement, Bahraini religious scholars throw their weight behind the leader of the Bahraini Islamic Movement, declaring that any man-made decision contradicting divine law is rejected…
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WorldWar on Sanctities: Bahrain Regime’s Push to Erase Religious Identity from Shia Society
Bahrain’s interior minister has threatened to escalate measures against the country’s Shia population and to further complicate the case of imprisoned clerics.
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WorldBahrain's Al Khalifa Regime Is Trampling Divine Law, Ayatollah Qassim Warns
Bahraini opposition leader Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim has issued a statement condemning the Al Khalifa regime's decisions restricting Shia religious practices, warning that Manama is effectively…
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WorldBahraini Cleric Slams Manama's Crackdown on Shia Scholars as 'Tyranny'
Bahraini Shia cleric Hojatoleslam Sheikh Adel al-Shula has condemned the Al Khalifa regime’s policies against the Shia community, saying what Bahrain is experiencing amounts to a form of tyranny…
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WorldBahraini Citizens Condemn Systematic Targeting of Shia Religious Freedoms
Manama, Bahrain — Residents across Bahrain have issued popular statements condemning government interference in religious affairs, accusing authorities of systematically restricting scholars,…
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WorldBahrain's Clerics Issue Stark Warning: Government Is Waging Unprecedented Campaign Against Religion
Manama — Bahrain's religious scholars have issued a strongly worded statement warning the Al Khalifa regime that it has embarked on a dangerous path against religion, describing what they call…
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WorldBahrain Court Jails Shia Scholar in Israel-Backed Drive to Wipe Out Shia Islam
MANAMA – A Bahraini court has sentenced prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Abdulnabi al-Nashaba to one year in prison on trumped-up charges, in the latest episode of a widening crackdown on the kingdom's…
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WorldBahrain's Al-Wefaq condemns new regime move to silence Shia voices
Bahrain's Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society has condemned a Justice Ministry decision to re-regulate licenses for preaching, religious guidance, speeches and eulogy recitation, calling it a new…
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WorldBahrain Rights Center: Real Reform Impossible Without Ending Repression Tools
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights has called on Bahraini authorities to immediately halt enforced disappearances and torture, clarify the fate and whereabouts of all forcibly disappeared persons,…
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WorldBahrain's Crackdown on Shia Clerics Signals Systematic Targeting of a Faith
Recent reports from Bahrain indicate that judicial and security measures against clerics, preachers, and religious institutions have moved beyond individual cases and evolved into a troubling…
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WorldFrom Human Rights to the Trial of a Faith: Inside Bahrain's Judicial Campaign Against Shia Clerics
An eyewitness account has shed light on the controversial court proceedings against Shia clerics in Bahrain, exposing glaring contradictions and discriminatory treatment in the handling of these…
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WorldBahrain regime's new plot: Intelligence control of Shia religious centers
Bahrain's sectarian government is pursuing a new scheme against the country's Shia majority, using individuals appointed by the regime to head Shia religious endowments as tools to undermine…
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WorldBahraini Scholars: Nation's Husseini Spirit Crushed All Attempts to Undermine Religious Identity
Bahraini scholars have declared that the revival of the rituals commemorating Imam Hussein (AS), his holy household, and his loyal companions is an act of veneration inseparable from the piety…
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WorldItalian Think Tank: Bahrain's Internal Divisions Deepen Following Regional War
An Italian research institute has said Bahrain may shift toward a more neutral policy on Iran as it adapts to a new regional order taking shape in the Persian Gulf following the failure of American…
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WorldBahrain's Al-Wefaq Calls for Release of Clerics and Prisoners, End to Security Measures Against Shia Citizens
Bahrain's Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society has called for a review of military and security agreements between the Kingdom of Bahrain and foreign powers, as well as what it described as "fundamental"…
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WorldSystematic Suppression: Bahrain Ramps Up Crackdown on Shias, Shuts 50 Husseiniyas and Jails Clerics
The Bahrain Human Rights Society has called on the Manama regime to immediately halt all restrictions on religious observances and mourning processions.
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World"How Dare You Speak for Islam?": Bahraini Scholars Unleash Crushing Response to Ruler's Anti-Iran Tirade
Bahraini scholars have issued a scathing rebuke of the country's ruler over recent remarks targeting Iran, accusing him of feigning ignorance and attempting to monopolize divine favor while persecutin…
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WorldBahraini Cleric: Making Pilgrimage Conditional on State Permission Is a Sin Against God
Prominent Bahraini Shia cleric Sheikh Adel al-Shala has stressed that the rite of pilgrimage to the shrines of the Infallible Imams (PBUT) is unlike other religious rulings; it is a great religious…
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WorldBahrainis' Lament This Arbaeen: Forgive Us, We Could Not Come with Flags This Year
As Arbaeen approaches, the Bahraini regime has yet to retreat from its oppressive decision to ban flights to Iraq, offering no convincing legal or security justification for the collective measure.…
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WorldKing of Bahrain Launches Operation to Eliminate Shia Presence
The unprecedented campaign of repression targeting virtuous scholars inside Bahraini prisons, exposed by the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, is unbearable for any sound mind. These actions…
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WorldRights Violations in Bahrain Have Become Organized Policy Targeting Shias: Sheikh Adel al-Shala
A prominent Bahraini Shia cleric has stated that the ongoing violations of the rights of Shia citizens in Bahrain have escalated beyond political or security restrictions into a direct assault…
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WorldBreaking the Chains of Silence: Bahraini Processions Rise Against State Crackdown on Muharram
The bans and circulars issued by Bahrain’s "Jafari Endowments Administration" no longer deceive any of the country's Shia population. In truth, they never did from the very beginning, and the…
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WorldBahrain's Sectarian Show Trials: Justice on the Executioner's Block
No matter how vigorously the ruling regime in Bahrain attempts to cloak the imprisonment of dozens of Shia clerics and scholars under the manufactured label of "treason" — a calculated effort…
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WorldBahrain Dictator Launches Trial of Shia Clerics
The first sessions of a sectarian trial, presided over and supervised by the head of the judiciary, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, have commenced.
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WorldBehind the Silence: 41 Shia Scholars Held in Unknown Sites as Bahrain Stages Show Trial
Exclusive details have surfaced about the case of 41 religious scholars detained in Bahrain since May, revealing a systematic campaign of legal violations, fabricated cross-border accusations,…
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WorldStop Targeting Shiites: Bahrain Scholars Issue Ultimatum to Al Khalifah Regime Over Muharram Ban
Bahraini scholars have issued a stark warning over the consequences of continued policies targeting and restricting the Shiite community, denouncing a ban on certain preachers and eulogists as…
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WorldSilencing the Elegy: Bahrain Jails Eulogist and Worshipers Ahead of Sacred Month
Manama – Bahraini authorities have continued their campaign of repression, carrying out a wave of arrests targeting a number of citizens as the regime's security apparatus escalates its war against…
