Bahrain

A Bahraini court sentenced the Shia cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ansari to 6 months in prison for a religious lecture he gave on Ashura, which the authorities considered insulting to glorified symbols and persons.The authorities arrested Sheikh Al-Ansari on September 8,…

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights called on the authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all prisoners of conscience, and restore the nationality of hundreds of Bahraini citizens who were deprived of their nationality on the basis of expressing their…

Americans for Democracy and Human Rights Organization held a webinar titled, ” Citizenship in Bahrain: Right or Privilege”.The webinar shed light on the crisis of revoking citizenship in Bahrain, as a method used by the authorities to suppress dissent and…

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, called on the new Bahraini prime minister to reconciliation between people.In a statement, the organization expressed its hope that Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa would assume the presidency of the new Bahraini government,…

Bahrain convicted 51 people, including Shia activists, on Tuesday, on charges of belonging to an extremist group, which is the most recent mass trial conducted in the Kingdom amid a years-long campaign against all the opposition.In its condemnation of the…

Americans for Democracy and Human Rights Organization confirmed that the violations are still escalating in Jaw Central Prison in Bahrain, coinciding with the outbreak of Covid-19, under the pretext of applying preventive measures.In a report, the organization said that it…

Bahraini people held a rally to denounce the publication of derogatory cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, in France and the French government’s support for the move.The rally was held Sunday evening at Abu Saibu…

The Bahraini authorities summoned the heads and members of the mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, as part of their campaign targeting the Husseini rituals.The authorities summoned the members of the Board of Directors of the Ma’tam…

Bahrainis have commemorated the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, amid precautionary measures and social distancing despite attempts by the authorities to prevent them.Despite government forces deployed in many areas to prevent mourners from reviving the occasion, mourners…

Shia activists condemned the decisions taken by the Bahraini authorities to prevent religious gatherings for the revival of Imam Hussein’s Arbaeen, even inside homes, under the pretext of Covid-19, while at the same time expressing their surprise as the government…