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Jaw Prison in Bahrain transfers 15 prisoners of conscience to an unknown destination

Jaw Prison in Bahrain transfers 15 prisoners of conscience to an unknown destination

Tension prevailed in Jaw Central Prison, after its administration moved a number of political detainees to the investigation building as part of the systematic policy of restriction and terrorism. Human rights sources reported that the Jaw Prison administration transferred 15…
Bahrain: International human rights organizations demand release of Abdul Jalil Al-Singace

Bahrain: International human rights organizations demand release of Abdul Jalil Al-Singace

Fifteen human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, sent a letter to the King of Bahrain calling for the release of academic and political activist Abdul Jalil Al-Singace. The organizations urged the Bahraini authorities to secure the…
Shia Rights Watch denounces Bahrain’s expulsion of Shia reciters out of the country

Shia Rights Watch denounces Bahrain’s expulsion of Shia reciters out of the country

The International Shia Rights Watch Organization condemns in the strongest terms the sectarian policies pursued by the authorities in Bahrain towards Shia citizens who represent the absolute majority of the population, expressing its condemnation at the same time of the…
UN calls again on Saudi authorities to halt executions of two Bahraini men

UN calls again on Saudi authorities to halt executions of two Bahraini men

The United Nations has warned Saudi Arabia for the second time in six months that enforcing the death penalty on two Bahraini men who were allegedly tortured and forced to make confessions could constitute arbitrary execution. In a June letter…
Bahraini authorities expel Kuwaiti reciter Muhammad al-Hujairat from its lands after he revived Husseini mourning ceremonies

Bahraini authorities expel Kuwaiti reciter Muhammad al-Hujairat from its lands after he revived Husseini mourning ceremonies

Yesterday, the Bahraini authorities expelled the Kuwaiti recite Muhammad al-Hujairat from the country, after he revived the Husseini mourning ceremonies, while bloggers and activists described the decision as arbitrary aimed at preventing Ashura manifestations. The Bahraini authorities showed their lack…
Bahraini regime tightens crackdown on Shias ahead of Ashura commemorations

Bahraini regime tightens crackdown on Shias ahead of Ashura commemorations

Bahraini forces have tightened their ruthless crackdown against Shia Muslims ahead of the occasion of Ashura, as the Al Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed measures against members of the majority religious community. Social media activists have posted videos…
Bahrain’s Jaw Prison prevents political detainees from reviving Ashura ceremonies

Bahrain’s Jaw Prison prevents political detainees from reviving Ashura ceremonies

Political detainees in Jaw Central Prison in Bahrain said that the prison administration has officially prevented them from reviving the Ashura ceremonies under the pretext of “violations”. Prisoner of conscience Hussain Hilal Ahmed said in a phone call that Bahrain,…
Bahrain: The office of the representative of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi covered in black in preparation to hold the holy Husseini rituals

Bahrain: The office of the representative of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi covered in black in preparation to hold the holy Husseini rituals

The office of the representative of the Supreme Religious Authority in Manama, Bahrain, Sheikh Abdul Shahid al-Satrawi, was covered in black on the occasion of the advent of the holy month of Muharram. The official website of the Shirazi Religious…
Bahrain: Large preparations to receive months of sorrow, Muharram and Safar

Bahrain: Large preparations to receive months of sorrow, Muharram and Safar

The Jaafari Endowments Department held the annual meeting of Husseini Rituals and Husseiniyas in Bahrain last Tuesday evening. About 300 participants from the funerals, Husseiniyas and procession coordinators, and with the participation of representatives of the official authorities in preparation…
Bahrain: Rights groups criticize treatment of jailed hunger-striking academic

Bahrain: Rights groups criticize treatment of jailed hunger-striking academic

Several human rights groups have criticized Bahrain over its treatment of a political prisoner who has refused to take solid foods for the past year in protest against his detention. Abduljalil al-Singace, director and spokesperson of the Human Rights Bureau…
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