Violations of religious freedoms on the rise in Bahrain

Activists in Bahrain shed light on the violations of religious freedom

Activists in Bahrain shed light on the violations of religious freedom perpetrated by the Bahraini Authorities last October in the days of Ashura, where the country sees wide manifestations, open lectures and processions in remembrance of Imam Husain ibn Ali, peace be upon him.

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom concluded in its annual report that Shias make 60 to 65 percent of the religious demography in Bahrain, Sheikh Maytham Alsalman said at a joint press conference on religious freedom.

 He added that restricting and depriving Shiites of the freedom to manifest their religious beliefs in Ashura represents a violation against 60 to 65 percent of the people of Bahrain.