Rights group denounces Bahraini forces assaults on religious manifestations

A rights group expressed their deepest condolences over the occasion of Ashura, condemning the Bahraini authorities’ continued attacks on Ashura-related religious manifestations. 

A rights group expressed their deepest condolences over the occasion of Ashura, condemning the Bahraini authorities’ continued attacks on Ashura-related religious manifestations. 

“We salute the people of our nation who are concentrating all their energies on commemorating this great anniversary,” said the group in a statement issued on Friday (September 23, 2017), adding that they “emphasize the importance of massively attending hussainiyas and Ashura processions and events.”

The Society further condemned the Bahraini regime’s continued practice of the same violations against the religious manifestations of the Ashura season,” deeming “this behavior is a systematic policy and a constant feature every year, representing a determination on fighting religious freedoms and freedom of belief.”