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Ayatollah Qassim’s Trial Adjourned Until Dec. 4 to Hear Defense Witnesses
2016-11-23
The Fourth High Criminal Court adjourned the trial of the Shiite majority spiritual leader, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim until December 4, to hear the defense witnesses and plea.
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Sheikhs al-Shehabi and al-Zaki Appeals Trial Adjourned Until Dec. 6
2016-11-21
The Bahraini Appeals Court adjourned the trial of prominent clerics Sheikh Mohammad Jawad al-Shehabi, and Sheikh Fadel al-Zaki until December 6, 2016.
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Sheikh Jamil al-A’li Released After Arrest While Entering Diraz
2016-10-27
The Bahraini authorities released on Wednesday (October 26, 2016), Shiite cleric Sheikh Jamil al-A’li, after having arrested him while entering the town of Diraz.
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Trial of Sheikh Isa Qassim Adjourned until November 23 to Listen to Second Prosecution’s Witness
2016-10-24
The Fourth High Criminal Court adjourned the trial of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim until November 23, 2016 to listen to the second prosecution’s witness.
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Reuters: Bahrain Court Overturns Jail Term for Opposition Leader
2016-10-19
A Bahraini court has overturned a 9-year prison term imposed on the country's most prominent opposition leader, in a ruling that could lower political tensions in the Gulf kingdom.
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Video: Documentary for Al-Itijah Channel about Sheikh Isa Qassim with Testimonies of Currently-Detained Prominent Figures
2016-10-14
The Iraq-based Al-Itijah channel aired a documentary about the spiritual leader in Bahrain ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim that included testimonies of currently-detained prominent figures.
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Sayed Nasrallah: The Bahraini People Defend a Husseini Leader Besieged in Diraz
2016-10-13
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah praised on Wednesday the Bahraini people for their loyalty to their leader, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Crown Prince Announces Failure of Bahrain Vision 2030
2016-10-11
The Crown Prince had better speak frankly to people and government and be honest as he was in 2004. He had better say that the 2030 vision has failed.
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PHOTOS: Qom Hawza Demonstrates in Solidarity with Sheikh Isa Qassim
2016-09-08
Qom Hawza held gathering in solidarity with Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, amid mass participation from Shiite students of religious sciences and Islamic scholars.
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Bahrain Court Adjourns Religious Reciter Habib Al-Dirazi's Trial until August 30 over Protest Charges
2016-08-24
Bahraini court held first hearing of detained Shiite religious reciter Mullah Habib Al-Dirazi's trial on Monday (August 22, 2016).
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Ayatollah Isa Qassim's Trial Adjourned until Sept. 15
2016-08-15
Criminal court adjourned trial of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim over charges of money laundering until September 15, 2016.
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Bahrain Public Prosecution Decides to Detain 6 Shia Clerics for 15 Days Pending Investigation
2016-08-11
Public Prosecution in Bahrain decided to detain 6 Shia clerics on Wednesday for 15 days.
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Bahraini Authorities Detain 10 Shiite Clerics within Series of “Sectarian Measures”
2016-08-10
The Bahraini authorities arrested on Tuesday (August 9, 2016) 10 Shiite clerics over rejecting the “sectarian measures” taken by the government against rituals and prominent religious figures in the country.
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Bahrain: Head of Largest Shiite Religious Body's Trial Abruptly Launched
2016-08-09
Bahraini court held first trial of head of largest Shiite religious body in country over charges of illegal assembly and rioting.
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Sheikh Qassim Responds to Doubts about his Nationality Origins: Government Approach to Attack Each Despised Indigenous Bahraini
2016-08-09
Revocation of Sheikh Isa Qassim isn’t only a matter of insulting people, but rather a systematic approach to get at each opposing citizen.
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Bahrain: Sheikh Mohammad Jawad Al-Shihabi Arrested
2016-08-05
Bahraini authorities arrested on Thursday (August 4, 2016) prominent Shiite cleric Mohammad Jawad al-Shihab
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AP: Internet Disruption at Bahrain Rally Site Deliberate - Report
2016-08-04
The nightly disruption of internet access in a Bahraini neighborhood home to a prominent Shiite cleric targeted in a government crackdown appears to be deliberate, an advocacy group said Thursday.
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US Ambassador to UN Concerned about Trial of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, Calls on Bahrain to Return to Path of Reform & Reconciliation
2016-07-31
US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power expressed her deep concern about the trial of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, calling on Bahrain to return to path of reform and reconciliation.
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Nasrallah Commends Open Rally in Bahrain’s Diraz, Denounces Criminalization of Khums Ritual
2016-07-30
Hezbollah Secretary-General Nasrallah praised Bahrainis holding open rally outside Ayatollah Isa Qassim’s house in Diraz, despite “rising hot temperatures”.
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Religious Institutions in UK Call on Bahrain to Stop Targeting Sheikh Isa Qassim
2016-07-29
Prominent religious institutions representing Sunnis and Shiites in UK issued a joint statement in which they condemned Bahrain’s targeting of religious leader Ayatollah sheikh Isa Qassim, calling on “the authorities to reverse their repressive measure that will exacerbate sectarian tensions.”