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Security Authorities Summon 4 Shiite Clerics for Interrogations Sunday
2017-06-18
The Bahraini security authorities sent four subpoenas on Friday (June 16, 2017) summoning 4 Shiite clerics for interrogations on Sunday.
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Sayed Majeed Al-Mashaal’s Family Complain to Ombudsman over his Deteriorating health Condition in Solitary Confinement, Banning him from Iftar Meals
2017-06-06
Family of Head of Ulama Islamic Council Sayed Majeed Al-Mashaal complained to the Ombudsman about the deteriorating health condition of Al-Mashaal after holding him in solitary confinement, in response to his protest against Diraz massacre and raid carried out on Sheikh Isa Qassim’s house.
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Video: Al-Ghuraifi: What Happened in Diraz a "Bitter Experience", Crisis not in Anyone's Favor
2017-06-04
Shiite cleric Sayed Abdullah al-Ghuraifi, confirmed that no one seeks harm to Bahrain, stressing that "anything that leads the country towards more tension, worry, fear, and lack of security and stability" is not acceptable.
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Photos: Protest outside EU Headquarters Condemning Diraz Massacre
2017-05-30
Activists on social media outlets published photos for activists protesting outside the European Union headquarters on (Monday, May 29, 2017) in Brussels, Belgium, against Diraz massacre and raid carried on the house of spiritual leader of Shiite majority in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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S-G of Council of Pakistani Muslim Unity Condemns House Arrest of Sheikh Isa Qassim, Int’l Silence
2017-05-29
Secretary-General of the Council of Pakistani Muslim Unity, Sheikh Raja Nasir Abbas Jafari, condemned imposing a house arrest on Sheikh Isa Qassim and seeking to expel him outside the country.
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Dozens of Arab Figures Condemn “Bloody Oppression” in Diraz, Demand Genuine Dialogue
2017-05-29
Dozens of Arab figures condemned the bloody oppression practiced by the Bahraini government against peaceful protestors in Diraz, expressing concern over the “bloody violence of governmental authorities”.
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Abdollahian: Bahrain Besieged Sheikh Isa Qassim’s House after Saudi Support, US Green Light
2017-05-29
Iranian Assistant to Parliament Speaker Hossein Amir Abdollahian considered that the government of Bahrain besieged the house of the spiritual leader of Shiite majority in Bahrain, Sheikh Isa Qassim, after receiving Saudi support and US green light
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Photos: Protest in Paris Condemning Diraz Massacre and Raid on Sheikh Isa Qassim’s House
2017-05-29
Activists in the French Capital, Paris, staged a protest to condemn Diraz massacre and raid carried on the house of spiritual leader of Shiite majority in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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France 24: Trump is Accused of Provoking New Wave of Repression against Shia in Bahrain
2017-05-27
France 24 channel said in an article on its website that “president Trump is accused of giving the green light to Bahrain’s king, whom he met in Riyadh, to escalate oppression against his Shiite citizens.”
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Contact with Detained Figures in Jaw Prison Lost since 9 Days
2017-05-27
Human rights activist Hussein Jawad Pervez said that contact with his father (Mohammad Jawad Pervez) and other detained figures in Jaw prison has been lost since 9 days.
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Diraz Martyrs' Families: MoI Deciding Upon Martyrs' Corpses, a Deprivation of our Constitutional Right
2017-05-27
The families of the five martyrs (Diraz martyrs) reiterated their demands to the official authorities to hand them over the martyrs' corpses so that they can wash them, hold them a funeral procession in accordance to beliefs and bury them in the cemeteries specified by the families.
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Photos: Vigil Held in Solidarity with Bahraini People in Nigeria Condemning Diraz Massacre
2017-05-26
Supporters of Islamic Movement in Nigeria staged an assembly on Thursday (May 25, 2017) to condemn Diraz massacre and raid carried on the house of spiritual leader of Shiite majority in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Sheikh Isa Al-Moamen Arrested from Court after his 3-Month Jail Term Upheld
2017-05-25
The security authorities arrested on Thursday (May 25, 2017) preacher of Al-Kheif Mosque, Shiite cleric Sheikh Isa Al-Moamen from the court after his 3-month jail term was upheld over a Friday sermon he delivered.
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UAE Welcomes Bahrain’s Measures to Extend Rule of Law in Diraz
2017-05-25
United Arab Emirates said that it welcomes the measures taken by the government of Bahrain to extend the rule of law in Diraz.
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Photos: Security Forces Stormed Diraz at Night, Raided Sheikh Qassim’s Oratory in Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque
2017-05-25
Activists published photos on social media outlets showing security forces affiliated to the ministry of interior while raiding the besieged village of Diraz using dozens of vehicles and number of armors and accompanying some of the detainees who were arrested as a result of the bloody attack on Diraz.
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Reuters: Bahrain Security Forces Raid Home of Shi'ite Spiritual Leader
2017-05-24
Bahraini security forces on Tuesday raided the home of the kingdom's Shi'ite Muslim spiritual leader and shot dead at least one demonstrator during the operation.
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AP: Bahrain Raid on Shiite Cleric's Town: 5 Killed, 286 Arrested
2017-05-24
Bahraini police raid on the hometown of a prominent Shiite cleric facing possible deportation has left at least five demonstrators dead and 286 people arrested in an assault in which officers fired tear gas and shotguns at protesters.
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AFP: Five killed as Bahrain Police Open Fire on Shiite Protest
2017-05-24
Five people were killed in Bahrain on Tuesday when police opened fire on a protest by supporters of a top cleric in a Shiite village, the interior ministry said, in the latest unrest to hit the Sunni-ruled Gulf state.
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AFP: NGOs Say Protester Killed as Police Raid Bahrain Sit-In
2017-05-23
A protester was killed Tuesday in a Bahraini police raid on a sit-in by supporters of a leading Shiite cleric put on trial in the Gulf state, a rights group said.
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Reuters: Activists Say Man Killed in Security Raid on Bahrain Shi'ite Village
2017-05-23
Activists said security forces killed a protester during a raid on the home village of Bahrain's Shi'ite Muslim spiritual leader on Tuesday.