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Bahraini Official Belittles Bahrainis Suffering under Diraz Siege, Sends them Complementary Girl Model Picture
2016-10-29
Social media users circulated a screenshot for a “WhatsApp” conversation, showing a text by deputy head of Bahrain’s Consultative Council, Jamal Fakhro, sending a picture for US model Jailyne Ojeda, and sent it as a complementary gift to the Bahrainis besieged in Diraz.
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Photos: Mass Protest in Diraz Condemning Prevention of Largest Shiite Prayer
2016-10-28
Protestors took to the street in mass protest after Friday prayer, condemning the prevention of Shia majority from holding their largest Friday prayer in the Imam Al-Sadiq mosque.
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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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Photos: Mass Protest in Diraz Condemning Prevention of Largest Shiite Friday Prayer
2016-10-21
A mass protest set off from the Imam Al-Sadiq mosque in Diraz, condemning the prevention of Shia majority from performing their largest Friday prayer since over 3 months.
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Largest Friday Prayer Brought to Halt since over 3 Months
2016-10-21
The Bahraini authorities continued their severe campaign against the Shia majority by preventing them from performing the largest Friday prayer in the Imam Al-Sadiq mosque in Diraz, through preventing the Imam of prayers and worshipers from the village that has been witnessing security siege since 4 months.
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Appeals Court Upholds 1-Year Imprisonment Sentence Against Two Shiite Clerics for Supporting Ayatollah Qassim
2016-10-20
Bahrain's Appeals Court rejected an appeals request by two Shiite religious clerics, against a verdict ruling a 1-year imprisonment against them, after charging them with "protesting in Diraz".
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Local Newspaper: Postal Service Won’t Deliver Mail to Diraz Believing it’s “An Unsafe Area”
2016-10-20
Bahrain’s al-Wasat newspaper reported that a number of Diraz residents complained that the postal staff were not delivering their mail to their houses, because their houses are in “an unsafe area”.
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Photos: 120 Days of Continuous Protest outside Sheikh Isa Qassim’s House
2016-10-18
Bahrainis have completed their 120 days of continuous strike outside the house of the spiritual leader of the Shia majority Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Authorities Continue to Ban Shiites from Performing Largest Friday Prayer in Diraz
2016-10-14
The Bahraini security authorities continue to ban the Shia majority from performing the largest Friday prayer in the Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in Diraz by preventing the Imam of prayers and worshipers from entering Diraz that has been witnessing a security siege since over 100 days.
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VIDEO: Nasrallah to Bahrainis: Those Who Oppress You Head to the Abyss and Collapse
2016-10-13
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah praised the people demonstrating outside the house of Shiite majority spiritual leader in Bahrain, 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: Crowd Commemorating Ashura outside Sheikh Isa Qassim’s House Increases
2016-10-09
Photos circulated on social media networks showed that the number of people commemorating Ashura outside Sheikh Isa Qassim's house has increased.
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PHOTOS: Thousands Commemorate Ashura outside Bahraini Shiite Spiritual Leader's House
2016-10-08
Thousands of Bahraini citizens continue to commemorate Ashura outside the house of Shiite majority spiritual leader, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim in Diraz.
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Photos: Mass Crowd Commemorates Ashura outside Ayatollah Isa Qassim’s House
2016-10-04
A mass crowd took part in commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the Shiites’ third Imam, outside the house of spiritual leader, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Bahtaini Security Forces Ban 3 Ashura Obsequies in Diraz
2016-10-04
In a new violation of freedom of belief, Bahraini security forces prevented three Ashura obsequies from being held.
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Photos: Mass Protest in Diraz Condemning “Normalization with Israel” and Persecution of Shiites
2016-09-30
Hundreds of citizens took part in a mass protest, after the Friday prayers in Diraz, in which they held anti-regime slogans, demanding to put an end to the sectarian persecution against the Shiite sect.
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Bahraini Authorities Continue to Ban Shiites from Performing Largest Friday Prayer in Diraz
2016-09-30
The Bahraini security authorities continued to ban the largest Shiite Friday prayer after preventing the Imam of prayers and worshipers from entering Diraz to reach the Imam Al-Sadiq mosque.
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Open Diraz Sit-In Outside Sheikh Qassim’s House Marks 100th Day
2016-09-29
Bahraini citizens continued their open demonstration outside house of Shiite spiritual leader, Sheikh Isa Qassim, in Diraz, marking their 100th day.
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Sheikh Isa al-Mou’min Released on Bail
2016-09-29
Bahraini court decided to release Imam of Al-Khayf Mosque, Sheikh Isa al-Mou’min, after two months of detention.
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Authorities Oblige Private Bus Owners to Attain Permits from GDT to Transport Students inside Diraz
2016-09-26
The Bahraini authorities obliged private bus owners to attain permits from the General Directorate of Traffic (GDT) to allow them transport students from and to schools in Diraz.