Thousands of Bahrainis took to the streets across country on eve of a new court session in Bahraini Shia spiritual leader Ayatollah Isa Qassim’s trial.

Hundreds of citizens continued their open-ended sit-in held outside the house of the spiritual leader of Shia majority Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, on the night of Thursday (February 16, 2017) despite the heavy rains the country is witnessing since 2 days.

Hundreds of citizens continued their open-ended sit-in held outside the house of the spiritual leader of Shia majority Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, on the night of Thursday (February 16, 2017) despite the heavy rains the country is witnessing since 2 days.

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah said that the Bahrain’s survival lies in listening to the demands of the Bahraini people, noting that Saudi Arabia controls the political and security decisions in Bahrain.

The third minor criminal court presided over by judge Jaber Al-Jazzar and Hussein Yousif as a secretariat handed down Mulla Hani Besira 6-month jail term over assembling in Diraz.

A Bahraini court ruled Thursday (February 9, 2017) the imprisonment of medical doctor, Taha Al-Dirazi, for 6 months, over participating in Diraz protest.

Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that the year 2016 witnessed an unprecedented crackdown on human rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain, indicating that the authorities widened their attacks against freedoms and opposers and arrested about 1300 citizens.

Bahrain scholars called Monday (February 6, 2017) for staging mall rallies on the 7th anniversary of the Bahraini revolution. They dubbed February 14 “the immortal history and bright page of glory in the record of this great nation.”

Despite the record-low temperature recorded in Bahrain (7 °C) on the dawn of Friday (February 3, 2017), protesters continued their demonstration outside the house of religious leader, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.

Mass protests were staged in over 50 areas across Bahrain, marking an extraordinary revolutionary day reflecting the people’s perseverance and adherence to their rights and legitimate demands.

The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) said on Monday (January 30, 2017) that the injury of the 18-year-old Mostafa Hamdan was caused during a shootout between two groups of masked men and hurling stones early in the morning on January 26.

Clashes erupted between police and protesters in Bahrain before a hearing in the trial of a leading Shiite cleric accused of illegal collection of funds and money laundering, witnesses said Monday. The court later announced the final hearing to be February 12, before deferring it to February 27.

Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Undersecretary Dr. Fareed Al-Miftah stressed that the statements issued by so-called Bahraini Ulama (clerics), are inconsistent with the national course and of no value, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported.

An official in the Bahraini judiciary announced on Monday (January 30, 2017) that the court adjourned looking into the case of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim until February 27, 2017, at the request of the Public Prosecution.

Thousands of angry protestors took to the streets on Sunday (January 29, 2017) on the eve of the new court hearing of Sheikh Isa Qassim over charge of managing Khums (Shiite religious ritual) money.

Bahrain’s clerics hailed on Sunday (January 29, 2017) the Bahraini people for their response to the shrouds protests, on the eve of the new court hearing of the highest religious Shiite authority in Bahrain, Sheikh Isa Qassim, in a show of support and readiness to sacrifice their lives for Sheikh Isa's sake.

Seven human rights organizations expressed their concern at the Bahraini authorities move to disperse Diraz protest by force, indicating that this would lead to a catastrophe, calling on the international institutions and human rights organizations to follow up the humanitarian situation in Diraz.”

Bahrain’s scholar said in a statement on Friday (January 27, 2017) that the attack carried on by civilian forces on Diraz is “an intended crime of murder committed at the orders of officials. King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the British security administration bear full responsibility for this crime and the security and sectarian chaos.”

Angry protesters clashed (Thursday January 26, 2017) with regime troops, after various demonstrations condemning civilian forces’ armed attack on protesters in Diraz.

The family of injured Diraz protester, Mostafa Hamdan, said that he was transferred to the International Hospital of Bahrain at 3 am, yet the hospital refused to provide treatment.