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Iran Denounces Raid on al-Wefaq, Advises Bahrain to Quit “Police Approach”
2016-10-22
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Bahram Qasemi, expressed Iran’s concern and denouncement to the raid on Bahraini National Islamic Society al-Wefaq’s offices, and advised Manama officials to quit their “police and security approach”.
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Bahraini Court Announces Auction to Sell al-Wefaq Society’s Belongings
2016-10-22
The Bahraini Execution Court announced that it would be placing the belongings of National Islamic Society al-Wefaq in auction.
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Al-Wefaq Is Not for Sale, Activists Respond to Gov't Attack on Al-Wefaq Properties
2016-10-21
"To those who don't know the value of things: Al-Wefaq can neither be sold nor bought," said Ebrahim Sharif on Twitter following Bahraini forces' raid on Al-Wefaq HQ.
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Al-Wefaq Responds to Raid on HQ: Society Has Popular Legitimate Presence, Crackdown Won't Change Anything
2016-10-21
Deputy Secretary General of the Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi said that latest attacks on Al-Wefaq headquarters is an attack against Bahrain, its people and their rights.
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Al-Wefaq Society: Decision to Embrace Zionists in Bahrain is Illegitimate, Doesn’t Represent People’s Will
2016-10-20
Deputy Secretary General of the National Islamic Society al-Wefaq, Sheikh Hussein al-Daihi said that “there is no place for Zionists in Bahrain” and “they are rejected on all levels, as there is no way for normalization or making truce with them”
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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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AFP: Bahrain Top Court Rejects Release of Opposition Chief
2016-10-03
Bahrain's top court rejected Monday a request to release Shiite opposition chief cleric Ali Salman, who is serving a nine-year jail term on charges of inciting hatred and forceful regime change.
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AP: Bahrain Court Upholds Dissolution of Main Opposition Group
2016-09-24
An appeals court in Bahrain on Thursday upheld the dissolution of the country's main Shiite opposition group, al-Wefaq, in the latest government clampdown on its critics.
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Bahrain Court Dismisses Appeal Against Dissolution of Shi'ite Opposition Group
2016-09-23
An appeals court on Thursday dismissed a challenge to the dissolution of Bahrain's main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group, a newspaper reported, in effect affirming a lower court decision condemned by the United States and the United Nations in July.
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Reuters: Bahrain Court Dismisses Appeal Against Dissolution of Shi'ite Opposition Group
2016-09-23
An appeals court on Thursday dismissed a challenge to the dissolution of Bahrain's main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group, a newspaper reported, in effect affirming a lower court decision condemned by the United States and the United Nations in July.
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Wa'ad Believes Dissolving Al-Wefaq Undermines Public Political Action
2016-09-23
The National Democratic Action Society - Wa'ad believed that the decision to dissolve Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society undermines the public political action. This stance came after the appeals court upheld a decision to dissolve Al-Wefaq.
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AFP: Bahrain Court Upholds Dissolution of Main Shiite Opposition
2016-09-22
A Bahraini appeals court on Thursday upheld an order dissolving the country's main Shiite opposition group despite international criticism of the Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom's intensified crackdown on dissent.
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9 Shiite Bahrainis Arrested in Saudi Arabia during Hajj Rituals
2016-09-18
Nine Shiite Bahrainis were taken into custody in Saudi Arabia while they were performing the Hajj (pilgrimage) rituals, reported activists.
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Local Paper Says “Al-Wefaq Attorneys Didn’t Submit Defense Briefs on Time”
2016-09-18
Al-Akhbar local Bahraini newspaper, which is linked to the Prime Minister, said that the lawyers representing Al-Wefaq “didn’t present their defense (brief) before the appeal court.”
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Prosecution Questions Al-Wefaq S-G without Bringing any Charge against Him
2016-09-17
The Public Prosecution questioned on Friday (September 16, 2016) the opposition leader and Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq Society Sheikh Ali Salman over a letter he addressed to the UNHRC held in Geneva.
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Bahraini Authorities Refer Al-Wefaq S-G to Prosecution over his Address Delivered to UNHRC in Geneva
2016-09-16
The Bahraini authorities referred the opposition leader and Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq to the Public Prosecution after questioning him over his address delivered to UNHRC in Geneva.
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Al-Daihi: Sheikh Isa Qassim’s “Sectarian” Trial Shows Need to Build Democratic and Just Political System in Bahrain
2016-09-16
The Deputy Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq, Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi, described the trial of spiritual leader of Shia sect, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, as a “Sectarian Trial”.
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Appeals Court: Al-Wefaq’s Case Adjourned until September 22
2016-09-06
The Appeal Civil Court adjourned in its first hearing on Tuesday (September 6, 2016) the case of dissolving Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society until September 22.
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Bahraini Courts Issue Prison Sentences against Shiite Clerics
2016-09-01
Bahraini courts issued prison sentences against Shiite clerics over their participation in open sit-in protest held outside Sheikh Isa Qassim’s house in Diraz.
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How Did “Bahrain Watch” Tests Prove Bahraini Gov’t Technique in Deliberate Cut of Internet in Diraz?
2016-08-17
Internet and digital security expert Bill Marczak believes Bahraini government's war is stretching from the streets of Diraz to reach the Internet.