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Two-Year Prison Term Handed down to Head of Highest Shiite Religious Institution in Bahrain
2016-09-01
Bahraini court sentenced Shiite cleric Sayed Majeed Al-Mashaal to two years in prison over charges of leading the Diraz open sit-in protest.
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Court Sentences Preacher to One-Year in Prison in 3rd Case linked to Participation in Diraz Protest
2016-08-31
A Bahraini court sentenced on Tuesday (August 30, 2016) a Shiite cleric to one year in prison over participation in Diraz...
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Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior Demands Appointing New Imam to Allow Shiite Friday Prayers
2016-08-31
Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior claimed that it did not prevent performing Friday prayer in Diraz, after the religious leader Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim condemned the prevention of Imam of the mosque and worshipers from reaching the Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque.
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Cases of Dr. Al-Dirazi and Mullah Hani Adjourned until September 6 for pleading
2016-08-30
Bahrain's ninth minor criminal court set September 6, 2016 as a date for pleading in the cases of member of...
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Court Sets August 31 as Date to Issue its Verdict against 2 Shiite Clerics over Diraz Protest
2016-08-30
Bahrain's ninth minor criminal court set August 31, 2016 as a date to issue its verdict against...
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Case of Sheikh Hamza Al-Dairy Adjourned until September 6 to Call Attesting Witness
2016-08-30
Bahrain's ninth minor criminal court adjourned on Monday (August 29, 2016) Sheikh Hamza Al-Dairy's trial until...
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Authorities Prevent Friday Prayer in Largest Mosque since Over Month
2016-08-27
The Bahraini authorities have banned performing prayers in the Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque, the largest mosque in Diraz, amid escalation of the security attack against Shia.
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Case of Sayyed Majeed Al-Mashaal Adjourned until September 5 to Call Attesting Witness
2016-08-26
The Bahraini Ninth Minor Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Hussein Al-Sheikh and Mohammad Al-Harban as secretariat...
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Sayyed Majeed Al-Mashaal, The Turban which Turned into a Shroud
2016-08-25
Al-Mashaal became more prominent after arrest of Sheikh Ali Salman, where he played important role in mobilizing people to rally outside Sheikh Salman’s house.
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Trial of Shiite Cleric Sheikh Jassim Al-Mutawa Adjourned until August 31
2016-08-25
A Bahraini court commenced on Wednesday (August 24, 2016) the trial of Shiite cleric Sheikh Jassim Bader Al-Mutawa.
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Trial of Vice-President of Ulama Islamic Council Begins
2016-08-25
Bahraini court commenced on Wednesday (August 24, 2016) the trial of vice-president of Ulama Islamic council and prominent Shiite cleric, Sheikh Mahmoud Al- A'ali.
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Shiite Cleric Sheikh Ali Rahma’s Trial Begins over “Participation in Diraz Protest”
2016-08-25
Bahraini court commenced trial of Shiite cleric Sheikh Ali Rahma over charges of “illegal assembly”...
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Activist Isa Al-Ghaib Denied Leaving Bahrain
2016-08-25
The security authorities in Bahrain's International Airport prevented on Wednesday (August 24, 2016) the director of Lualua Center for Human Rights activist Isa Al-Ghaib from leaving Bahrain.
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Court Sentences Shiite Religious Reciter to 1 Year in Prison in 2nd Verdict Linked to Diraz Open Sit-in
2016-08-23
Bahraini court handed down one-year prison term to Shiite religious reciter Abdullah Subah, in a second verdict linked to participation Diraz open sit-in.
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HR Activist Enas Oun Prevented from Leaving Bahrain on Criminal Investigation Unit Orders
2016-08-22
The security authorities in Bahrain’s International Airport prevented the head of the monitoring and documentation unit at the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and human rights activist Enas Oun from leaving Bahrain.
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Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim to his Judges: I Don't Recognize You
2016-08-20
Bahrain's Shiite religious leader Ayatollah Isa Qassim didn't attend his first court hearing to say that he doesn't recognize the regime's arbitrary decisions.
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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.
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HRF: Bahrain Targets Clerics in New Wave of Attacks
2016-08-16
Human Rights First said Bahrain continues to attack leading Shia clerics in country, stressing this targeting fuels Bahrain’s polarization.
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UN Rights Experts Urge Bahrain to End Persecution of Shias
2016-08-16
Group of UN human rights experts said they are deeply concerned by “systematic harassment of Shia population by authorities in Bahrain.
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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.