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Photos: 170 Days of Continuous Protest outside Sheikh Isa Qassim’s House
2016-12-07
Social media activists circulated photos showing hundreds of people protesting outside the house of the spiritual leader of the Shia majority Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim
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On Day of Sheikh Isa Qassim’s Trial Diraz Witnesses Intensified Security Measures
2016-12-05
Bahraini village of Diraz witnessed intensified security measures since early hours of Sunday morning (December 4, 2016).
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Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim’s Trial Adjourned until Next January
2016-12-04
Bahraini court adjourned case raised against Bahraini Shia spiritual leader Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim until January 5, 2017.
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Photos: Mass Protest in Diraz Despite Stifling Siege
2016-12-03
A mass protest took off from Imam Sadiq mosque in Diraz on Friday (December 2, 2016) after noon prayers and marched the village’s streets. The protest condemned the sectarian persecution practiced against Shia in Bahrain.
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Photos: Authorities Tighten Security Siege on Diraz, Ban Shia from Performing Largest Friday Prayer
2016-12-02
Social media activists published on Friday (December 2, 2016) photos showing tightening of the security siege that has been imposed on Diraz since months.
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Court Hands down 3-Month Jail Term to Sheikh Isa Al-Moamen
2016-11-27
Bahrain’s minor court handed down on Thursday (November 24, 2016) 3-month jail term to Imam of Al-Kheif mosque Sheikh Isa Al-Moamen over inciting hatred against the regime and set 500 BD as bail to stop the execution of the sentence.
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WikiLeaks: Sheikh Isa Qassim’s Ashura Sermon in 2009 & Account of Iranian Envoy to Manama (Part 6)
2016-11-24
The US Embassy continued to follow up commemoration rites of Ashura steadily, particularly the central address delivered during the religious occasion.
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PHOTOS: Diraz Rally at Ayatollah Isa Qassim's House Marks 150th Day
2016-11-20
Thousands of Bahrainis took part in open rally held outside house of Bahraini Shia spiritual leader Sheikh Isa Qassim, marking 150 days since launch of protest.
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Marc Owen Jones: Saudi Propaganda Flooded Twitter with Over Million Fake Accounts, Demonising Sheikh Isa Qassim & Bahraini Opposition
2016-11-10
Marc Owen Jones writes about his “discovery of thousands of fake twitter accounts polluting hashtags around Persian Gulf with anti-Shia and anti-Iranian propaganda.”
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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: 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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“Al-Khashram”, Lawyer Assigned to Sheikh Qassim’s Case, Is the Bahraini Government’s Yes Man
2016-10-18
What is the truth behind events that took place during trial of the Bahraini Shia spiritual leader Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Video: Documentary for Al-Itijah Channel about Sheikh Isa Qassim with Testimonies of Currently-Detained Prominent Figures
2016-10-14
The Iraq-based Al-Itijah channel aired a documentary about the spiritual leader in Bahrain ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim that included testimonies of currently-detained prominent figures.
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Thousands Perform Central Ashura Prayers in Manama Despite Authority Ban
2016-10-13
Thousands of Bahraini Muslim Shiites performed Ashura prayers in the capital Manama, despite authorities’ ban on the central prayers Shiites are accustomed to performing on the ninth day of Muharram, marking the eve of Imam Hussein bin Ali’s martyrdom. Thousands of Bahraini Muslim Shiites performed Ashura prayers in the capital Manama, despite authorities’ ban on the central prayers Shiites are accustomed to performing on the ninth day of Muharram, marking the eve of Imam Hussein bin Ali’s martyrdom.
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Boroujerdi Criticizes Bahraini Government’s Naturalizing of “Mercenaries” to Suppress Bahraini People
2016-10-10
Bahrain Mirror: Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said that the Bahraini people “is proud that it is resisting the Al Saud criminal governmental forces that use the military forces, tanks and mercenaries potentials of 6 countries.”
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“The Red Line”: Documentary Depicts Biography of Sheikh Isa Qassim
2016-10-09
The Owj Arts and Media Organization launched a new documentary in the Iranian capital, Tehran, named “The Red Line”.
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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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Bahraini Courts Issue Imprisonment Sentences Against 3 Prominent Shiite Clerics
2016-10-07
Bahraini regime courts issued Thursday two-year imprisonment verdicts Shiite clerics, Mohammad Jawad Al-Shihabi and Sheikh Fadel Al-Zaki. Another court sentenced Sayyed Majeed Al-Mashaal, to a year imprisonment in a new case.
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New Fatwa Compels Bahrainis to Defend Sheikh Qassim via “Possible Means”
2016-10-06
Prominent Shiite cleric Ayatollah Sayyed Kazem Al Haeri issued a fatwa demanding the Bahraini people to defend the Shiite majority spiritual leader, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.