Bahrain forces attack Independence Day rallies
Press TV- Bahraini regime forces have attacked anti-regime protesters who took to the streets in several areas to mark the country’s Independence…
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Rights group registers rise in Bahrain regime violations
Press TV- A Bahraini rights group has reported an unprecedented rise in human rights violations in Bahrain, saying the abuses are taking…
Bahrainis rally in support of Sheikh Qassim
Press TV- Bahraini people have held fresh anti-regime protest rallies across the kingdom in support of prominent Shia opposition cleric Sheikh Issa…
Bahraini masses, scholars urge continued resistance
Alwaght– Bahraini people have vowed to continue resisting the Western-backed Al Khalifa regime which is suppressing peaceful protests in the tiny Persian…
Bahrain court sentences six to jail over anti-regime protests
Press TV- A court in Bahrain has handed down prison sentences ranging from seven to ten years to six anti-regime campaigners over their…
Some 37 wounded in anti-regime protests across Bahrain
Press TV- Dozens of Bahraini protesters have been injured when they came under attack by Manama’s forces during fresh anti-regime rallies across…
Bahrainis hold demonstrations in solidarity with Sheikh Qassim
Bahraini people have staged anti-regime demonstrations across the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom in support of distinguished Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Issa Qassim,…
Bahrainis hold demonstration in solidarity with Sheikh Qassim
Bahraini people have staged another mass rally to express their support for distinguished Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim, who recently had…
Bahrainis defy ban on Friday prayers at Diraz Mosque
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Following the Bahraini regime’s move to prevent Shia worshippers from attending Friday prayers at the Imam Sadiq Mosque in…
Iran slams Bahrain crackdown on dissent, suspension of al-Wefaq
Iran has censured Bahrain for suspending the activities of the Arab country’s main Shia opposition group, saying such moves will further complicate…
Bahraini Shias end prayers to protest regime persecution
Shia Muslim clerics in Bahrain have stopped holding congregational prayers in the country in protest at the heavy-handed crackdown and persecution by…
Bahrainis slam extension of Sheikh Salman’s jail sentence
Bahrainis hold hundreds-strong protests throughout Manama, venting rage at a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that has more than doubled the jail…
Rights groups slam Bahrain F1 blood race
Alwaght- The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy slammed Formula One’s governing body for staging auto races in the Persian Gulf kingdom…
Manama deprives five more Bahrainis of citizenship
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Bahraini regime, in another attempt to silence voices of dissent, has revoked the nationality of five more Bahraini…
Bahrainis hold protest against Al Khalifah regime
People in Bahrain have taken to the streets to show their growing frustration with the ruling Al Khalifah regime, calling for the…
Bahraini court gives jail terms to four protesters
A court in Bahrain has sentenced four anti-regime protesters to 10 years in prison each over their alleged role in an attack…
Bahraini court sentences 23 people to 10 years in jail each
A court in Bahrain has sentenced 23 people to 10 years in prison each over their alleged involvement in an attack on…
Bahraini forces clash with protesters over Nimr execution
Bahraini regime forces have clashed with protesters demonstrating to condemn Saudi Arabia’s recent execution of prominent Shia cleric, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. The…
Tightened security measures in Bahrain concerning: Iran
Iran has expressed concern over tightened security measures in the face of the “legitimate civil demands” of the Bahraini people, saying the adoption…
Sheikh Salman vows to continue struggle for democracy in Bahrain
The jailed secretary general of Bahrain’s main opposition bloc has pledged to press ahead with his peaceful campaign for the establishment of…
Bahrain forces attack anti-regime demonstrators
Al Khalifa regime forces have attacked a protest near the Bahraini capital, Manama, clashing with the demonstrators. The anti-regime protesters took to…
Bahraini demonstrators call for release of Sheikh Salman
Scores of anti-regime protesters have staged rallies in Bahrain, calling for the democratization of the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom and the immediate…
Bahrain revolutionary uprising: Elements, components
Alwaght- Popular uprising in Bahrain which began on 14 Feb, 2011, after the upheavals and revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, was faced…
Bahrain’s opposition leader urges more protests
The jailed secretary general of Bahrain’s main opposition bloc, al-Wefaq, has urged Bahrainis to press ahead with their protests for reforms. In a…
Amnesty rejects charges against jailed Bahraini Shia cleric
Amnesty International has dismissed as “groundless” the charges brought by the Bahraini judiciary against prominent Shia cleric and opposition leader Sheikh Ali…
Bahrainis demand release of politcal prisoners at fresh rallies
Bahraini protesters have once again poured into the streets in several parts of the Persian Gulf Kingdom in solidarity with political prisoners.…
Bahrainis hold mass rallies over Salman detention
TEHRAN (FNA)- Bahraini people staged nationwide protests to voice their opposition against the continued detention of the country’s main opposition leader Sheikh…
Does Iran have a card to play in Bahrain?
On March 6, on the fourth anniversary of Saudi troops entering Bahrain, the Shiites of Bahrain participated in rallies, led by Al Wefaq National Islamic Society, in…
Iran calls on Bahraini Gov’t to pay attention to popular demands
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham urged the Manama government to respect the peaceful protests of the people and pay…
Bahrain opposition warns of plight of inmates in Jaw prison
Bahrain’s main opposition bloc, al-Wefaq, has warned against the plight of inmates kept in the Persian Gulf country’s notorious Jaw prison. The…
Anti-regime protesters in Bahrain show solidarity with prisoners
Anti-regime protesters have staged rallies in Bahrain to show support for jailed activists in the country’s notorious Jaw prison. Protesters took to…
Bahrain court sentences 3 to death over ‘police killings’
A Bahraini court has sentenced three people to death and seven others to life in prison after convicting them of allegedly killing…
2nd trial held for Bahrain’s Sheikh Salman
Bahrain’s senior Shia leader Sheikh Ali Salman’s trial has been adjourned to March. Salman will remain in custody till then. On Wednesday, Sheikh Salman…
Almost 50 Bahrainis injured in recent protests: Al-Wefaq
Bahrain’s largest opposition bloc, Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, says nearly 50 protesters were severely wounded by security forces on the fourth anniversary of…
Iran calls Sheikh Salman’s detention ‘unacceptable’
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iran condemned arrest of protestors in Bahrain, saying that continued detention of Sheikh Ali Salman, the leader of al-Wefaq Society…
Bahraini protester hit in head by tear gas canister, injured
A Bahraini protester has suffered head injuries after riot police fired a tear gas canister at him at close range during a…
Bahraini opp. demanding democratic rule: Sheikh Salman
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society party’s secretary-general Sheikh Ali Salman said during an interview with Press TV that the Bahraini opposition is seeking…
Judiciary chief blasts detention of Bahraini cleric
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Judiciary Chief Sadeq Amoli Larijani deplored the detention of Bahrain’s Opposition Leader Sheikh Ali Salman by the al-Khalifa forces,…
Amnesty urges immediate freedom of Bahraini opposition leader
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Amnesty International called for the immediate release of the jailed Bahraini opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, amid continued protests…
Bahrain must immediately free Shia cleric: Iran official
A senior Iranian diplomat has urged the Bahraini regime to immediately release the incarcerated Shia opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, given the…