Iran denies allegations of interference in Bahrain’s affairs
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran on Monday categorically denied the allegations raised by Bahraini officials about Tehran’s alleged interference in the internal affairs…
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Bahraini regime interrogates more children
TEHRAN (FNA)- The authorities in Bahrain transferred children to the public prosecution two days after Amnesty International released a statement heavily criticizing…
Bahrainis hold anti-regime protests
Bahraini people have held fresh anti-regime demonstrations to show their solidarity with those killed or arrested during the uprising against the ruling…
Bahraini regime forces make several arrests
TEHRAN (FNA)- Bahraini regime forces arrested several people in connection with peaceful protests in the Persian Gulf state. The main opposition party,…
Bahrain marks 1000 days of protest by mass demo
Tens of thousands of Bahrainis have held a mass demonstration to mark 1000 days of protest against the ruling Al Khalifa regime…
Bahraini court jails 12 anti-regime protesters
TEHRAN (FNA)- A court in Bahrain sentenced 12 anti-regime protesters, including three minors, to prison terms of up to five years as…
Iran, Saudi strategists spar, swap ideas, over Gulf security
(Reuters) – Invoking religious faith and desert folklore, Gulf officials proclaim wariness about a possible thaw in relations between their ally the…
Pressure mounting against Bahrain regime: Activist
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The leader of Bahrain Freedom Movement said regional and international changes will force the Bahraini regime either to meet…
Bahrain sentences 16 activists to 7 years in jail
TEHRAN (FNA)- A Bahraini court sentenced 16 activists to seven years in prison each for allegedly attacking a police vehicle during an…
Bahrain police, protesters clash in village near capital
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Bahrain’s police fired tear gas and used sound bombs to disperse hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday in a Shiite…
Amnesty urges Bahrain to release rights activist
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Amnesty International called on the Bahraini regime to free prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab as soon as possible.…
Bahrainis stage fresh protest rallies
TEHRAN (FNA)- Bahraini demonstrators once again staged protests against the ruling Al Khalifa family across the country. On Wednesday, demonstrators took to…
Bahrain authority responsible for problem of dismissed workers
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Labor Unions and Civil Society Organizations Unit in Al Wefaq is amazed at the statement made by the Justice…
Bahrainis stage protest rallies in several towns
People in Bahrain have once again staged anti-regime protests across the Persian Gulf country despite a ban on demonstrations and an intensified…
Bahrain: Al Marzooq stands before court today
TEHRAN (FNA)- The regime in Bahrain is insisting on trying Khalil Al Marzooq, the Political Assistant of Al Wefaq’s Secretary General, for…
Female lawyer, activists arrested in Bahrain
A well-known female lawyer and several activists have been abducted in nighttime raids by regime forces in Bahrain as the crackdown continues…
Prominent Bahrain cleric criticizes judicial system
TEHRAN (FNA)- A prominent Bahraini cleric criticized the country’s judicial system for its harsh sentences against anti-regime protesters. Sheikh Issa Qassim said…
Bahraini forces use tear gas against protesters
Saudi-backed Bahraini forces have used tear gas and sound bombs to disperse anti-regime protesters holding a demonstration in the capital Manama. On…
Clerics warn against Bahrain worsening situation
Bahrain’s Council of Clerics has warned that the situation in the Persian Gulf island is deteriorating gradually and steadily. The Council issued…
Bahrain regime practices fascist policies: Analyst
A political commentator has accused Bahrain’s ruling Al Khalifa regime of practicing “fascist” and “sectarian” policies against the people, Press TV reports. Saab Shaath,…
Bahrainis stage fresh anti-regime demonstration
People have staged a demonstration in northern Bahrain to protest against the Al Khalifa regime and to express solidarity with the country’s…
Tehran rejects Bahrain’s anti-Iran accusation
Iran has criticized Bahrain for linking the Islamic Republic to a number of people accused of plotting to launch attacks in the…
Bahrainis stage new anti-regime demonstrations
People in Bahrain have staged anti-regime demonstrations in the capital, Manama, and the Sitra Island, demanding the ouster of the Al Khalifa…
Bahrainis slam Wefaq leader summoning
Bahraini anti-regime protesters have held a demonstration against the summoning of the leader of the main opposition group, al-Wefaq, by police for…
Bahraini protesters stage rally south of Manama
Bahraini protesters have staged another demonstration against the Al Khalifa regime in the village of Aali, south of the capital Manama. On…
Bahraini forces storm, close ‘revolution museum’
Bahraini regime forces have shut down an exhibition dedicated to the revolution against the ruling Al Khalifa family and Manama’s violent crackdown…
Bahrainis hold anti-regime protests
Anti-regime protesters in Bahrain have held demonstrations in several towns and villages across the country. Demonstrators on Wednesday chanted slogans against the…
Religious Leader: Reforms in Bahrain inevitable
TEHRAN (FNA)- Prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Issa Ahmed Qassem warned that there is no substitute for reforms in Bahrain. The prominent Bahraini…
Information Minister: Bahrain to import more tear gas for security reasons
TEHRAN (FNA)- International human rights groups blasted the Bahraini regime’s crowd-dispersal policies following the release of a leaked government purchase request for…
Wefaq says won’t join Bahrain’s national dialogue
Bahrain’s opposition bloc al-Wefaq says it is going to continue its boycott of a national dialogue over the Al Khalifa regime’s unending…
Bahraini regime defends use of tear gas
The Bahraini regime has defended the use of tear gas against anti-regime protesters despite criticism by human rights organizations. “Tear gas is…
Bahrain crackdown heating up opposition: Analyst
The escalation of crackdown on anti-government protesters in Bahrain will merely intensify opposition against the Manama regime, a political analyst tells Press TV.…
US heavily dependent on Bahraini regime: Analyst
Amid ongoing crackdown by the Al Khalifa regime on pro-democracy protesters in Bahrain, a political analyst says that the United States is…
HRW raps ‘unlawful’ use of tear gas in Bahrain
Human Rights Watch says Bahraini regime forces have used tear gas ‘disproportionately’ and ‘unlawfully’ in their clampdown on anti-regime protests in the…
US, KSA hand in glove over Bahrain crisis: Analyst
The United States and Saudi Arabia are in cahoots in supporting the Bahraini regime’s brutal crackdown on opposition, a political analyst tells Press…
Bahrain: Regime court jails six protesters for 10 years
TEHRAN (FNA)- A Bahraini court jailed six opposition protesters for 10 years, alleging that they attempted to murder police officers. The six…
Bahraini forces kill teenage activist
Saudi-backed regime forces in Bahrain have killed a pro-democracy activist in a village in the northwest of the Persian Gulf kingdom. Seventeen-year-old…