Bahrain sentences opposition leaders to life to bully dissidents, court Saudis
Alwaght – On Monday, Bahrain’s Supreme Court upheld the life sentence for Sheikh Ali Salman, the head of the opposition movement al-Wefaq…
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Iran condemns life sentence against Bahraini opposition leader
FNA – The Iranian foreign ministry deplored the life sentence verdicts handed down by Bahrain’s highest court to three opposition leaders, including…
Bahrain Shiite opposition leader loses appeal against life sentence
France 24 – Bahrain’s supreme court, whose verdicts are final, on Monday upheld a life term for Shiite opposition leader Sheikh Ali…
Bahraini top cleric hospitalized after long delay for urgent treatment
Press TV- Senior Bahraini cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim has been transferred to hospital to undergo a hernia surgery, 10 days after he…
Bahrainis rally to remember crackdown victims
Press TV- Bahrainis have rallied throughout the Persian Gulf island in remembrance of those killed during the regime’s years-long crackdown on peaceful…
Al Wefaq leader blasts Bahraini regime over burial of slain activists
Press TV – A senior leader of the Bahraini al Wefaq party has strongly denounced the Al Khalifah regime authorities for not returning…
Bahrain court dismisses appeal against dissolution of Shia opposition group – paper
Reuters– An appeals court on Thursday dismissed a challenge to the dissolution of Bahrain’s main Shia Muslim opposition group, a newspaper reported,…
Bahrain to auction Shia bloc’s assets
A court in Bahrain has ruled that the assets belonging to the al-Wefaq opposition group, which was the largest parliamentary group in…
Iran condemns Bahraini regime’s attacks on Al-Wefaq headquarters
Tehran, Oct 21, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Friday voiced deep concern about Thursday attacks by Bahraini security forces…
Bahraini court upholds dissolution of Wefaq
A Bahraini appeals court has upheld an earlier decision to dissolve the main Shia opposition group in the Persian Gulf country as…
Sectarianism; Al Khalifa’s tool for repressing revolutionaries
Alwaght- The significant point about the Bahraini uprising is the involvement of over 30 active parties and political movements in the country…
Bahrain to put senior Shia cleric on trial Wednesday: Sources
The Al Khalifah regime in Bahrain has declared Wednesday as the date for the trial of distinguished cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim. According…
Bahrain court ruling on al-Wefaq unconstructive: Iran
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says a decision by a Bahraini court to dissolve the country’s main Shia opposition movement, the al-Wefaq…
Bahrain court dissolves main opposition group al-Wefaq
A court in Bahrain has dissolved the country’s main Shia opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, almost a month after the regime…
Top Bahraini clerics warns regime against targeting Shia Islam
Top Bahraini clerics have warned the regime against attempts to undermine Shia Islam amid reports that authorities were targeting funds linked to main…
Al Khalifa suspends Bahrain’s main opposition party
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Al Khalifa regime said it has suspended all activities by Bahrain’s main opposition bloc, the al-Wefaq National Islamic…
Bahrain opposition calls for release of 300 student prisoners
Bahrain’s main opposition bloc, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, has called on the Manama regime to release 300 student prisoners. Al-Wefaq’s call comes ahead of the new…
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…
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 opposition cleric says ready to spend whole life in prison
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Sheikh Ali Salman, the secretary general of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Bahrain’s main opposition bloc, who has been in…
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…
Iran dismisses Bahraini interior minister’s remarks
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected the claims raised by Bahraini interior minister who accused Tehran of interfering in the internal…
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…
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…
Bahrain opposition head to remain 15 days in custody
TEHRAN (FNA)- Bahrain’s Opposition Chief Sheikh Ali Salman, whose arrest has sparked protests and international condemnation, on Monday was remanded in custody…
Hezbollah council urges release of Bahraini opposition leader
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Head of Hezbollah Juristic Council Sheikh Mohammad Yazbek condemned the continued detention of Bahrain’s opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman,…
Senior cleric calls for freedom of Bahraini opposition leader
Tehran, Jan 1, IRNA – Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi in a statement released on Thursday called for freedom of the secretary…
Bahrainis to stage rally in solidarity with detained cleric
TEHRAN (Tasnim) –Bahraini opposition urged people to take part in a rally on Friday in solidarity with the jailed cleric Sheikh Ali…
Bahraini regime forces clash with top cleric’s supporters
Fresh nighttime clashes have broken out between Bahraini security forces and anti-regime demonstrators protesting the arrest of prominent opposition leader Sheikh Ali…
Grand Shia cleric calls for Salman’s immediate release
Iraq’s most senior Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, has called on the Bahraini government to immediately release the opposition leader Sheikh…
Iranian MP: Sheikh Salman’s continued detention to cost Manama dearly
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior Iranian lawmaker warned about the consequences of the continued imprisonment of the secretary general of Bahrain’s main…
Bahrain clerics protest at opposition leader arrest
TEHRAN (FNA)- Shiite clerics in Bahrain protested against the recent arrest of the leader of the country’s main opposition party, Al-Wefaq. Dozens…
Bahrain’s Al-Wefaq denies involvement in bombings
Bahrain’s main opposition party has dismissed involvement in the recent bombings in the Persian Gulf sheikhdom, saying it is committed to merely…
People in Bahrain angered by UK deal to expand naval base
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Rallies held in the Bahraini island city of Sitra against an agreement signed between the Manama regime and Britain…
Bahrainis rally in support of political prisoners
Demonstrators in Bahrain have gathered in front of the country’s detention centers in solidarity with political prisoners. The residents of the villages…
Al-Wefaq says Bahrain runoff elections turnout less than 30%
Bahrain’s main opposition party, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, has issued a statement on the runoff parliamentary elections in the country, saying…