[caption id="attachment_51304" align="alignright" width="180"] Former Bahraini opposition lawmaker Khalil Marzooq[/caption] TEHRAN (FNA)- The regime in Bahrain is insisting on trying Khalil Al Marzooq, the Political Assistant of Al Wefaqs Secretary General, for accusations that, his part said, contradict his political views about peaceful struggle ...

A court in Bahrain has sentenced nine anti-regime Shia activists to life in prison, as the Al Khalifa regime steps up its crackdown on protesters. A court in Bahrain has sentenced nine anti-regime activists to life in prison, as the Al Khalifa regime steps up its crackdown on protesters. The court issued the sentences on Monday after convicting the ...

[caption id="attachment_53572" align="alignright" width="180"] Bahraini protesters hold up portraits of detained former opposition MP Khalil Marzooq during an anti-regime demonstration in the village of Jannusan on September 27, 2013.[/caption] Thousands of Bahrainis have rallied near the capital, Manama, to express their anger over the arrest of ...

[caption id="attachment_51304" align="alignright" width="210"] Former Bahraini opposition lawmaker Khalil Marzooq[/caption] Anti-regime demonstrators have taken to the streets in a village west of the Bahraini capital, Manama, to protest against the arrest of a former lawmaker and demand the release of political prisoners. The demonstration was held ...

Bahraini regime forces have fired teargas and rubber bullets to break up an anti-regime protest near the capital, Manama. Demonstrators took to the streets once again in the village of Sitra near Manama to demand the release of former opposition lawmaker Khalil al-Marzooq. Marzooq had been summoned to court and charged with inciting terrorism during ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) Bahrain's main Shia Muslim groups have suspended participation in reconciliation talks with the government after the detention of an important opposition figure. Bahrain's public prosecution said Khalil al-Marzooq, a former deputy parliament speaker, was detained on Tuesday accused of instigating violence and having links to ...

[caption id="attachment_51304" align="alignright" width="210"] Former Bahraini opposition lawmaker Khalil Marzooq[/caption] Amnesty International has called on the Al Khalifa regime in Bahrain to release former opposition lawmaker Khalil al-Marzooq. Khalil al-Marzooq is a prisoner of conscience, imprisoned only for his vehement criticism of the government,...

Main Bahraini opposition groups have boycotted the countrys national reconciliation talks to protest against the arrest of a top opposition figure. The coalition of five groups, including the main opposition party al-Wefaq, said on Wednesday that it has suspended its participation in the talks until further notice. The decision was made a day after ...