Alwaght - On Monday, Bahrains Supreme Court upheld the life sentence for Sheikh Ali Salman, the head of the opposition movement al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, and two former members of parliament Sheikh Hassan Sultan and Ali al-Aswad, three of whom are charged baselessly with spying for Qatar.
In 2015, the 53-year-old Salman, was sentenced ...
FNA - The Iranian foreign ministry deplored the life sentence verdicts handed down by Bahrain's highest court to three opposition leaders, including top cleric Sheikh Ali Salman, calling on Manama to recognize the civil rights of the country's people.
"This measure is condemned; we do not interfere in Bahrain's internal issues but have always recommended ...
France 24 - Bahrain's supreme court, whose verdicts are final, on Monday upheld a life term for Shiite opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman for spying for Gulf rival Qatar, a judicial source said.
Salman, who headed the Shiite Al-Wefaq group, was convicted in November of "communicating with Qatari officials... to overthrow constitutional order", ...
Press TV- Senior Bahraini cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim has been transferred to hospital to undergo a hernia surgery, 10 days after he was said to be in critical condition under house arrest.
Bahrains main opposition party, al-Wefaq National Islamic Society announced the news in a statement on Wednesday.
Al-Wefaq said Sheikh Qassim slammed the Bahraini ...
Press TV- Bahrainis have rallied throughout the Persian Gulf island in remembrance of those killed during the regimes years-long crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations.
Protesterson Saturday took to the streets on the Sitra island in eastern Bahrain, including the Eker area, the village of Sanabis in the capital Manamas countryside, ...
Press TV - A senior leader of the Bahraini al Wefaqparty has strongly denounced the Al Khalifah regime authorities for not returning the bodies of slain activists who were killed by Bahraini forces during a recent attack on the home of Sheikh Isa Qassim, the spiritual leader of Bahrain's Shia majority.
SheikhHasan al-Dehi, the deputy head of ...
Reuters- An appeals court on Thursday dismissed a challenge to the dissolution of Bahrain's main Shia Muslim opposition group, a newspaper reported, in effect affirming a lower court decision condemned by the United States and the United Nations in July.
Bahrain's Sunni Muslim-led government has come under criticism from its Western allies and rights ...
A court in Bahrain has ruled that the assets belonging to the al-Wefaq opposition group, which was the largest parliamentary group in the country before being banned and dissolved, be auctioned off.
A judicial source said on Saturday that the blocs assets were to go under the hammer on October 26 after a verdict by an administrative court sanctioned ...
Tehran, Oct 21, IRNA Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Friday voiced deep concern about Thursday attacks by Bahraini security forces on the headquarters of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society in Bilad al-Qadeem.
'The security and violent approaches adopted by the Bahraini government towards religious leaders and legal and moderate political ...
A Bahraini appeals court has upheld an earlier decision to dissolve the main Shia opposition group in the Persian Gulf country as the Manama regime presses ahead with its crackdown on critics despite widespread censure.
Back in June, a lower Bahraini court ordered the closure of al-WefaqNational Islamic Societys offices.
One month later, ...
Alwaght- The significant point about the Bahraini uprising is the involvement of over 30 active parties and political movements in the country where a majority of them are Shias. From this number, 6 groups including; Al-Wafa, February 14 Revolution, February 14 Revolutionary Coalition, Ahrar al-Bahrain, February 14 Youth Coalition, and Islamic ...
The Al Khalifah regime in Bahrain has declared Wednesday as the date for the trial of distinguished cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim.
According to Bahraini sources, the 79-year-old Shia cleric will stand trial on July 27 on charges of illegal fund collections, money laundering and helping terrorism.
Sheikh Qassim has already rejected the charges against ...
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says a decision by a Bahraini court to dissolve the countrys main Shia opposition movement, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, is unconstructive.
The so-called administrative court in the capital, Manama, on Sunday ordered the dissolution of al-Wefaq and the seizure of its funds after the Bahraini Justice ...
A court in Bahrainhas dissolved the countrys main Shia opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, almost a month after the regime suspendedits activities.
The so-called administrative court in the capital, Manama, on Sunday ordered the dissolution of al-Wefaq and the seizure of its funds.
The Bahraini justice ministry had suspended ...
Top Bahraini clerics have warned the regime against attempts to undermineShia Islam amid reports that authorities were targeting funds linked to main opposition group al-Wefaq.
The funds are linked to the Shia practice ofKhums -a tax datingback to early Islam which followers pay to their highest religious authorities out of their free willfor ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) The Al Khalifa regime said it has suspended all activities by Bahrains main opposition bloc, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, amid a widening crackdown on dissent.
In a Tuesday statement on the state-run Bahrain News Agency, the tiny Persian Gulf kingdoms Justice Ministry said it has suspended the al-Wefaq opposition group ...
Bahrain's main opposition bloc, theal-WefaqNational Islamic Society,has called on the Manama regime to release 300 student prisoners.
Al-Wefaq'scall comesahead of the new school year.
Meanwhile, Bahraini demonstrators took to the streets in solidarity with jailed students in the region of Mahazzah outside the capital, Manama.
According to ...
[caption id="attachment_156054" align="alignright" width="231"] Security forces attacking inmates inside Bahrains Jaw prison, March 10, 2015.[/caption]
Bahrains main opposition bloc, al-Wefaq, has warned against the plight of inmates kept in the Persian Gulf countrys notorious Jaw prison.
The opposition group said Monday that over 1,300 prisoners ...
[caption id="attachment_151428" align="alignright" width="208"] Bahraini protesters clash with police following a demonstration to mark the fourth anniversary of the countrys popular uprising on February 14, 2015.(AFP photo)[/caption]
A Bahraini court has sentenced three people to death and seven others to life in prison after convicting them of ...
[caption id="attachment_141802" align="alignright" width="181"] Bahrain's opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman[/caption]
Bahrains senior Shia leader Sheikh Ali Salman's trial has beenadjourned to March.Salman will remain in custody till then.
On Wednesday, Sheikh Salman went brieflyon trial for a second time on charges of allegedly plotting against ...
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