Since the uprisings of Egypt and Tunisia in 2011, Bahrain has witnessed its wave of revolutionary mass protests demanding constitutional changes, greater freedom and equality of the marginalized majority Shia population, and political freedom and equality for the population as a whole. The revolution, labeled the “14 February uprising” provoked ...
Read More »Ayatollah Qasim: Dissolving the Council of Scholars is an attack on Islam
Addressing a crowd of scholars protesting against an order by the Bahraini regime to dissolve the Council of Scholars yesterday, prominent Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Eisa Qasim issued a statement against the order for the dissolution of the Council in which he stated that the termination of the council would ...
Read More »Bahraini forces kill 19 year old protester
A young Bahraini protester has been martyred as a result of injuries sustained during a protest in the northern village of Markh. Bahrain’s main opposition group, al-Wefaq, said in a message posted on Twitter on Sunday that Fadhil Abbas Muslim, a 19 year old, “was martyred today due to severe ...
Read More »Thousands stage pro-democracy demo in Bahrain
Thousands of anti-regime protesters have held a demonstration in northeastern Bahrain, calling for the democratization of the Persian Gulf country. The pro-democracy demonstration, dubbed People’s Cause, was held in the village of Sitra on Friday. The protest had been organized by the Bahraini opposition bloc al-Wefaq National Islamic Society. The ...
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