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Bahraini leader blasts regime's anti-Shia move

Sat Apr 26, 2014 11:14:25

A prominent Bahraini Shia leader has slammed the ruling Al Khalifa regime for effectively declaring an official war on the Shia faith by expelling the representative of Iraq-based Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.

UN raps Bahrain’s anti-Shia policies

Fri Apr 25, 2014 07:45:55

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has censured the Bahraini government for discriminating against the country's Shia majority.

Bahrain sentences 12 protesters to life in prison

Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:05:48

A Bahraini court sentences 12 anti-regime protesters to life in prison as pressure on dissidents mounts in the Persian Gulf country.

Car bomb blast kills 2 in Bahrain

Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:23:53

A car explosion in Bahrain has killed two people and wounded a third in a village, the interior ministry says.

Another Bahraini activist killed in regime crackdown

Fri Apr 18, 2014 20:09:34

A Bahraini man died on Friday from shotgun pellet wounds sustained during clashes with police almost two months ago, rights activists said, becoming the first person to be killed in such circumstances since February last year.

11 Shiites jailed over allegedly attacking police in Bahrain

Mon Apr 14, 2014 20:05:12

A Bahraini court has sentenced 11 Shiite pro-democracy demonstrators to five years in jail each for allegedly attacking police with iron rods and petrol bombs near Manama last year, a judicial source said.

Bahraini forces attack, injure anti-regime protesters

Sat Apr 5, 2014 12:19:46

Saudi-backed Bahraini police and military forces have attacked anti-regime protesters in a number of villages of the Persian Gulf country, injuring numerous people.

Bahrain opposition calls for boycott of Formula One race

Fri Apr 4, 2014 19:06:45

Bahrain's Centre for Human Rights has called for a boycott of the Formula One grand prix event in condemnation of Bahraini regime’s continued violent crackdown on peaceful demonstrators.

Bahrain plans quell protests ahead of Grand Prix

Thu Apr 3, 2014 21:46:29

Bahrain’s Al Khalifa regime has tightened security of the three-day Formula One Grand Prix to crush pro-democracy protests by the opposition groups trying to make their voice heard around the globe.

Jordanian forces sent to Bahrain to quell protests: leaked document

Thu Apr 3, 2014 18:17:23

An important classified document recently leaked shows that around 500 Jordanian security forces are in Bahrain to help the Al Khalifa regime's crackdown on the prodemocracy demonstrations.

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