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Ayatollah Qassim: The Nation Owes Martyrs Debts that It Can't Repay
2023-12-19
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim praised the late Sheikh Abdul Amir Al-Jamri "Abu Jameel" who "resurrected the spirit of renaissance in Bahrain and nourished it with his words and positions, and exerted his efforts enduring difficulties on this path."
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Ayatollah Qassim: People's Rights in Charter Violated, Ruling Power Losing Legitimacy
2023-12-19
Sheikh Isa Qassim expressed that "there is a ruling entity in Bahrain whose only basis for legitimacy that determines it is the charter that it has obliterated by violating it and breaking what it committed itself to," noting that "the consequence of this is inevitably the loss of all governance policies."
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Ayatollah Al-Sistani Offers Condolences over Death of Emir of Kuwait
2023-12-19
Grand Ayatollah Sayed Ali Al-Sistani sent a cable of condolences to Emir of Kuwait Mihsal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber on the demise of late Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
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Sheikh Al-Daihi: Sheikh Al-Jamri is Icon of Steadfastness and Defiance
2023-12-19
Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi said that the late scholar Sheikh Abdul Amir Al-Jamri "is the symbol of struggle and defense of rights in Bahrain, as he is an unforgettable figure in Bahrain's modern history, a religious scholar and a prominent national leader, who left a deep imprint on the heart and mind of his people."
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US: We're Strengthening Naval Force within Bahrain's Fifth Fleet to Counter Attacks in Red Sea
2023-12-19
National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, John Kirby, announced on Monday, December 18, 2023, that "the United States will try to strengthen the naval force within the Fifth Fleet in Bahrain to monitor the situation in the Red Sea."
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Ayatollah Qassim: Conscience Made People Denounce Atrocities of Occupation Yet Tyrant Rule Wants to Bury Conscience
2023-12-15
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim expressed that "it is the remnant of the innate conscience of man that moves some people in our world today in many diverse ways, in sit-ins and marches, condemning the atrocities of the Zionist entity."
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MoI Summons Israeli Resident over Remarks Insulting to Palestinians, Provocative to Bahrainis
2023-12-14
The Interior Ministry's Cybercrime Department summoned an Israeli investor over writing provocative remarks to citizens on social media.
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BCHR: Deliberate Negligence in Treating Political Prisoner Ayoub Adel Ahmed caused him Kidney Failure, Several Diseases
2023-12-13
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expressed its concern about the continued suffering of prisoners in Bahrain to obtain their natural rights inside the prison, such as the right to treatment and receiving necessary health care, one of whom is political prisoner Ayoub Adel Ahmed, who is detained in Jaw Central Prison.
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BCHR on “Human Rights Day”: Bahrain Continues to Go against Int’l Approach of Recognizing these Rights
2023-12-13
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) affirmed that “human rights violations in Bahrain are ongoing and go against the international approach of recognizing all these rights."
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Security Authorities Arrest 4 Citizens, Renew Detention of Ayatollah Qassim's Grandson and Prevent Jassim Al Abbas from Traveling
2023-12-12
The security authorities arrested on Monday, December 11, 2023, four citizens after summoning them for interrogation on illegal charges.
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HR Organizations Urge Bahrain to Immediately Release Political Activist Hasan Mushaima, Ensure He Receives Treatment
2023-12-12
16 human rights organizations sent a joint letter calling on the King and Crown Prince of Bahrain to urgently and unconditionally release the prominent political dissident in Bahrain, Hasan Mushaima, 75, and ensure that he receives urgent and appropriate medical care.
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Sheikh Al-Daihi: "Seasons of Repression" Report in Bahrain Not Only Statistics, Rather Human Suffering of Oppressed People
2023-12-12
Al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary-General, Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi, confirmed that the reason for naming the society's report on human rights violations for the year 2022 "Seasons of Repression" is "an indication that the authority seeks to turn some events or occasions into an opportunity for repression or political revenge."
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Hisham Al-Sabbagh: After 24 Years of Waiting, Housing Ministry Cancels My Housing Application
2023-12-12
The Housing Ministry has cancelled a housing application submitted by Hisham Al-Sabbagh, a leader in the Islamic Action Society, Amal.
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Detained Opposition Leader Sheikh Saeed Mirza Al-Nouri Prevented from Attending his Father's Funeral Ceremony
2023-12-12
The Jaw Prison administration prevented opposition leader and prisoner of conscience Sheikh Saeed Mirza Al-Nouri from attending the funeral ceremony of his father, Mirza Al-Nouri, who passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023.
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In Its Annual 2022 HR Report, Al-Wefaq Monitors Over 2400 HR Violations, 1000 Protests
2023-12-11
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society launched on Saturday, December 9, 2023, its annual report on human rights violations in Bahrain for the year 2022, entitled "Seasons of Repression", in which it monitored more than 1,700 raids, 100 arrests, and more than 950 protests.
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Sheikh Sanqour: Why Sunni Endowments Allowed to Build Mosques in Areas Not Inhabited by Sunnis Unlike Jaafari Endowments?
2023-12-10
The Friday preacher at the Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in Diraz, west of the capital Manama, Sheikh Mohammad Sanqour, said that "If the Zionist enemy knew that the condemnation and denunciation of its crimes had any consequences, it would not have dared to commit these massacres that the rhetoricians are unable to describe."
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HRW, BIRD: 13 Inmates in Bahrain Convicted in Unfair Mass Trial
2023-12-07
HRW and BIRD condemned on Wednesday (December 6, 2023) the verdict issued by Bahrain's First Criminal Court in September 2023, against 13 defendants in "an unfair mass trial marred with due process violations and torture allegations." HWR and BIRD demanded to assess the defendants' torture allegations.
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Ayatollah Qassim Calls on Bahrainis to Expel Zionists from Bahrain
2023-12-02
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim issued a "patriotic Islamic appeal" to Bahrain's "loyal believing people," calling on them to expel "Zionist invaders and aggressors" from the country.
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UN Postpones Classification of NIHR due to Insufficient Participation of Civil Society Institutions
2023-12-02
The UN committee on evaluating the performance of the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) in Bahrain postponed the decision on the institution’s classification to a full year.
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Hasan Mushaima Suspends his Hunger Strike after Promises to "Resolve Outstanding Issues"
2023-12-01
The head of "Haq" opposition movement, Hasan Mushaima, suspended the hunger strike which he began on Friday, December 1, 2023, after pledges to "resolve outstanding issues" regarding his health and detention conditions.