Al-Wasat said Diraz residents complained that their relatives are barred from entering area to participate in burial ceremonies and funerals.

The organizing committee of the international two-day conference on "Persecution of Shia in Bahrain", organized by Salam for Democracy and Human Rights and No Peace without Justice, launched a book revealing human rights violations practiced against the Shia in Bahrain.

Salam for Democracy and Human Rights is organizing an international conference on April 22 and 23, 2016 in coordination with No Peace without Justice, entitled "Shia Persecution in Bahrain".