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Top Bahraini Cleric Criticizes Arab States for Backing US Plan for Palestine

TEHRAN (defapress) - Bahrain's most prominent Shiite cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim has harshly criticized Arab states for betraying Palestinian people by backing the US so-called deal of the century.
News ID: 80213    Publish Date : 2020/02/14

Hundreds of Bahraini Prisoners on Hunger Strike over Rights Abuses: Report

TEHRAN (defapress) – More than 600 Bahraini political prisoners are now on hunger strike to protest ill-treatment at Bahrain’s notorious Jaw prison, a report said.
News ID: 78420    Publish Date : 2019/08/19

Top Bahraini Cleric Warns Arab States against Backing ‘Deal of Century’

TEHRAN (defapress) – Sheikh Isa Qassim, the spiritual leader of Bahrain’s Shiite majority, deplored the US government’s so-called “deal of the century” plan as “a crime”, warning that Arab states’ support for the plan will bring them shame and dishonor.
News ID: 77576    Publish Date : 2019/05/28

Iraq Summons Bahraini Envoy as Diplomatic Tensions Escalate

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iraq’s Foreign Ministry summoned Bahrain’s ambassador to Baghdad to voice protest at Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa’s insulting remarks about Iraqi prominent figure Muqtada al-Sadr.
News ID: 77083    Publish Date : 2019/04/28

Top Bahraini Cleric Sheikh Qassim Visits Mashhad in Iran

TEHRAN (defapress) – Bahrain’s top Shiite cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, visited Iran’s holy city of Mashhad after a trip to the Iraqi city of Najaf.
News ID: 75370    Publish Date : 2019/02/03

Bahraini Attorney General Charges 169 Anti-Regime Activists with Terrorism

TEHRAN (defapress)- Bahrain's attorney general said officials have charged nearly 170 anti-regime protesters with terrorism offenses as the ruling Al Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
News ID: 72685    Publish Date : 2018/09/26

Bahraini Cleric Sheikh Qassim to Stay in London for Convalescence

TEHRAN (defapress) - The representative of top Bahraini Shiite cleric Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim in Iran said the popular cleric will have to stay in the UK for at least one more month as part of his convalescence after an operation at a London hospital.
News ID: 72207    Publish Date : 2018/09/05

Amnesty Slams Bahrain’s ‘Cruel, Inhumane’ Treatment of Jailed Activists

Amnesty International blasted Bahrain for denying vital medical care to jailed pro-democracy activists, saying the cruel and inhumane practice is putting the prisoners’ lives at risk.
News ID: 71637    Publish Date : 2018/08/07

Top Bahraini Cleric Sheikh Qassim Leaves ICU

Bahrain’s top Shiite cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, has come out of the intensive care unit (ICU) after undergoing a “successful” operation at a London hospital, his entourage says.
News ID: 71413    Publish Date : 2018/07/27

Manama Blocking Visits to Top Cleric in London Hospital: Opposition Figure

The Al Khalifa regime has blocked visits to Sheikh Isa Qassim, the spiritual leader of Bahrain’s Shiite majority who was recently admitted to a hospital in London for treatment following a deterioration in his health, an opposition leader said.
News ID: 71193    Publish Date : 2018/07/14

Iran warns Bahraini govt. over Sheikh Isa Qassim's worsening health condition

The Bahraini government is responsible for the deterioration of Sheikh Isa Qassim’s health conditions and all its consequences, said Iranian Parliamentary Director General for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
News ID: 71142    Publish Date : 2018/07/10

Top Bahraini Cleric to Travel Abroad for Hospital Care

Sheikh Isa Qassim, the spiritual leader of Bahrain’s Shiite majority, who has been under house arrest for more than 400 days, will be allowed to travel abroad for hospital care, media reports said.
News ID: 71114    Publish Date : 2018/07/07

Bahrain sets record in number of political prisoners: Activist

Bahrain with over 5,000 political prisoners is number one in the world and the Zionist regime stands second after it in this regard, ex-Bahraini member of parliament said.
News ID: 71044    Publish Date : 2018/07/02

Bahrain Gives Life Sentences to Three Dissidents

A court in Bahrain sentenced three anti-regime protesters to life imprisonment and handed down jail terms to nine others as the ruling Al-Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in the Persian Gulf kingdom.
News ID: 70952    Publish Date : 2018/06/26

Tens of Right Groups Call on Bahraini Regime to Drop Charges against Opposition Leader

More than 30 independent rights groups called on the Bahraini regime to drop all charges against prominent Shia and opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman as the ruling Al-Khalifah dynasty does not shy away from its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
News ID: 70853    Publish Date : 2018/06/21

Jordanian Forces Assisting Al Khalifa in Crackdown on Bahrainis

The Bahraini regime has resorted to using Jordanian forces in the clampdown on the peaceful protests in the Persian Gulf country, a local report said.
News ID: 70809    Publish Date : 2018/06/19

Bahrain Sentences 3 Shia Clerics to Death

Manama regime officials have handed down death sentences to three Shia clergymen and condemned eight others to life imprisonment as the ruling Al-Khalifah regime continues with its repressive measures and heavy-handed crackdown on members of the religious community.
News ID: 70805    Publish Date : 2018/06/18

The European Union, with the overwhelming majority of votes:

Human rights violations in Bahrain is doomed and the political prisoners must be released

The European Union, with the overwhelming majority of the votes to the draft contractual and infringement of human rights by the regime condemned Bahrain and demanded the immediate release of political prisoners.
News ID: 70777    Publish Date : 2018/06/16

EP condemns human rights violation in Bahrain: media

The European Parliament issued a draft of a resolution against the Al Khalifa regime, said Aljazeera .
News ID: 70757    Publish Date : 2018/06/15

Amir-Abdollahian:

Palestinian resistance to prevent survival of US embassy in al-Quds

Special Aide to Iranian Parliament Speaker for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that time is not in favor of the Zionist regime, adding, “under such circumstances, resistance of Palestinian people will not allow the survival of US Embassy in al-Quds (Jerusalem).”
News ID: 70234    Publish Date : 2018/05/18