Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society Shura Chairman, Jamil kathem said that “the Bahraini authority’s violation of the house of Ayatollah Sheikh Issa Qassem came after its failure in undermining his morale.” In a statement to Al-Manar website, Sheikh Kathem stressed that “the Bahraini regime has been trying to undermine the morale of Sheikh Qassem since over ten years, but has failed in that, and here it is today pointing the guns of its mercenaries at his house.” Al-Wefaq Shura Chairman added Read more [...]

In the U.S., many citizens exercise their right to peaceful assembly. However, in Bahrain this basic human right is being denied. Citizens are subject to ridiculous punishments for peaceful expression and assembly.In a recent ruling of Bahrain’s Court of Cassation, seven of 13 defendants were sentenced to life in prison simply for expressing their feelings. However, more severe crimes are being given less harsh punishments. For example, Read more [...]

"We strongly condemn this deplorable move and stress that violence, intimidation and organized raid on people's houses does not accord with any logic and is against all moral, religious and human norms," Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Araqchi said.He called on the Bahraini regime to comply with its responsibility for protecting the country's citizens and defending their rights, and stressed that staging raid on people's residence and insulting senior religious figures will Read more [...]

Manama-May-18(BNA)The Kingdom of Bahrain will host the 1st Gulf Medical Management on June 4-6 at InterContinental Regency Hotel. Bahrain Medical Society and Act smart Public Relations Consultancy will organize the symposium under the patronage of Health Minister Sadiq bin Abdulkarim Al-Shehabi. BMS Chairperson Dr. Maha Al-Muqla said that preparations for the upcoming symposium had already been completed, announcing that prominent Read more [...]

Manama-May-18(BNA)The Kingdom of Bahrain today strongly condemned the statements made by Iranian Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hussain Amir Abdullahyan. The Foreign Ministry slammed the irresponsible statements, being a flagrant interference in Bahrain's internal affairs, an unprecedented behavior in relations bonding states and an awkward demeanor in regional and international Read more [...]

The following is an approximate transcript of the interview.Press TV: We hear of a well known cleric in Bahrain his house being vandalized and ransacked by regime forces. How bad is the situation going to get there? Schoenman: It gets worse by the day. I want to emphasize that the report by Human Rights Watch, which was just issued two days ago is very detailed and very specific.Since April 2013 there have been numerous cases in which there have been torture of prominent human rights activists and Read more [...]