Bahraini Shia
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Bahraini security forces attack protesters in Shiite villages
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Bahraini security forces fired tear gas at anti-regime protesters in a number of Shiite villages on Monday night.
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Bahrainis continue rallies against Al Khalifa regime
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - People in Bahrain held protest rallies against the ruling Al Khalifa regime on Friday as the regime forces prevented Friday prayers in al-Diraz region for the 56th consecutive week.
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Bahraini Shiite cleric released after spending 1 year in jail / Pics
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The Bahraini security authorities released on Monday (August 7, 2017) Shiite cleric Sheikh Ali Naji after spending one year in prison.
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Bahraini Shiites pray at demolished al-Alawiyat mosque / Pics
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Shia Muslims in Bahrain held evening prayers on Saturday (July 29, 2017) at the Al-Alawiyat Mosque, which was demolished by the Bahraini authorities in March 2011, and has not been rebuild yet.
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Bahraini Shiite cleric arrested while visiting detained son
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The Bahraini authorities arrested on Monday (July 3, 2017) Shiite cleric Sheikh Hani al-Banaa' while he was visiting his detained son in Dry Dock Prison.
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Bahraini Shiite preacher of Al-Kheif mosque released after finishing his prison term
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The security authorities released on Friday (June 30, 2017) Shiite cleric and preacher of Al-Kheif Mosque in Al-Dair, Sheikh Isa Al-Moamen, after finishing his 3-month jail term over a Friday sermon he delivered on the onset of August 2016.
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Bahraini Shiite cleric arrested for 2 weeks pending investigation
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Bahraini Shiite cleric Sheikh Hasanain Al-Mhanna arrested for 2 weeks pending investigation and transferred to Dry Dock Prison in Al-Hidd.
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Bahraini woman released after spending one year in prison / Pics
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The Bahraini authorities released Taiba Ismail after spending one whole year in prison over tweets deemed insulting to King of Bahrain.
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Protesters condemn Diraz massacre outside EU Headquarters in Brussels / Pics
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Activists on social media outlets published photos for activists protesting outside the European Union headquarters on (Monday, May 29, 2017) in Brussels, Belgium, against Diraz massacre and raid carried on the house of spiritual leader of Shiite majority in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Bahraini authorities arrest activist's father, summon his mother after son joins anti-king protest
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - UK-based Bahraini activist Isa Al-A'ali said that the Bahraini authorities arrested his father and summoned his mother over his participation in an anti-King protest. The protest was organized to call against the visit of Bahrain King Hamad to UK to attend the Windsor Horse Show.
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Sheikh Ali Salman: Sheikh Isa Qassim’s trial is persecution of all Bahraini Shias
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Bahrain’s senior opposition cleric Sheikh Ali Salman says the prosecution of top Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim amounts to persecution and targeting of the entire Shia community in the country.