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Al-Wefaq: The Bahraini Government Still Ignores Reconstruction of 11 Mosques Demolished in 2011
2024-03-19
Al-Wefaq Society stated that the Bahraini government continues to ignore 11 mosques in various areas after they were demolished by the military during the infamous state of emergency in 2011.
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70 Political Prisoners in Jaw Prison Refuse to Receive Iftar Suhoor Meals in Solidarity with Protesters against Isolation.
2024-03-18
40 political prisoners from Building 9 in Jaw Central Prison refused to receive Iftar (fast-breaking) and Suhoor (pre-dawn) meals starting from Sunday, March 17, 2024, in solidarity with those isolated in the prison, and with 53 political prisoners from Building 7.
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Bahraini Court Sentences 6 Bahraini Citizens to 3 Months in Prison for their Solidarity with Gaza.
2024-03-13
On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, a Bahraini court issued a three-month prison sentence against 6 citizens for expressing their solidarity with the people of the Gaza Strip in Palestine.
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Sheikh Rahma: Refraining from Registering Endowments in Real Estate Registry Doesn't Invalidate Endowment Status
2024-03-11
In his Friday sermon, Sheikh Ali Rahma inquired about "the reason behind the obstruction of registering many endowments belonging to the Jaafari Endowments Directorate in the real estate registry," noting that "this has made those endowments vulnerable to loss."
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50 Political Prisoners in Jaw Prison Continue Protest against Security Isolation Punishment for Fellow Inmates
2024-03-09
Fifty political prisoners held in the Jaw Central Prison persisted in their protest by refusing to enter their cells, rejecting the prison administration's implementation of the security isolation punishment on several of their fellow inmates.
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Sheikh Sanqour Calls for Caring for the Less Fortunate, Resolving Prisoners' Issue in Ramadan, Warns Against Israeli Occupation's Starving pf Gazans
2024-03-09
The Friday preacher at Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in Bahrain's Diraz, west of the capital Manama, Sheikh Mohammad Sanqour, urged Bahrainis, as the Month of Ramadan approaches, to "take care of those in need among their relatives and neighbors" and to "be economical in food consumption" and "not to overindulge in food," also emphasizing the "urgent need to resolve the prisoners' issue."
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Police Force Surrounds Building 7 in Jaw Prison Where Prisoners Are Protesting against the Isolation of their Fellow Inmates
2024-03-09
Armed police forces surrounded Building 7 in Bahrain's Central Jaw Prison on Friday (March 8th, 2024), following a protest by prisoners.
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"International Scholarly Forum for Palestine" Coordinator: Bahraini People Proved Support for Palestinian Cause When Many Nations Faltered
2024-03-09
Sheikh Abdullah Katamto, coordinator of the "International Scholarly Forum for Palestine," hailed "the steadfast people of Bahrain, who have carried the banner of Palestine with a pure heart and fervor and a sincere commitment to defending the oppressed Palestinian people".
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"Bahrain Opposition Bloc in Britain": Quarter of Century Under Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's Rule, Nightmare Lingers for Bahrainis
2024-03-08
The "Bahraini Opposition Bloc in Britain" deemed the passing of a quarter of a century since Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa took the throne as a nightmare haunting the Bahraini people.
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Jaw Prison Administration Transfers 4 Prisoners to Isolation, Prisoners Stage Protest
2024-03-08
The administration of Bahrain's Jaw Central Prison transferred 4 prisoners to isolation in an arbitrary move on Thursday, March 7th, 2024.
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Two Young Political Prisoners in Dry Dock Go on Hunger Strike in Protest Against Their Isolation
2024-03-07
Political prisoners Ali Isa Al Ithnaashar and Hussain Matar, held in the Dry Dock prison, announced on Monday, March 4, 2024, their two-week hunger strike in protest against being jointly isolated in a cell for a year.
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Jaw Prisoners Return Meals in Protest against Violations of "Striking is Our Right" Agreement
2024-03-07
Inmates in Building 9 of Bahrain's Jaw Central Prison returned iftar meals on Wednesday (March 6th, 2024), in protest against what they described as violations of the "Striking is Our Right" agreements by the officer in charge of the building.
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Political Prisoner in Jaw Prison Hussein Ibrahim Demands Access to Medical Treatment
2024-03-06
Political prisoner Hussein Khalil Ibrahim complained about the Jaw Central Prison administration's denial of his treatment for several ailments.
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On National Charter & Feb 14 Uprising Anniversary: Bahraini Parties Call on Govt. to Create Just Political, Economic, and Social Reality
2024-02-15
A number of political societies in Bahrain, the Nationalist Democratic Assembly, Progressive Democratic Tribune, and Unitary National Democratic Assemblage (Al-Wahdawi), demanded the state to "reformulate a more just and balanced political, economic, and social reality."
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Bahrain Security Forces Suppress Demonstration in Daih Marking February 14 Uprising Anniv., Make Arrests
2024-02-15
Security forces suppressed, on Wednesday (February 14, 2024), a large peaceful demonstration that took place in Bahrain's Al-Daih area.
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HRW Researcher: Bahrain Continues to Arrest Children for Their Solidarity with Palestine
2024-02-15
Niku Jafarnia, a researcher in the Middle East and Africa division at Human Rights Watch, confirmed that Bahrain continues to violate human rights, especially those of children.
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Al-Wefaq on National Charter, Feb 14 Uprising Anniversary: Authorities Bear Historical Responsibility to Lead Nation Out of HR, Political and Economic Collapse
2024-02-14
Al-Wefaq Society urged those in power in Bahrain to "bear the historical responsibility by calling for a general national consensus to mitigate the state of political, economic, and human rights breakdown that has pushed the people and the nation to the brink of collapse."
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Pearl Generation: Children's Notebook Commemorating the February 14 Uprising
2024-02-14
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society published a coloring book titled "The Pearl Generation" to introduce children and adolescents to the events of the glorious February 14 Uprising, on the occasion of the 13th anniversary of the uprising.
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BCHR Demands Jaw Prison Allow Political Prisoner Sadiq Salman to Participate in Father's Funeral
2024-02-12
Zainab Al-Khamis, head of the Monitoring and Follow-up Committee at the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, demanded that the administration of Jaw Central Prison facilitate the temporary release of political prisoner Sadiq Ali Salman to attend the funeral and burial of his father, who passed away on February 9, 2024.
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Jaw Prison Refuses Temporary Release of Political Prisoner Muhammad Al-Aradi to Attend Grandmother's Funeral
2024-02-12
The administration of Jaw Central Prison refused to grant temporary release to political prisoner Muhammad Amin Abdul Hakim Al-Aradi.