The third high criminal (appeals) court decided to add the two cases in which Sheikh Fadel Al-Zaki and Mohamad Jawad Al-Shehabi are sentenced to two years in prison (one year for each case) based on Diraz assembly, to issue the verdict against them on January 17, 2017.

Bahraini village of Diraz witnessed intensified security measures since early hours of Sunday morning (December 4, 2016).

Social media activists published on Friday (December 2, 2016) photos showing tightening of the security siege that has been imposed on Diraz since months.

Bahrain’s appeals court commuted on Tuesday (November 29, 2016) the 2-year jail term against the prominent Shiite cleric Sayed Majeed Al-Mashaal to 6 months only over the charge of taking part in Diraz protest.

Hundreds of Bahrainis took to the streets in a mass protest that was launched from the Imam Sadiq Mosque, condemning the sectarian persecution practiced against Shia in Bahrain.

The Bahraini authorities have continued to prevent the Shia majority from performing their largest Friday prayer in the Imam Al-Sadiq mosque in Diraz.

Mass protests kicked off in difference areas in Bahrain, expressing solidarity with the Shiite majority spiritual leader, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, on the night of his trial.

Activists and witnesses said that Interior Ministry security forces fired teargas toxic canisters at dawn on Wednesday, at the town of Diraz, which hosts an open protest near Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim’s house.

Thousands of Bahrainis took part in open rally held outside house of Bahraini Shia spiritual leader Sheikh Isa Qassim, marking 150 days since launch of protest.

Hundreds of Bahraini demonstrators denounced Bahraini authorities crackdown preventing Shia worshipers from holding largest Friday congregational prayers

Bahraini authorities continued their crackdown preventing the Shia from holding their largest Friday prayers at Imam Sadiq Mosque in Diraz.

Bahrain’s Public Prosecution released two human rights activists after questioning them over two separate assembly cases.

Bahrain’s public prosecution questioned the political assistant of the Al-Wefaq Secretary-General, Khalil Al-Marzooq, over Diraz assembly.

Hundreds of protestors in Diraz demanded on Monday (November 14, 2016) the security authorities to unveil the fate of detainee Sayed Alawi Sayed Hussein.

Bahrain Watch said that Diraz Internet shutdown has cost residents more than 100,000 Bahraini Dinars (about 265,000 USD).

Social media activists published photos for vehicles affiliated to the Bahraini Ministry of Interior as they continue their siege on Diraz.

The Bahraini authorities have continued to prevent the Shia majority from performing their largest Friday prayer in the Imam Al-Sadiq mosque in Diraz.

Marc Owen Jones writes about his “discovery of thousands of fake twitter accounts polluting hashtags around Persian Gulf with anti-Shia and anti-Iranian propaganda.”

A crowd protest was staged in Diraz, condemning the sectarian persecution and noose tightening against Shia in Bahrain.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) said that it received 7 complaints about Internet problems in Diraz during the third quarter of 2016.