Supporters of Islamic Movement in Nigeria staged an assembly on Thursday (May 25, 2017) to condemn Diraz massacre and raid carried on the house of spiritual leader of Shiite majority in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.

The Al-Bawaba news website said that Bahraini protesters have defied Manama's warning against holding more public gatherings and stayed on the streets in a show of anger against the regime's bloody crackdown on Diraz, the home village of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim.

The American "Washington Post" newspaper described Diraz raid as the deadliest one carried out by the Bahraini government on opposition in years.

Amnesty International confirmed that there are 8 civilians suffering from serious injuries in the intensive care unit in Bahrain hospitals, as a result of the security forces’ attack on Diraz Tuesday (May 23, 2017).

The German Foreign Ministry urged in a statement issued Thursday (May 25, 2017), all parties to do their calculations, work towards peaceful coexistence, and return to the path of national dialogue.

United Arab Emirates said that it welcomes the measures taken by the government of Bahrain to extend the rule of law in Diraz.

Activists published photos on social media outlets showing security forces affiliated to the ministry of interior while raiding the besieged village of Diraz using dozens of vehicles and number of armors and accompanying some of the detainees who were arrested as a result of the bloody attack on Diraz.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said in a statement that the Bahraini regime has committed, with international complicity and silence, a heinous crime and historic sin and blatant violation of all international norms protecting the principles of human rights.

Human Rights First today called on the Trump Administration to condemn the actions of Bahraini security forces who reportedly attacked peaceful protesters in the village of Diraz.

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday defended the actions of Bahraini authorities who opened fire on a protest by supporters of a top Shiite cleric, killing five people.

Angry protests continued to be staged in Bahrain for the second day in a row, in condemnation of the deadly attack by regime forces against protesters in Diraz.

The Ministry of Interior announced the names of 4 martyrs killed during the security raid on Diraz Tuesday (May 23, 2017), adding that it is still looking into the identity of a 5th martyr.

The United Nations expressed concerns about reports from Bahrain stating that a protestor was killed at the hands of the security forces in the village of Diraz that has been witnessing an open-ended sit-in since June 2016, calling on the authorities to investigate the killing incident.

Bahraini security forces on Tuesday raided the home of the kingdom's Shi'ite Muslim spiritual leader and shot dead at least one demonstrator during the operation.

Bahraini police raid on the hometown of a prominent Shiite cleric facing possible deportation has left at least five demonstrators dead and 286 people arrested in an assault in which officers fired tear gas and shotguns at protesters.

Five people were killed in Bahrain on Tuesday when police opened fire on a protest by supporters of a top cleric in a Shiite village, the interior ministry said, in the latest unrest to hit the Sunni-ruled Gulf state.

Amnesty International said that the Bahraini security forces used excessive force against protesters in the village of Diraz, the majority of whom were peaceful, as part of an ongoing crack down on the village which has been under siege by the authorities for 11 months.

The number of detainees in Diraz village arrested in the security operation carried out by the Ministry of Interior on Tuesday mounted to 286. The Ministry of Interior announced in a statement on (May 23, 2017) that the police arrested 286 individuals while dispersing a protest outside Sheikh Isa Qassim’s house.

Five protestors were martyred in Bahrain while dozens injured in Bahrain on Tuesday (May 24, 2017) after the regime forces opened fire against protestors in Diraz, west of Manama.

Saudi Arabia said that it supports what it called “the measures that Bahrain takes to protect its security, stability and safety, such as the latest measures taken by the Bahraini security apparatuses in the village of Diraz to protect public security and order.”