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Appeals Court Postpones Diraz Sit-in Case to May 29 for Ruling
2019-05-07
The High Appeals Court postponed Diraz sit-in case to May 29 for ruling instead of May 25.
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SALAM Reveals in Report Extent of Judge's Complicity in “Khums”, Ayatollah Qassim Trial
2019-02-22
Salam for Democracy and Human Rights released a report on the trial of the religious financial rights of the Shiite citizens of Bahrain.
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Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim Leaves London for Iraq
2018-12-26
The follow-up team for the treatment of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim said that he left London on Tuesday (December 25, 2018) to visit the holy shrines in Iraq.
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Washington Post: After Assurances by Trump, Bahrain Mounts Deadliest Raid in Years on Opposition
2017-05-26
The American "Washington Post" newspaper described Diraz raid as the deadliest one carried out by the Bahraini government on opposition in years.
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AFP: Bahrain Police Open Fire on Shiite Sit-In
2017-05-23
: Bahrain police on Tuesday opened fire on a long-running sit-in in support of a leading Shiite cleric in the Sunni-ruled Gulf state, hit by years of unrest.
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Reuters: Bahrain Security Forces Push into Shi'ite Leader's Home Village
2017-05-23
Bahrain's interior ministry said it had launched a security operation on Tuesday in the home village of the country's Shi'ite Muslim spiritual leader, the site of a sit-in encampment of his followers.
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AP: Gunfire Heard as Bahrain Police Enter Shiite Cleric’s Town
2017-05-23
Bahrain police say they’ve launched an operation targeting a town where a sit-in has been going on for months supporting a prominent Shiite cleric who had his citizenship stripped by the government.
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Abdollahian: Verdict against Sheikh Isa Qassim has Bad Repercussions
2017-05-22
Iranian Parliamentary Director General for International Affairs and Assistant to Parliament Speaker, Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that recent court ruling against Sheikh Isa Qassim would aggravate conditions in Bahrain.
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AFP: Bahrain Shiite Cleric Gets Suspended Jail Term
2017-05-22
A Bahraini court on Sunday sentenced revered Shiite cleric Isa Qassim to a suspended one-year jail term for illegal fundraising and money laundering, a judicial source said.
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Bahrain: Protests Denounce Verdict against Ayatollah Qassim across Dozens of Bahraini Towns
2017-05-22
Bahrain witnessed today Sunday many angry protests denouncing the court’s sentence issued against religious leader Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, over charges of managing the Shiite religious Khums ritual.
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MoI Asks Diraz Obsequies’ Heads to Intervene, Disperse Sit-In Outside Sheikh Qassim’s House
2017-05-22
Information reported that the Ministry of Interior summoned on Sunday the heads of Diraz-based obsequies, and asked them to intervene to disperse the sit-in crowd outside the house of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Hezbollah Denounces Verdict against Ayatollah Qassim Issued as Bahrain King Met US President to Gain Protection
2017-05-22
Hezbollah denounced on Sunday (May 21, 2017) the sentence against the senior religious leader in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Al-Wefaq: Verdict against Ayatollah Qassim Targets Jaafari Sect, Triggers Need for Our Protection as Humans
2017-05-21
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society confirmed in a statement that the regime is leading Bahrain into a new crisis believed to be the biggest and widest.
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Sheikh Al-Daqaq: Ruling against Ayatollah Isa Qassim Might lead to his Exile in 6 Months
2017-05-21
Head of the Bahraini Hawza in the holy city of Qom, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Daqaq said that the verdict issued against Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, hides between its lines dangerous mazes leading to his exile from Bahrain in 6 months.
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Iran Condemns Verdict against Ayatollah Qassim
2017-05-21
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Bahram Ghasemi condemned the verdict issued against supreme religious leader in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, expressing concern from the regime's continuous "security methods".
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Bahrain Senior Clerics: Verdict against Ayatollah Qassim a Major Shock, Conviction of Shiite Sect
2017-05-21
Bahrain's senior religious clerics said that the trial and conviction of His Eminence Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Ahmad Qassim, represented a major shock.
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Al-Wefaq Dep. SG: Verdict on Ayatollah Qassim, Stealing Khums Money Cause Political, Social & Religious Earthquake
2017-05-21
Deputy Secretary General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Hussein al-Daihi said that what happened in the past 6 years left a deep wound, but what happened today after the verdict against Sheikh Isa Qassim will cause "a political, social, and religious earthquake."
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Does Ayatollah Qassim Still Face a Threat after Suspension of Penalty?
2017-05-21
Is there no longer a risk of Sheikh Isa Qassim being targeted more vehemently. There are cases where the re-implementation of the penalty is possible.
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Bahrain Scholars Call for Day of Rage: Criminalization of Sheikh Qassim, a Denial of Shiites Partnership
2017-05-21
Bahrain’s Shiites Scholars issued a statement calling on the people of Bahrain to raise their voices against the regime, and announced Sunday (May 21, 2017) to be a date of rage in Bahrain.
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Haq Movement: Sentence against Ayatollah Qassim a Sham, Involves Regional Agendas
2017-05-21
The Haq Movement for Liberty and Democracy expressed strong condemnation of the sham of issuing an unjust political decision against His Eminence Sheikh Isa Ahmad Qassim.