The Al-Wefaq Observatory, affiliated with Al-Wefaq Society, stated that "the authorities have been obstructing the registration and documentation of 124 Shia cemeteries for years, despite the mediation of several influential figures and their efforts to resolve the issue."

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.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Activists on social media outlets circulated pictures and information about a Shiite mosque being targeted by gunfire in Al-Hemla, southwest of the Bahraini capital Manama, on Wednesday (December 16, 2015).

Bahrain Mirror: Concerns rise as Bahrain�s Jaffaria Endowments (Waqf) Directorate began installing surveillance cameras in a number of Shiite mosques in coordination with the Ministry of Interior.