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AFP: Bahrain Opposition Group Appeals Against Dissolution
2016-10-31
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Bahrain's main Shiite opposition group has appealed against a court ruling that it should be dissolved over terrorism-related charges, a judicial official said Sunday.
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Al-Wefaq Belongings� Auction Postponed till Nov. 6, Appraiser Doesn�t Expect �Significant Profit�
2016-10-26
The Gulf News �Akhbar alKhaleej� newspaper known to have close ties with Bahraini Prime Minister, said that authorities postponed the auction to sell al-Wefaq belongings, until November 6.
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Iran Denounces Raid on al-Wefaq, Advises Bahrain to Quit �Police Approach�
2016-10-22
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Bahram Qasemi, expressed Iran�s concern and denouncement to the raid on Bahraini National Islamic Society al-Wefaq�s offices, and advised Manama officials to quit their �police and security approach�.
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Bahraini Court Announces Auction to Sell al-Wefaq Society�s Belongings
2016-10-22
The Bahraini Execution Court announced that it would be placing the belongings of National Islamic Society al-Wefaq in auction.
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Al-Wefaq Is Not for Sale, Activists Respond to Gov't Attack on Al-Wefaq Properties
2016-10-21
"To those who don't know the value of things: Al-Wefaq can neither be sold nor bought," said Ebrahim Sharif on Twitter following Bahraini forces' raid on Al-Wefaq HQ.
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Appeals Court Upholds 1-Year Imprisonment Sentence Against Director Yasser Nasser Over Diraz Protest
2016-10-21
Bahrain�s Appeals Court upheld a verdict ruling a 1-year imprisonment against arts director, Yasser Nasser, for taking part in the Diraz protest.
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Appeals Court Upholds 1-Year Imprisonment Sentence Against Two Shiite Clerics for Supporting Ayatollah Qassim
2016-10-20
Bahrain's Appeals Court rejected an appeals request by two Shiite religious clerics, against a verdict ruling a 1-year imprisonment against them, after charging them with "protesting in Diraz".
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PHOTOS: Security Forces Raid al-Wefaq Headquarters, Confiscate its Properties
2016-10-20
Bahrain�s security forces raided today (Thursday October 20, 2016) the headquarters of Bahrain�s biggest opposition societies, The National Islamic Society, al-Wefaq in Bilad al-Qadeem, according to eyewitnesses.
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Appeals Court Rules Against al-Wefaq�s Appeal, Approves its Dissolution, Assets Liquidation
2016-10-19
The Second High Civil Appeals Court approved (on September 22, 2016), the First Instance Court�s ruling to dissolve al-Wefaq Society, liquidate its assets, and close its headquarters.
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First Instance Court Rules Al-Wefaq Dissolution, Assets Liquidation
2016-10-19
The Bahraini Royal Court-affiliated al-Watan newspaper published the complete text of the First Instance Court decision to dissolve the National Islamic Society al-Wefaq, Bahrain�s biggest political opposition society.
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AP: Bahrain Court Upholds Dissolution of Main Opposition Group
2016-09-24
An appeals court in Bahrain on Thursday upheld the dissolution of the country's main Shiite opposition group, al-Wefaq, in the latest government clampdown on its critics.
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AFP: Bahrain Court Upholds Dissolution of Main Shiite Opposition
2016-09-22
A Bahraini appeals court on Thursday upheld an order dissolving the country's main Shiite opposition group despite international criticism of the Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom's intensified crackdown on dissent.
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Local Paper Says �Al-Wefaq Attorneys Didn�t Submit Defense Briefs on Time�
2016-09-18
Al-Akhbar local Bahraini newspaper, which is linked to the Prime Minister, said that the lawyers representing Al-Wefaq �didn�t present their defense (brief) before the appeal court.�