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."

In his Friday sermon, Sheikh Ali Rahma inquired about "the reason behind the obstruction of registering many endowments belonging to the Jaafari Endowments Directorate in the real estate registry," noting that "this has made those endowments vulnerable to loss."

The King was still in Paris. In a bold red title, Al-Watan newspaper quoted the Bahraini king�s words to the French president: "The Bahrainis� concern for the Notre-Dame Cathedral stems from their respect for places of worship."

Activists working on the Bahraini file since Wednesday May 8, 2019, can present the letter of complaint, sent by the Jaafaria Endowments Directorate to the King, as official document shedding light on discrimination and persecution experienced by Bahraini Shiites in all aspects of life.

The Directorate of Jaafari Endowments (Waqf) called on Bahraini citizens to actively participate in the upcoming municipal and parliamentary elections.

Five members of the Bahraini Parliament submitted a new request for investigating the violations of the Jaafaria Endowments (Waqf) Administration.

The Jaafaria Endowment Directorate has imposed the issuance of a special permit for houses, whose owners wish to hold Shiite religious events, setting out five conditions for approval.

The Jaafaria Endowment Administration rejected the allegations made by members of the Northern Governorate Council, accusing the Administration of corruption and negligence in the maintenance of mosques and cemeteries, and threatening to prosecute them.

The Jaafari Endowment Council of Directors condemned an official in the Bahraini parliament for abusing and scorning Shiites.

Al Bilad local newspaper said that the Jaafari Endowment Directorate (JED) refrained from paying a contractor who implemented projects worth BD 176,892 although the required time to settle the amount passed.

The Ministry of Interior accused on Thursday (March 9, 2017) the custodian of the Zahraa (as) Mosque in Hamad City of faking his attack incident by injuring himself and asking an Asian worker to take his photos.