In advocacy effort for Bahraini Shia and their basic human rights, the following statement is submitted by SRW to the 36th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva Greetings esteemed colleagues and member states, On behalf of Shia Muslims around the world, it is a pleasure to be able …
Read More »
On Saturday, June 3rd, Bahrain’s Supreme Court of Appeal upheld the five-year prison term against seven defendants charged with “unlawful” assembly, the gathering of 5 people or more; setting tires alight; and hurling petrol bombs at government vehicles in Juffair, a neighborhood in Eastern Manama, on August 2, 2013. Along …
Read More »
Bahraini government fines, strips nationality, and gives jail time to Sheikh Isa Qassim, another Bahraini Shia cleric. Suspended jail time in addition to $265,000 fine of Sheikh Isa Qassim is another example of Bahrain’s religious discrimination and controlling of religious freedom. Sheikh Qassim was accused and charged of illegal fundraising and …
Read More »
Bahraini Clerics under Attack Shia Rights Watch is greatly saddened and disturbed at the alarming number of Shia clerics who are being unlawfully arrested in Bahrain. This blatant targeting of Shia religious leaders, including Sayed Majeed Al Mishal is unacceptable and unfounded. SRW calls on Bahrain’s leaders to release him …
Read More »
Shia Rights Watch strongly condemns human rights violations toward Shia figures in Bahrain as this kingdom revoked citizenship of another Shia cleric, Shaikh Isa Qasim . On June 20th, the Kingdom of Bahrain renounced the citizenship of Shaikh Isa Qasim, a prominent Shia leader and a pro-democracy activist Qasim was …
Read More »
Shia Rights Watch recognizes the worries expressed by the council of Shia mosque imams in the Kingdom of Bahrain. On the 10th day of Ramadan, a council of Imams of Shia mosques ceased Friday prayers, until further notice. The congregation announced that systemic persecution of Shia leaders and individuals has …
Read More »
Shia Rights Watch’s executive director Mustafa Akhwand is invited to the conference titled “Persecution of Shia in Bahrain,” for a two day summit in Brussels. This summit is organized by SALAM for human rights and justice and No Peace without Justice(NPWJ), to promote and protect human rights and democracy in …
Read More »
March, 2016 Summary of Special Rapporteur report on Discrimination against Shia in Bahrain Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, and Heiner Bielefeldt, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, stated receiving concerning alleged patterns of continuous discrimination against Shia citizens (mainly Baharna and Ajam), which …
Read More »On the final hours of 2015, a Shia Bahraini citizen was sentenced to death and 22 others were detained in the Sunni-ruled nation. Further, their citizenship were revoked in addition to being forced to pay 200,000 dinars in fines. The unjust prosecution of the Bahraini government continue and even escalate …
Read More »Shia Rights Watch writes letter to the Ambassador of Bahrain to request increased protection for Shia Muslims in Bahrain after ISIS threats. Washington, D.C.- July 2, 2015- Shia Rights Watch sent a letter to the Ambassador of Bahrain to request greater protection for Shia Muslims in Bahrain leading up to …
Read More »
Shia Rights Watch Defending Justice and Rights