Since the beginning of the month of Muharram Bahraini government have arrested number of Shia clerics.
Muharram is the month in which Shia commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the Prophet’s grandson. Imam Hussain and his family were killed in a very inhumane situation is Iraq. Since then, Shia commemorate this month by wearing black, postponing weddings, and holding gatherings in mosques and Islamic centers.
Bahraini government has arrested Shia clerics to prevent gatherings in this month. The authorities also collected Muharram banners from streets and asked many scholars to go to court and sign a pledge not to attend Ashura gatherings. Mohammad Hadi Al-Ghuraify, the head of the Al-Ghuraify Islamic center said these acts will not resolve the issues going on in Bahrain. We will continue until we regain our dignity and freedom, he continued.
Bahraini Shia have lost all their human rights due to government’s unfair treatments. Many Shia were killed, arrested and tortured since the beginning of the unrest in Bahrain, yet, most media outlets are not covering the facts about Bahrain.
S.R.W recommends Bahraini authorities to stop Shia rights violations and to not increase unrest in their country by attacking the Shia belief
