Al Khalifah bans largest Shi’ah Friday prayers for 90th consecutive week

Rasa – Eyewitnesses said that the authorities intensified their security presence on Friday (March 30, 2018) at Diraz entrance and prevented citizens and Imam of Friday prayer from entering the village.

News ID: 437054

Date: 01 April 2018 - 23:02

RNA – Security authorities in Bahrain continued to ban the country's Shi’ah majority from holding their largest Friday prayers for the 90th consecutive week, through the continued siege imposed on Diraz village.

Eyewitnesses said that the authorities intensified their security presence on Friday (March 30, 2018) at Diraz entrance and prevented citizens and Imam of Friday prayer from entering the village.

Activists posted photos showing citizens performing Friday prayers separately (without being led by an Imam) in the Imam al-Sadiq mosque, where the largest Friday prayers for the Shi’ah majority were used to be held.

Since June 2016, security authorities have banned Shi’ah from performing their largest Friday prayers, revoked the citizenship of the spiritual leader of Shi’ah majority Ayatollah Isa Qasim.

Ayatollah Qasim has been under house arrest since May 23, 2017, after the authorities forcibly dispersed a peaceful sit-in outside his house that was stage in protest against his targeting.

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