Bahrain’s criminal court adjourned trial of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Issa al-Qassem till next month, local media reported on Mondy. “The fourth high criminal court presided over by judge Khalifa Al-Dhahrani held the fourth trial session of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim and adjourned it until October 24, 2016 to call ...
A Bahraini appeals court on Thursday upheld an order dissolving the country’s main opposition group despite international criticism of the Gulf kingdom’s intensified crackdown on dissent. A lower court had ordered the dissolution of the Al-Wefaq association in July over accusations including “harbouring terrorism” and ordered its funds to be ...
