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Protesters hold a poster of Sheikh Isa Qassim. (AFP/File)

September 29th, 2016 - 11:00 GMT

Dissident Shia cleric’s trial adjourned, prompting widespread protests in Bahrain

Bahrainis protested the imprisonment and trial of Sheikh Isa Qassim after his trial was abruptly adjourned for an indefinite period.

Bahraini protestors hold a placard bearing the portrait of top Bahraini Shia cleric Sheikh Issa Qassim, during a protest against the revocation of Qassim's citizenship near his house in the village of Diraz, west of Manama, on June 20, 2016. (AFP/File)

September 15th, 2016 - 10:27 GMT

UN and EU call on Bahrain to end violent crackdown on dissidents

Sheikh Isa Qassim giving a speech before his arrest. (Twitter)

August 14th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Sheikh Qassim protests: Bahrainis take to the streets to show support for jailed Shia cleric

Bahraini protesters hold posters of Sheikh Qassim in June, after Bahraini authorities stripped him of his citizenship. (AFP/File)

August 11th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Religious tensions in Bahrain continue: Twelve protesters arrested for sit-in

A Bahraini man holds a placard bearing the portrait of Sheikh Ali Salman, head of the Shia opposition movement Al-Wefaq, during a protest against his arrest outside Manama. (AFP/Mohammed al-Shaikh)

July 25th, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Bahrain arrests three Shia clerics during sit-in protest

Bahraini protesters hold a placard bearing the portrait of top Bahraini Shia cleric Sheikh Issa Qassim, during a protest against the revocation of the clergyman’s citizenship, on June 20, 2016. (AFP/File)

July 10th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Bahrain resumes crackdown on al-Wefaq opposition protesters