Bahraini Regime Forces Raid Office of Ayatollah Sistani’s Representative
The religious freedoms department of Bahrain Human Rights Watch said the Al Khalifa regime’s security forces on Sunday attacked the office of Ayatollah Sheikh Hussein Al-Nijati and took away the director of the office and another scholar working with the office for interrogation, Sawt al-Manama website reported.
The two Shia scholars were interrogated and insulted for six hours before being released, the report said.
Bahrain Human Rights Watch called on international organizations and religious institutions to condemn the raid and apply pressure on the Bahraini regime to stop its oppressive measures against the followers of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS).
Since mid-February 2011, thousands of pro-democracy protesters have staged numerous demonstrations in the streets of Bahrain, calling for the Al Khalifa royal family to relinquish power.
On March 14, 2011, troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates invaded the country to assist the Bahraini government in its crackdown on the peaceful protesters.
According to local sources, scores of people have been killed and hundreds arrested since the uprising began in the country.
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