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Three clerics in Bahrain have been banned from preaching in mosques. They are accused of inciting sectarian hate. Opposition activists say It is part of a crackdown on dissent.
Three clerics in Bahrain have been banned from preaching in mosques. They are accused of inciting sectarian hate. Opposition activists say It is part of a crackdown on dissent.
Three clerics in Bahrain have been banned from preaching in mosques. They are accused of inciting sectarian hate. Opposition activists say It is part of a crackdown on dissent.
Three clerics banned in Bahrain for spreading hate Three clerics in Bahrain have been forbidden from preaching in mosques following allegations that they incited sectarian hate. Sunni cleric and Bahrain Quran Society chairman Adel Hassan Al Hamad was summoned to the interior ministry on Thursday where he was told "he could no longer conduct Friday sermons", Gulf Daily News reported. Shi'ite clerics Shaikh Mohammed Mansi and Shaikh Kamel Al Hashemi were also given similar orders, which were issued by the Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments ministry. Read More Bahrain bans three clerics from preaching; opposition condemns move Bahrain has banned three Muslim clerics from preaching in mosques, accusing them of violating the "ethics and principles of religious discourse", in what opposition activists said was part of a crackdown on dissent. State news agency BNA said the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs and Interior Ministry of the Sunni Muslim-ruled kingdom had forbidden Sheikh Kamel al- Hashemi, Adel al-Hamad and Mohammed al-Mansi to preach in and around the capital Manama. It said the three had ignored warning from authorities to stick to rules set for preachers. Bahrainis said at least two of them were Shi'ites. Majority Shi'ites led mass protests in the island state in 2011. Read More Leaked Data Suggests Bahrain's Government Hacked Its Own Fact-Finding Commission Leaked internal documents allegedly belonging to UK- based surveillance software company Gamma International suggest that Bahrain's government has used the technology to spy on activists, politicians and members of a government commission investigating human rights abuses. On Aug. 3, an anonymous Twitter account @GammaGroupPR began publishing the 40 gigabytes worth of information, which indicated the company's staff were communicating with a customer in Bahrain from 2010 to 2012 about its FinFisher spy software. Rights group Bahrain Watch analyzed a list of 77 computers infected with the spyware to identify the people who were targeted. Read More Bahraini Opposition Accuses Monarchy of Human Rights Violation Hundreds of anti- government Shiite activists rallied to protest the ruling Al Khalifa dynasty's continued suppression of dissent and its violation of human rights in Bahrain, opposition forces reported today. A spokesperson from the al- Wefaq National Islamic Society, the main opposition party in Bahrain, said the demonstration was in the island of Sitra, 12 kilometers southeast of the capital, Manama. Protesters called for the Al Khalifa royal family to relinquish power. They also expressed their outrage over the recent measures adopted by the Bahraini regime to grant citizenship to foreign nationals as it deprives Bahrainis of their nationality on the grounds of their political activism. Read More Govt FinFisher spyware exposed after data breach An Anglo-German company that makes and sells FinFisher spyware to various European, American and Asia-Pacic governments and law enforcement agencies has suffered a big data breach, revealing hundreds of condential documents. An anonymous hacker claimed he had compromised Gamma International's network on Reddit and Twitter on Wednesday afternoon, and posted links to a torrent le online containing what is believed to be authentic client records, price lists, source code, the effectiveness of the spyware, support manuals and a list of classes and tutorials. Read More Report: German Firm Helped Bahrain Spy on Pro-Democracy Activists Newly leaked documents show a German spying company that provides technology to governments around the world helped Bahrain spy on its citizens during a crackdown on pro- democracy protests. Analyzing documents released by a hacker this week, the news site The Intercept reports that the company FinFisher helped Bahrain install spyware on dozens of computers, including those of human rights lawyers and an opposition leader who is now in prison. Read More