| Charges to the Government of Bahrain suppression of opposition, authorities revoked the Bahraini citizenship Hussein Necati representative of Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, in Bahrain. Click here to read more from the BBC that the decision came at a time when Bahrain is witnessing a wave of arrests in the ranks of the opposition ahead of parliamentary elections on 23 October next. Amnesty International (Amnesty International) accused the government in Manama last month to intensify "the campaign of repression against activists and clergy" in the country. Government also announced the withdrawal of licenses granted releases for a number of political societies, accusing it of violating the laws in force in this regard. Opposition accuses government of trying to change the demographics of Bahrain through the granting of citizenship to foreigners a year, also says that the Shiite community are discriminated against in housing, education and employment. Shiites are the majority in Bahrain, and ruled by a Sunni minority |
