Bahraini Eulogist Arrested in Bahrain As Religious Restrictions Continue

IQNA – Bahraini security forces arrested Abbas Al-Ghasra, a prominent eulogist of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS).

He was reportedly taken into custody after being summoned for questioning regarding his elegy recitation at a mourning ceremony marking the martyrdom of Hazrat Zaynab (SA) in the Diraz region.

The arrest of the Shia eulogist comes in continuation of the country’s restrictive policies against religious freedoms and Shia religious rituals.

The move has drawn extensive criticism from human rights groups who emphasize that holding religious ceremonies, including mourning ceremonies, are considered a fundamental right of citizens under international human rights principles.

In recent years, Bahraini authorities have restricted these rituals under security pretexts and prosecuted religious activists.

Human rights observers say Bahraini security agencies continue to pursue a policy of suppressing religious voices and limiting religious manifestations in the Shia community; an approach that aims to create pressure, weaken religious identity, and force citizens to remain silent and passive.

The continuation of this trend has increasingly placed the state of religious freedom in Bahrain at the center of criticism from regional and international human rights institutions and circles.

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