According to Bahrain Mirror, Al-Wefaq said the country's authorities are carrying out violent and humiliating treatment against a number of Shia scholars in secret detention centers.

The statement said Al-Wefaq has received information indicating that sectarian-motivated instructions have been issued by high-ranking officials to deal with Shia clerics, and these individuals have been subjected to beatings, insults, threats, forced confessions, and other humiliating treatment.

Al-Wefaq also said that a number of prominent scholars and seminary administrators have been beaten by security officers and subjected to severe restrictions, including having their hands tied behind their backs, having their faces completely covered, being deprived of medicine and rest, and other harsh treatment.

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The statement held the King of Bahrain and the prime minister of the country directly responsible for the organized and sectarian repression against Shia scholars.

Al-Wefaq called on the United Nations, international organizations, human rights bodies, governments, and other relevant institutions to intervene to stop human rights violations and sectarian actions against Bahraini Shias.

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