Rights groups condemn Bahrain's largest mass trial of Shia clerics in history

Rights groups condemn Bahrain's largest mass trial of Shia clerics in history Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Fri, 11/06/2026 - 14:50 Sixty clerics face prison after interrogations that campaigners say involved torture and forced confessions Visitors take photos of the Matam Bin Rajab mosque in Manama, Bahrain, 6 November 2026 (Hamad Mohammed/Reuters) Off Bahrain is set to hold the largest mass trial of Shia clerics in the country's history, with rights groups accusing the judiciary of obtaining confessions through