Bahrain Moves to Dissolve Major Opposition Group

The New York Times

Bahrain’s justice ministry has filed a lawsuit intended to dissolve a major opposition group that it accuses of supporting terrorism, the state-run Bahrain News Agency reported on Monday.

The group, the National Democratic Action Society, or Waad, was accused by the ministry of “serious violations targeting the principle of respecting the rule of law, supporting terrorism and sanctioning violence.” The secular organization called the move an attempt to stamp out dissent and vowed to fight the ministry in court. 

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