The Publisher who was Tortured to Death by Al-Khalifa Regime

According to Navideshahed quoting Shafaf News Agency, he was one of the active Shiites and he would always support the ceremonies that would be held for Ahl Beit. His talent, creativity, good behavior and religion had made him someone lovable for the people of Bahrain. He would translate the Persian texts into Arabic and send to the Shiites of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE).

He established Fakhravi publication in order to do this work. He had been able to translate more than 250 books in the same publication and he succeeded to distribute them as well. Of course in order to distribute the books, he had made several bookshops in Bahrain. He would take the books of martyr Mottaharri, martyr Dastgheib, Hojjat Ol Eslam Ghraati, Ayatollah Jawadi and many of the Iranian scholars to the Shiites of Arabic countries.

In addition to this work, he was one of the founders of Al-Vasat Newspaper as well. At the end of his lifetime, he had expanded his work and even he would publish and distribute books in Lebanon as well. There are many of mosques and libraries in Bahrain which have placed the rewarded books of this great scholar; and there are many Shiites professors and propagandists who would go to Bahrain according to his invitation and they would give speech in Ahl Beit meetings. He had good relations with many of the Iranian and skillful publishers…Anyways, the Fakhravi publication was a rich publication for the Shiites of Persian Gulf countries.

Now the revolution of Bahrain people had reached its climax; the characteristic and background of Abdol-Karim Fakhravi activities were also a good reason that the Al Khalifa regime to detain him as one of the main and initial agents who were against the regime and to martyr him; this event took place too; it was for 9 days that no news was heard from him, but after the 9 days, his dead body was given back to his family.

The government of Bahrain claimed that he has died due to kidney health problems, but the torture signs on his body showed something else. In fact the torture signs indicated that he had been badly persecuted before his martyrdom. Also these tortures would be confirmed by the persons who were in the prison as well and those who had head the shouting ‘God is great’ of him, they would say the reality and they would say that he had died as a result of Al Khalifa tortures. After a few time, the Bahraini public prosecutor confirmed the tortures of Abdol Karim, but they said that this work has not taken place intentionally and they said that two security forces have tortured him when they were doing their commission!

The person who goes to Mecca every year and the person who visit the shrine of Imam Reza two or three times a year, the one who was one of the active visitors of Tehran Book Fair, but in that year, his booth was empty. The Iranian colleagues changed his booth into the remembrance booth of Bahrain Revolution Martyr, so that the book readers of Iran pray for him each time that they visit his booth.

The Organization of Reporters without border issued a statement and criticized against the Bahraini regime due to occurrence of this event and it called for punishment of the agents of his killing. The Islamic Revolution Publishers Assembly also did not keep quiet against this crime and it issued a statement to condemn this crime and also it held a funeral procession in Iran in order to honor him.

On Thursday, April 12, 2011, the body of martyr Fakhravi was escorted in Manameh streets. Many of the persons, who had received the books of Fakhravi Publication, escorted his body on that day and they cried in tears along with the small daughter of this martyr ‘Sara’.

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According to Navideshahed quoting Shafaf News Agency, he was one of the active Shiites and he would always support the ceremonies that would be held for Ahl Beit. His talent, creativity, good behavior and religion had made him someone lovable for the people of Bahrain. He would translate the Persian texts into Arabic and send to the Shiites of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE). He established Fakhravi publication in order to do this work. He had been able to translate more than 250 books in the same publication and he succeeded to distribute them as well. Of course in order to distribute the books, he had made several bookshops in Bahrain. He would take the books of martyr Mottaharri, martyr Dastgheib, Hojjat Ol Eslam Ghraati, Ayatollah Jawadi and many of the Iranian scholars to the Shiites of Arabic countries. In addition to this work, he was one of the founders of Al-Vasat Newspaper as well. At the end of his lifetime, he had expanded his work and even he would publish and distribute books in Lebanon as well. There are many of mosques and libraries in Bahrain which have placed the rewarded books of this great scholar; and there are many Shiites professors and propagandists who would go to Bahrain according to his invitation and they would give speech in Ahl Beit meetings. He had good relations with many of the Iranian and skillful publishers…Anyways, the Fakhravi publication was a rich publication for the Shiites of Persian Gulf countries. Now the revolution of Bahrain people had reached its climax; the characteristic and background of Abdol-Karim Fakhravi activities were also a good reason that the Al Khalifa regime to detain him as one of the main and initial agents who were against the regime and to martyr him; this event took place too; it was for 9 days that no news was heard from him, but after the 9 days, his dead body was given back to his family. The government of Bahrain claimed that he has died due to kidney health problems, but the torture signs on his body showed something else. In fact the torture signs indicated that he had been badly persecuted before his martyrdom. Also these tortures would be confirmed by the persons who were in the prison as well and those who had head the shouting ‘God is great’ of him, they would say the reality and they would say that he had died as a result of Al Khalifa tortures. After a few time, the Bahraini public prosecutor confirmed the tortures of Abdol Karim, but they said that this work has not taken place intentionally and they said that two security forces have tortured him when they were doing their commission! The person who goes to Mecca every year and the person who visit the shrine of Imam Reza two or three times a year, the one who was one of the active visitors of Tehran Book Fair, but in that year, his booth was empty. The Iranian colleagues changed his booth into the remembrance booth of Bahrain Revolution Martyr, so that the book readers of Iran pray for him each time that they visit his booth. The Organization of Reporters without border issued a statement and criticized against the Bahraini regime due to occurrence of this event and it called for punishment of the agents of his killing. The Islamic Revolution Publishers Assembly also did not keep quiet against this crime and it issued a statement to condemn this crime and also it held a funeral procession in Iran in order to honor him. On Thursday, April 12, 2011, the body of martyr Fakhravi was escorted in Manameh streets. Many of the persons, who had received the books of Fakhravi Publication, escorted his body on that day and they cried in tears along with the small daughter of this martyr ‘Sara’. The End