Arab World

The United Nations has called on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to immediately release the 12 human rights activists detained, who have already completed prison terms over the so-called “”UAE94” case. The detained activists are part of the so-called “UAE94”…

The authorities of the United Arab Emirates have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to participate in the UN climate conference known as “Cope 28”, which will be held in Dubai in November. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President…

Amnesty International and “Human Rights Watch” requested the government of Saudi Arabia to respect human rights. A joint statement released by these two international organizations, a copy of which was obtained by Shia Voice, reads: It is obligatory for the…

Muslims and Shia devotees of AhlulBayt, peace be upon them, around the world took to the streets, on the 8th of Shawwal 1444 A.H, coinciding to April 29th 2023, to demand the Saudi authorities to reconstruct the holy site of…

The Bahraini political detainee and is sentenced to life, Sayyed Abbas Mahdi, who is in prison for 10 years now, has directed a message to the OHCHR, calling on him to increase observers at the Bahraini prisons. In his message,…

Brazil, the world’s leading exporter of halal meat and poultry, is now seeking to expand the selection of food products it could potentially export to the world’s 57 Muslim-majority nations, as well as Islamic communities in other countries, media outlets…

On the International Women’s Day, the Shirazi World Foundation called on the leaders and peoples of Arab and Islamic countries alike to work to restore the true rights of women, and to move away from the agendas pursued by some…

The International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) denounced violations committed by the Tunisian authorities aimed at silencing and restricting freedom of speech, guaranteed by local and international laws. In a statement received by Shia Waves Agency the Organization said that, “Recurrent…

Saudi forces have reportedly raided houses in the kingdom’s Shia-majority and oil-rich Eastern Province and arrested nearly a dozen young men. The Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in the Arabian Peninsula (CDHRAP) said in a statement that Saudi…

The United Nations on Wednesday (Jan 24) inscribed an ancient city and its dam in war-torn Yemen and a futurist park in cash-strapped Lebanon on its world heritage list. The UN cultural agency listed both as world heritage sites in…