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Afghans Protest, Say Entire $7 Billion Held in US Belongs to Them
February 13, 2022
Afghans Protest, Say Entire $7 Billion Held in US Belongs to Them
Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the U.S. for families of America’s 9/11 victims, saying the money belongs to Afghans.Protesters gathered outside Kabul’s grand Eid Gah mosque…
Taliban arrests 2 journalists on assignment with United Nations
February 12, 2022
Taliban arrests 2 journalists on assignment with United Nations
Taliban forces in Kabul arrested North, a former BBC journalist on assignment for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and another journalist whose name was not released, and transferred them to an undisclosed location, according to a statement on Twitter…
International Nonviolence demands the international community to take responsibility for Israeli violations
February 12, 2022
International Nonviolence demands the international community to take responsibility for Israeli violations
The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, has expressed its disapproval of the silence of the international community and its official institutions for what the Israeli authorities are committing against the Palestinian people.In a statement received by Shia Waves, the organization…
Forums, seminars and special programs from around the world commemorate the birth anniversary of Imam Ali, peace be upon him
February 12, 2022
Forums, seminars and special programs from around the world commemorate the birth anniversary of Imam Ali, peace be upon him
Several Shia institutions and centers in America, Britain and European countries have affirmed their readiness to set up religious and cultural programs and forums in commemoration of the birth anniversary of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib,…
Torture and unfair trials of 11 Shia detainees from Qatif
February 10, 2022
Torture and unfair trials of 11 Shia detainees from Qatif
Activists circulated on social media information about the reality of torture, unfair trials and unfair sentences against 11 young men from Umm al-Hamam town in Qatif, in measures that reflect the continuity of the exclusionary and arbitrary policies pursued by…
One Million Children Could Die Due to Malnutrition in Afghanistan: UNICEF
February 10, 2022
One Million Children Could Die Due to Malnutrition in Afghanistan: UNICEF
Once again, the United Nations Children’s Fund has warned of the likely death of one million due to acute malnutrition in Afghanistan.In a tweet, the Children’s Fund expressed its deep concern over the plight of children in the country.“If no…
Amnesty International mocks Bahrain’s electoral system and reviews violations committed by the kingdom
February 10, 2022
Amnesty International mocks Bahrain’s electoral system and reviews violations committed by the kingdom
Amnesty International has ridiculed Bahrain’s electoral system for electing a parliament without powers.The organization said in a tweet on Twitter, “Under the alleged free elections system in Bahrain, the state prevents members of the opposition political societies it dissolved from…
The Chaldean Patriarch in Iraq sends a message to politicians, beginning with the message of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, to Malik al-Ashtar
February 9, 2022
The Chaldean Patriarch in Iraq sends a message to politicians, beginning with the message of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, to Malik al-Ashtar
The Patriarch of the Chaldean Church in Iraq, Louis Raphael Sako, stressed the importance of tolerance and brotherhood among the Iraqi nation to overcome challenges and circumstances, citing a commandment of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, to the governor…
International Research Center: Shias are constantly targeted by terrorist gangs
February 9, 2022
International Research Center: Shias are constantly targeted by terrorist gangs
The International Research Center (Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting) recalled the terrorist bombing incident that Shia Muslims were exposed to on the eighth of February on 2009, during their performance of the Arbaeen Pilgrimage to Imam Hussein, peace be upon…
Afghanistan: Shia clerics and politicians demand the Taliban movement to ensure social justice
February 9, 2022
Afghanistan: Shia clerics and politicians demand the Taliban movement to ensure social justice
A number of Shia religious scholars and politicians in Afghanistan called on the ruling terrorist Taliban movement to ensure social and public justice for the Shias and for all the Afghan people.The scholars made statements at a meeting held in…