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Two killed in sectarian attack in southwestern Pakistan
April 23, 2018
Two killed in sectarian attack in southwestern Pakistan
Two people from the ethnic Hazara community were shot dead in a sectarian attack in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, where targeted killings of minorities have continued despite improvements in overall security. Two people from the ethnic Hazara community were…
63 martyred in attacks on Afghan Hazara Shia voter registration centers
April 23, 2018
63 martyred in attacks on Afghan Hazara Shia voter registration centers
A suicide bomber struck a voter registration center in the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing at least 57 Hazara Shia people, officials said. A suicide bomber struck a voter registration center in the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing at…
SRW condemns arbitrary verdicts against activists in Bahrain
April 23, 2018
SRW condemns arbitrary verdicts against activists in Bahrain
Shia Rights Watch International Organization (SRW) has condemned the arbitrary detention of activists in Bahrain and called on the United Nations to intervene in the humanitarian crisis in the kingdom. Shia Rights Watch International Organization (SRW) has condemned the…
Two Shia injured in terrorist sniper shooting on al-Foua and Kefraya
April 22, 2018
Two Shia injured in terrorist sniper shooting on al-Foua and Kefraya
Two Shia civilians were injured due to a sniper shooting attack by al-Nusra terrorists on residential neighbourhoods in the terrorist-besieged towns of Kefraya and al-Foua in Idlib countryside. Two Shia civilians were injured due to a sniper shooting…
Bahraini court jails 24 Shias, strips them of citizenship
April 21, 2018
Bahraini court jails 24 Shias, strips them of citizenship
A Bahrain court has sentenced 24 Shia citizens to jail and revoked their nationality as the authorities presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on the majority community in the Persian Gulf kingdom. A Bahrain court has sentenced 24…
Fresh Saudi airstrike leaves nearly two dozen civilians killed in SW Yemen
April 21, 2018
Fresh Saudi airstrike leaves nearly two dozen civilians killed in SW Yemen
Nearly two dozen civilians have lost their lives when Saudi fighter jets launched an aerial attack in Yemen’s southwestern province of Ta’izz as the Riyadh regime continues with its bombardment campaign against its impoverished neighbor. Nearly two dozen civilians…
UAE-backed militias in south Yemen brutally abuse migrants: HRW
April 19, 2018
UAE-backed militias in south Yemen brutally abuse migrants: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has revealed that Yemen’s UAE-backed “ex-officials” based in Aden detain and brutally abuse African refugees passing through the war-torn country’s southern port city. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has revealed that Yemen’s UAE-backed “ex-officials” based in…
A Shia Muslim shopkeeper gunned down in Pakistan’s Quetta
April 19, 2018
A Shia Muslim shopkeeper gunned down in Pakistan’s Quetta
A shopkeeper belonging to the Shia Hazara community was martyred in a terrorist attack in Quetta on Wednesday, police said. A shopkeeper belonging to the Shia Hazara community was martyred in a terrorist attack in Quetta on Wednesday, police…
Attack on Shia civilians in Afghanistan kills at least six
April 18, 2018
Attack on Shia civilians in Afghanistan kills at least six
An Afghan official said at least six civilians were shot and killed by gunmen in western Ghor province. An Afghan official said at least six civilians were shot and killed by gunmen in western Ghor province. Iqbal Nezami, spokesman…
Ramadan Quran competition planned for Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units
April 18, 2018
Ramadan Quran competition planned for Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units
The fourth edition of a Quran competition for Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) is planned to be held in the holy month of Ramadan. The fourth edition of a Quran competition for Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) is…