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Bahrain: Protests inside Jaw prison, rejecting ongoing restrictions policies

Bahrain: Protests inside Jaw prison, rejecting ongoing restrictions policies

Sources monitoring affairs of prisoners of conscience inside Jaw Central Prison in Bahrain confirmed that a number of political prisoners in Building 7 continue protesting due to continuing offense against scholars and prominent figures. Bahraini activist Youssef Al-Jamri said in…
On World Children’s Day, Shia children are victims to persecution and execution

On World Children’s Day, Shia children are victims to persecution and execution

Every year on November 20, people celebrate World Children’s Day to remember the day in 1959 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and its ten principles.  The day is observed worldwide to…
Shirazi-affiliated foundations provide Afghan families with financial assistance

Shirazi-affiliated foundations provide Afghan families with financial assistance

Foundations, centers and institutions affiliated to Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi in Afghanistan continue to provide assistance to Afghan families. On Sunday, the office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in a statement received by Shia Waves Agency, said: “The honorable…
Human Rights Act amendment to protect religious communities ‘very disappointing’, says Commission

Human Rights Act amendment to protect religious communities ‘very disappointing’, says Commission

New Zealand announced on Saturday that it will amend the current law “to make sure religious communities feel safe and welcome”. Minister of Justice Kiri Allan said under the Human Rights Act 1993 it was already illegal to publish or…
Colombia: Growing interest in Islam and a long history of coexistence and tolerance

Colombia: Growing interest in Islam and a long history of coexistence and tolerance

Like other South American countries, the presence of Muslims in Colombia dates back to many decades ago. The Islamic presence in this country dates back to more than 500 years ago, specifically with the official discovery of the Americas, when…
Bus plunges into ditch, killing 20 in flood-hit southern Pakistan

Bus plunges into ditch, killing 20 in flood-hit southern Pakistan

At least 20 people have been killed in Pakistan’s flood-hit south after a minibus crashed into a deep and water-logged ditch. The vehicle crashed late on Thursday in Sehwan region of the southern Sindh province, local police official Khadim Hussain…
Afghanistan no longer a Member of Media Freedom Coalition

Afghanistan no longer a Member of Media Freedom Coalition

The Media Freedom Coalition’s co-chairs, the Netherlands and Canada, said on November 18 that Afghanistan had been removed after situations for media freedom declined following Taliban’s takeover of the country. Afghanistan joined the Media Freedom Coalition in January 2020 after…
18.3 million Nigerian children not in school – UNICEF

18.3 million Nigerian children not in school – UNICEF

No fewer than 18.3 million Nigerian children are currently identified to have lacked access to the four walls of the classrooms, UNICEF said in a statement on Saturday. According to the statement “discrimination and exclusion deepen intergenerational deprivation and poverty…
Racism and discrimination against children rife in countries worldwide

Racism and discrimination against children rife in countries worldwide

World Children’s Day is annually marked as set by the UN on November 20, and the 2022 celebration comes under the theme: “Inclusion for Every Child”. However, racism and discrimination against children based on their ethnicity, language and religion, are…
Expansion project of Imam Ali Holy Shrine continues

Expansion project of Imam Ali Holy Shrine continues

The technical employees at Imam Ali Holy Shrine are continuing to remove buildings surrounding the Holy Shrine of the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him. This comes within the first phase of expansion in the northern side of…
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