Africa
Air strikes target capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray; 3 civilians dead
October 19, 2021
Air strikes target capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray; 3 civilians dead
Ethiopian military air strikes hit the capital of the Tigray region and killed at least three people, witnesses said on Monday, returning the war abruptly to Mekelle after several months of peace.Ethiopia’s government initially dismissed the reports, but the state…
90 schoolgirls and teachers freed after 118 days of kidnapping in northwest Nigeria
October 14, 2021
90 schoolgirls and teachers freed after 118 days of kidnapping in northwest Nigeria
Bandits released 90 female students and faculty members at a federal government school in the western Nigerian state of Kebbi, 118 days after they were kidnapped, without knowing whether a ransom was paid or not.The Nigerian newspaper, The Independent, reported…
Anger in Nigeria after video of torture of students in a Quran school went viral
October 12, 2021
Anger in Nigeria after video of torture of students in a Quran school went viral
The principal of a Quranic school in Kwara State, Nigeria, has been suspended after a video went viral showing students being violently punished.One of the videos showed four men beating a girl with what looked like sticks in front of…
Followers of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi organize Arbaeen march in Guinea
October 12, 2021
Followers of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi organize Arbaeen march in Guinea
Dozens of followers of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in Guinea, held a march on the Arbaeen anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him.Dozens of men, women and children participated in the march, in…
International Nonviolence Organization warns of the return of authoritarian practices to Tunisia
October 9, 2021
International Nonviolence Organization warns of the return of authoritarian practices to Tunisia
The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, confirmed that it had access to statements issued by human rights organizations indicating the occurrence of a number of government measures of an arbitrary nature against activists and civilians on a political background in…
International Nonviolence condemns the assassination of the Rohingya leader in Bangladesh and demands an investigation into the circumstances of the crime and those behind it
October 5, 2021
International Nonviolence condemns the assassination of the Rohingya leader in Bangladesh and demands an investigation into the circumstances of the crime and those behind it
The International Non-violence Organization, Free Muslim, has expressed its condemnation and denunciation of the blatant crime committed against the Rohingya leader in Bangladesh, calling on the international body of the United Nations to investigate and reveal the circumstances of this…
Pope criticized after ignoring the killing of Shias in a speech directed to the Nigerian government
October 2, 2021
Pope criticized after ignoring the killing of Shias in a speech directed to the Nigerian government
Social media influencers criticized the Pope after he ignored the killing of Shias during theArbaeen anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in a speech directed to the Nigerian government.The Pope called on Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to seek…
Madagascar: The people of Ambitsubitsuki Village commemorate the Arbaeen
September 29, 2021
Madagascar: The people of Ambitsubitsuki Village commemorate the Arbaeen
A group of Shias and followers of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, commemorated the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in the village of Ambitsubitsuki, Madagascar.A mourning ceremony was held, based on the…
Nigeria: Martyrs and wounded mourners in marches commemorating the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him
September 29, 2021
Nigeria: Martyrs and wounded mourners in marches commemorating the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him
Eight people were killed and others were injured when security forces fired on the participants in the Arbaeen marches of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in the Nigerian capital Abuja.Local sources reported, that the security forces opened fire on…
Madagascar: Mourning ceremonies in houses of university students on Arbaeen
September 23, 2021
Madagascar: Mourning ceremonies in houses of university students on Arbaeen
University students in the city of Majunga, Madagascar, commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, his family and companions, peace be upon them all.The organizers of the Husseini events stated that a group of university students in Majunga commemorated Arbaeen…