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Human rights organizations call on Guterres to condemn China’s policies towards Uighurs
September 18, 2019
Human rights organizations call on Guterres to condemn China’s policies towards Uighurs
International human rights organizations have called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to “publicly and unequivocally condemn the mass detention of more than a million people from International human rights organizations have called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to “publicly and…
Kashmir’s Shia students speak out against the loss of state autonomy
September 18, 2019
Kashmir’s Shia students speak out against the loss of state autonomy
This Muharram was quiet and downcast for the Shias of Kashmir, where processions to mark the occasion of the tenth day of the holiday, known as Ashura, were restricted by authorities. This Muharram was quiet and downcast for the Shias…
SRW’s report on Anti-Shiism in Muharram 2019
September 18, 2019
SRW’s report on Anti-Shiism in Muharram 2019
Shia Rights Watch released a report including anti-Shia violence in the first ten days of Muharram. Anti-Shiism presented in the report are reports made to Shia Rights Watch in response to Shia Rights Watch released a report including anti-Shia violence…
Removal of Islamic architectural symbols from Chinese mosques
September 17, 2019
Removal of Islamic architectural symbols from Chinese mosques
In a new step against the Muslims, the Chinese authorities removed the Islamic architectural symbols “Al Hilal” (Crescent) and the “Najma” (Star) from the highest lighthouses and replaced them with In a new step against the Muslims, the Chinese authorities…
Extreme rightists hang anti-Islam banners on a mosque in the Netherlands
September 17, 2019
Extreme rightists hang anti-Islam banners on a mosque in the Netherlands
Right-wing extremists hung banners with anti-Islamic slogans on a mosque in the Dutch city of Almere. Right-wing extremists hung banners with anti-Islamic slogans on a mosque in the Dutch city of Almere. This came according to a publication of the…
One-third of Afghanistan is cut off after electricity towers were destroyed in attacks
September 17, 2019
One-third of Afghanistan is cut off after electricity towers were destroyed in attacks
About a third of the country has been without power after the destruction of high-voltage towers in the northern province of Baghlan over the weekend, the country’s main electricity company said. About a third of the country has been without…
Human Rights: Saudi Arabia executed 130 people in 2019, including 6 children
September 17, 2019
Human Rights: Saudi Arabia executed 130 people in 2019, including 6 children
Saudi Arabia has executed 130 people since the beginning of 2019, most of them opponents of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the United Nations human rights organization said in Saudi Arabia has executed 130 people since the beginning of 2019,…
China has installed facial recognition scanners in Uighur mosques
September 16, 2019
China has installed facial recognition scanners in Uighur mosques
A video filmed in China in July shows facial recognition scanners at the entrances to several mosques in Ürümqi, the capital of the northwestern region of Xinjiang, home to more than 10 million people from the A video filmed in…
Organizing the Second Shia-Christian Dialogue in Johannesburg
September 16, 2019
Organizing the Second Shia-Christian Dialogue in Johannesburg
The Islamic Center in Johannesburg, South Africa, organized the Second Shia-Christian Dialogue. The Islamic Center in Johannesburg, South Africa, organized the Second Shia-Christian Dialogue. The head of the center, Abdullah Hosseini, said in a statement that a large number of…
Pakistan warns of ‘genocide’ in Kashmir, sees no talks with India
September 16, 2019
Pakistan warns of ‘genocide’ in Kashmir, sees no talks with India
Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi likens ongoing clampdown in disputed Kashmir to the genocide that took place in Rwanda and Srebrenica, the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya in Myanmar, and 2002 Gujarat pogrom. Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi likens ongoing clampdown…