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Court upholds death sentence in Kuwait Shia mosque bombing
December 14, 2015
Court upholds death sentence in Kuwait Shia mosque bombing
death penalty for the main organizer of the bombing of Imam Sadiq Shia mosque Kuwait’s appeals court upheld the death penalty for the main organizer of the bombing of Imam Sadiq Shia mosque claimed by ISIS terrorist group that…
More than 60 martyred and injured in blast in Shia area of northwest Pakistan
December 13, 2015
More than 60 martyred and injured in blast in Shia area of northwest Pakistan
At least 15 people have been martyred and about 50 others wounded At least 15 people have been martyred and about 50 others wounded after a bomb went off at a retail store in Pakistan’s Parachinar Shia district. According…
Three million pilgrims mark martyrdom anniversary of Imam Redha
December 13, 2015
Three million pilgrims mark martyrdom anniversary of Imam Redha
More than three million pilgrims from all over the country come to the holy city of Mash`had More than three million pilgrims from all over Iran and other countries flocked to the holy city of Mashhad, northeastern Iran, to mourn the…
Saudis deliberately target schools and kill kids in Yemen
December 12, 2015
Saudis deliberately target schools and kill kids in Yemen
deliberate targeting of schools across Yemen by Saudi Arabia Amnesty International decried the deliberate targeting of schools across Yemen by Saudi Arabia, which has been conducting indiscriminate bombings against the impoverished country since March. The UK-based rights group…
Bahraini court acquits five policemen of torture charges
December 9, 2015
Bahraini court acquits five policemen of torture charges
Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court acquitted five policemen Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court acquitted five policemen of charges of torturing detainees to extract false confessions. Since 2011, the violations committed by security forces against citizens have increased, following the…
Haqqani weapons depot seized in Logar and three suspects arrested
December 6, 2015
Haqqani weapons depot seized in Logar and three suspects arrested
Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has seized a weapons depot Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has seized a weapons depot of Haqqani terrorist network, responsible for some of Afghanistan’s deadly bombings and attacks, in central Logar province. According to sources, the cache was…
Saudi Arabia carrying out ‘unprecedented wave’ of executions
December 6, 2015
Saudi Arabia carrying out ‘unprecedented wave’ of executions
Saudi Arabia’s use of the death penalty has sparked international alarm Saudi Arabia’s use of the death penalty has sparked international alarm. According to reports, more than 150 people have been executed – the highest figure recorded by human rights…
Three killed in raid on suspected militant’s home in Lebanon
December 5, 2015
Three killed in raid on suspected militant’s home in Lebanon
At least three people have been killed in northern Lebanon At least three people have been killed in northern Lebanon during a raid on the home of a suspected militant. Two civilians and the suspect, who blew himself up,…
Qatif Friday prayers worshippers voice solidarity with Sheikh Nimr
December 5, 2015
Qatif Friday prayers worshippers voice solidarity with Sheikh Nimr
Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province voiced their solidarity with Ayatollah Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr Friday prayer worshippers in Qatif region of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province voiced their solidarity with Ayatollah Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and other innocent political prisoners. According to media…
Violations of religious freedoms on the rise in Bahrain
December 3, 2015
Violations of religious freedoms on the rise in Bahrain
Activists in Bahrain shed light on the violations of religious freedom Activists in Bahrain shed light on the violations of religious freedom perpetrated by the Bahraini Authorities last October in the days of Ashura, where the country sees wide…