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Saudi authorities execute Shia man on accusations of joining anti-government protests

Saudi authorities execute Shia man on accusations of joining anti-government protests

The Saudi authorities have executed a Shia young man on accusations of taking part in anti-government protests, as part of its series of executions against the followers of AhlulBayet, peace be upon them. Informed sources and Saudi activists said that…
Tunisian protesters demonstrate against political arrests

Tunisian protesters demonstrate against political arrests

Tunisian protesters took it to streets to declare their solidarity with political prisoners linked with the “conspiracy against the country’s security” case. According to Arabi21 news outlet, the protesters, including the leaders of the National Liberation Front, the Ennahda Movement…
Ancient Cairo cemetery under threat, Reuters reports

Ancient Cairo cemetery under threat, Reuters reports

Reuters News Agency reported that thousands of tombs in the historic Islamic cemetery, known as the City of the Dead, are under threat as a road and bridge expansion project aims to alleviate congestion in Cairo. Conservationists and families have…
UN Human Rights Council holds session on Afghan women issues

UN Human Rights Council holds session on Afghan women issues

The 53rd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council was held in Geneva, focusing on the human rights situation of Afghan women and girls. Although it was expected that the Council would take a more serious position against the…
Afghanistan: Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi carries out charitable activities to aid Shia families

Afghanistan: Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi carries out charitable activities to aid Shia families

The office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, has confirmed that its humanitarian campaigns are continuing to aid Shia families in the city to enable them meet their daily needs. In a statement to Shia Waves…
Construction of new Baghdad-to-Karbala Road begins in service of Arbaeen pilgrims

Construction of new Baghdad-to-Karbala Road begins in service of Arbaeen pilgrims

Ali Al-Miyali, Second Deputy governor of Holy Karbala, announced that the construction of the first phase of the new road connecting Baghdad to the holy city of Karbala has officially started. The project is mainly aimed at facilitating the movement…
Afghan Women urge Human Rights Council to further pressure Taliban

Afghan Women urge Human Rights Council to further pressure Taliban

Protesting Afghan women have sent an open letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council, demanding “more effective pressure” on the Taliban, just ahead of this council’s meeting on Afghanistan. In this letter, they have asked the international Rights body…
Bahrain Center for Human Rights documents 65 anti-Shia violations during May

Bahrain Center for Human Rights documents 65 anti-Shia violations during May

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) has documented more than 65 human rights violations by the ruling regime against the citizens in last May. The rights center said that the violations documented include: subpoenas, arrests, raiding homes and abuse…
Millions of Shias commemorate sorrowful martyrdom anniversary of Imam Al-Jawad in Holy Kadhimiya

Millions of Shias commemorate sorrowful martyrdom anniversary of Imam Al-Jawad in Holy Kadhimiya

Millions of Shia devotees have commemorated the sorrowful anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Mohammed Al-Jawad, peace be upon him, in Holy Kadhimiya, Baghdad. The honorable pilgrims who mourned this occasion came from different Iraqi provinces as well as from…
Free Muslim Organization releases message on Int’l Day for Countering Hate Speech

Free Muslim Organization releases message on Int’l Day for Countering Hate Speech

On the International Day for Countering Hate Speech — which marked on June 18th — the International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) has called on the international community and the world leaders to be united to address hate speech, which is…
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