Human Rights
Bahrain’s authorities perpetrated 2,165 human rights violations in 2017: Rights group
Islam World
October 21, 2018
Bahrain’s authorities perpetrated 2,165 human rights violations in 2017: Rights group
An independent human rights group says it documented 2,165 cases of grave human rights violations in Bahrain last year as…
Bahraini regime committed some 850 grave human rights violations in July: Rights group
Islam World
October 8, 2018
Bahraini regime committed some 850 grave human rights violations in July: Rights group
An independent human rights group has documented 844 cases of grave human rights violations in Bahrain during the month of…
Detention of shia clerics who took part in commemorating Ashura occasion renewed
Islam World
October 7, 2018
Detention of shia clerics who took part in commemorating Ashura occasion renewed
The Public Prosecution ordered on Wednesday (October 3, 2018) the renewal of detention of 3 clerics over taking part in…
National Institute for HR Says Force Used against Detainee Hajar Mansour Lawful
Islam World
October 4, 2018
National Institute for HR Says Force Used against Detainee Hajar Mansour Lawful
Bahrain’s National Institute for Human Rights claimed on Monday (1 October 2018) that the force used by a police officer…
Amnesty calls on Nigeria to account for missing Shias
World
September 1, 2018
Amnesty calls on Nigeria to account for missing Shias
Amnesty International has accused Nigeria’s government of carrying out unlawful arrests and practicing “enforced disappearance,” calling on Abuja to clarify…
UN calls on China to free 1 million Uighurs from alleged re-education camps
World
September 1, 2018
UN calls on China to free 1 million Uighurs from alleged re-education camps
United Nations’ human rights experts have voiced alarm over alleged Chinese political re-education camps for Muslim Uighurs and called for…
Bahraini court upholds six-month jail term against high school Shia student
World
August 29, 2018
Bahraini court upholds six-month jail term against high school Shia student
A court in Bahrain has upheld a six-month jail term against a Shia high school student as the ruling Al…
Saudi Arabia seeks death penalty against female human rights activist
World
August 23, 2018
Saudi Arabia seeks death penalty against female human rights activist
Saudi Arabian prosecutors are seeking the death sentence for five human rights activists, including a woman who is thought to…
Saudi warplanes hit Yemen’s Hajjah, Sa’ada
World
August 23, 2018
Saudi warplanes hit Yemen’s Hajjah, Sa’ada
On another day of the deadly campaign led by the regime in Riyadh against Yemen, Saudi warplanes have conducted airstrikes…
Saudi Arabia may execute first female activist for backing anti-government protests
Islam World
August 22, 2018
Saudi Arabia may execute first female activist for backing anti-government protests
Saudi Arabia may for the first time execute a female human rights activist who was arrested some three years ago…