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International Nonviolence Organization calls on the Russian authorities to stop the repression
January 25, 2021
International Nonviolence Organization calls on the Russian authorities to stop the repression
The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, expressed its grave concern about the acts of violence practiced by the Russian authorities against the protesters.The organization stated, in a statement received by Shiawaves, that it had seen documented news that the security…
Mosque in Denmark Comes Under Islamophobic Attack
January 24, 2021
Mosque in Denmark Comes Under Islamophobic Attack
A mosque near the Denmark-Germany border suffered an Islamophobic attack when someone wrote insulting articles on its walls, an official at the facility said Saturday.Hursit Tokay, the president of the mosque association, told Anadolu Agency that he left the Aabenraa…
International organizations call on the European Union to “pressure” Egypt on the human rights file
January 24, 2021
International organizations call on the European Union to “pressure” Egypt on the human rights file
In a joint letter, 12 international and Egyptian human rights organizations called on the European Union to put pressure on Egypt to make a change in the human rights file, and to take measures towards what it described as Egypt’s…
Gunmen kill six villagers in northwestern Nigeria
January 24, 2021
Gunmen kill six villagers in northwestern Nigeria
Authorities in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna said Saturday that a group of unidentified gunmen attacked two local government-controlled areas in the state and killed six people, while eight others sustained varying degrees of injuries.The gunmen, suspected to be bandits,…
European Parliamentarians express their concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain
January 24, 2021
European Parliamentarians express their concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain
Members of the European Parliament sent a letter to the European Union Minister of Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell before his meeting with the Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs next week, in which they expressed their concern about the deteriorating human…
Tackle French ‘abuse’ of Muslims, civil society groups tell UN
January 24, 2021
Tackle French ‘abuse’ of Muslims, civil society groups tell UN
A group of lawyers, NGOs and religious bodies from 13 countries have submitted formal complaints to the United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR), calling for action against France’s “breadth of state abuse against Muslims” stretching back more than two decades.The…
Free Muslim: China targets Muslim minorities through smart applications
January 23, 2021
Free Muslim: China targets Muslim minorities through smart applications
The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, confirmed that China is racially targeting Muslim minorities through smart applications.In a statement, the organization stated that it had recently seen testimonies and statements confirming a dangerous racist trend committed by the Chinese authorities…
Australia: Funeral held for the martyrs of the Baghdad suicide blasts
January 23, 2021
Australia: Funeral held for the martyrs of the Baghdad suicide blasts
The mosque and Husseiniyah of Al Yasin, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in the Australian city of Sydney, held a funeral ceremony for the martyrs of the Baghdad suicide blasts.The twin explosions left 32 martyrs and more than a…
Al-Abbas Islamic Center in Britain turns into a center for Covid vaccination
January 23, 2021
Al-Abbas Islamic Center in Britain turns into a center for Covid vaccination
The Al-Abbas Islamic Center in Birmingham has turned into a temporary vaccination center, to be one of 65 sites across Britain where people can receive the vaccine against the Coronavirus.The carpet was covered with vinyl flooring to protect it and…
The United Nations condemns the Baghdad suicide blasts and calls for a full accountability
January 23, 2021
The United Nations condemns the Baghdad suicide blasts and calls for a full accountability
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, called on the Iraqi government to hold accountable those responsible for the twin blasts that took place in Baghdad on Thursday.“I am deeply shocked and outraged…