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56 organizations call on Berlin to stop arms exports to the Saudi coalition

56 organizations call on Berlin to stop arms exports to the Saudi coalition

More than 56 civil organizations in Germany have called on the federal government to stop arms exports to the Saudi coalition against Yemen. More than 56 civil organizations in Germany have called on the federal government to stop arms exports…
Day of mourning declared in Liberia after 27 children die in school fire

Day of mourning declared in Liberia after 27 children die in school fire

A national day of mourning has been declared in Liberia after the death of 27 children in a fire at a religious boarding school outside the Liberian capital Monrovia, an official said. A national day of mourning has been declared…
Britain apologizes for the sale of military equipment to Saudi Arabia by mistake

Britain apologizes for the sale of military equipment to Saudi Arabia by mistake

UK Trade Minister Liz Truss has apologized to the court for two violations of a pledge not to license exports that could be used in the Yemen conflict to Saudi Arabia. UK Trade Minister Liz Truss has apologized to the…
Taliban car bomb hits hospital in Afghan province of Zabul

Taliban car bomb hits hospital in Afghan province of Zabul

A Taliban car bomb has killed at least 20 people and wounded 95 others when it exploded near a hospital in southern Afghanistan, officials said. A Taliban car bomb has killed at least 20 people and wounded 95 others when…
Thai PM says police monitoring of Muslim students needed for security

Thai PM says police monitoring of Muslim students needed for security

Thailand’s prime minister defended police for requesting information about minority Muslim students from universities around the country after the move was called discriminatory and illegal. Thailand’s prime minister defended police for requesting information about minority Muslim students from universities around…
Human rights organizations call on Guterres to condemn China’s policies towards Uighurs

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

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

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

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

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…
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