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China uses the 5G system to monitor Muslims
July 15, 2019
China uses the 5G system to monitor Muslims
China plans to use technology companies using the fifth generation communications system (5G) to monitor the Muslim minority, a move that could ignite what has been described as the China plans to use technology companies using the fifth generation communications…
Convicted of minor crimes as teens and now face beheading and ‘crucifixion’ in Saudi Arabia
July 15, 2019
Convicted of minor crimes as teens and now face beheading and ‘crucifixion’ in Saudi Arabia
When Ali al-Nimr was 17, he was charged with relatively minor charges related to his participation in the widespread 2011 to 2012 Arab Spring demonstrations against Shia repression in the When Ali al-Nimr was 17, he was charged…
Afghan army arrests 10 Taliban members in Kabul
July 14, 2019
Afghan army arrests 10 Taliban members in Kabul
The Afghan army on Sunday arrested 10 members of the Taliban movement in Kabul. The Afghan army on Sunday arrested 10 members of the Taliban movement in Kabul. The news agency “Khamea Press” issued an army statement that…
Taliban militants storm hotel in northwestern Afghanistan, kill at least eight people
July 14, 2019
Taliban militants storm hotel in northwestern Afghanistan, kill at least eight people
Members of the Taliban militant group have attacked a hotel in Afghanistan’s northwestern province of Badghis, killing at least eight people and wounding nearly a dozen more, officials say. Members of the Taliban militant group have attacked a hotel…
Saudi forces kill Saudi Shia citizen in Qatif
July 14, 2019
Saudi forces kill Saudi Shia citizen in Qatif
Ten days after the attack by Saudi forces on the town of al-Jash in the province of Qatif, private sources confirmed the death of Shia citizen Majid Abdullah al-Adam after Saudi forces shot him. Ten days after the…
Three mosques across Germany receive bomb threats
July 13, 2019
Three mosques across Germany receive bomb threats
At least three mosques across Germany were evacuated on Thursday after receiving bomb threats through e-mails, prompting the police to beef up security. At least three mosques across Germany were evacuated on Thursday after receiving bomb threats through…
Somalia security forces end militant attack on hotel that killed 13
July 13, 2019
Somalia security forces end militant attack on hotel that killed 13
Somalia’s security forces on Saturday ended an overnight attack by the al Shabaab terrorist group on a hotel in the southern port city of Kismayu that killed at least 13, a police officer said. Somalia’s security forces on…
Five killed in suicide bombing at wedding party in Afghanistan
July 13, 2019
Five killed in suicide bombing at wedding party in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber on foot targeted a wedding party in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring 40, local officials said. A suicide bomber on foot targeted a wedding party in…
Bahraini court sentences four minors to prison
July 13, 2019
Bahraini court sentences four minors to prison
A Manama court reportedly sentenced four Bahraini minors to lengthy prison terms on Thursday. A Manama court reportedly sentenced four Bahraini minors to lengthy prison terms on Thursday. It isn’t clear what exactly the four were…
International condemnation of China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims
July 11, 2019
International condemnation of China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims
Twenty-one Western countries and Japan have sent a letter to the UN’s top human rights official to denounce China’s arbitrary arrests of ethnic Uighurs and other minorities in Xingyang. Twenty-one Western countries and Japan have sent a letter…