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Three charged over Australia ‘ISIS-inspired’ Shia mosque arson

Three charged over Australia ‘ISIS-inspired’ Shia mosque arson

Three men will be charged with committing terrorism over arson attacks inspired by the Salafi group of ISIS on a Melbourne Shia mosque last year, Australian police said on Sunday (Aug 20).   Three men will be charged with committing…
Somalia-based al-Shabab terror group beheads 3 people in Kenya

Somalia-based al-Shabab terror group beheads 3 people in Kenya

Kenyan officials say suspected Takfiri al-Shabab militants from Somalia have beheaded three people and burnt houses in an attack in Kenya.   Kenyan officials say suspected Takfiri al-Shabab militants from Somalia have beheaded three people and burnt houses in an…
Shia community holds entertaining, cultural program in Birmingham

Shia community holds entertaining, cultural program in Birmingham

Under the sponsorship of a number of the Shia activists in Europe, an entertainment, cultural festival was held in the British city of Birmingham.   Under the sponsorship of a number of the Shia activists in Europe, an entertainment, cultural…
ADHRB Executive Director criticizes US complicity in violence in Awamiya

ADHRB Executive Director criticizes US complicity in violence in Awamiya

Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) Executive Director Husain Abdulla criticizes US complicity in the ongoing violence in Awamiya, Saudi Arabia and condemns all violence that has occurred in the area over the past months.    …
Saudi-led coalition killed over 500 Yemeni kids in 2016: UN draft report

Saudi-led coalition killed over 500 Yemeni kids in 2016: UN draft report

A new draft report by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned that the Saudi-led coalition committed “grave violations” of human rights against Yemeni children in 2016, killing 502 and injuring 838 others during their brutal military campaign there.  …
SRW discusses with Canadian PM troubled Middle East

SRW discusses with Canadian PM troubled Middle East

The International Organization of Shia Rights Watch and Canadian President Justin Trudeau discussed the extraordinary situations facing the peoples and countries of the Middle East, especially those suffering from destabilizing security.     The International Organization of Shia Rights Watch…
India ‘to deport 40,000 Rohingya Muslims’

India ‘to deport 40,000 Rohingya Muslims’

India is planning to deport tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims it says are living in the country illegally.     India is planning to deport tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims it says are living in the country illegally.…
US-led airstrike kills 16 civilians in eastern Afghanistan

US-led airstrike kills 16 civilians in eastern Afghanistan

An air raid conducted by foreign forces in Afghanistan has claimed the lives of at least 16 civilians in the eastern province of Nangarhar, which borders Pakistan.     An air raid conducted by foreign forces in Afghanistan has claimed…
UN finally breaks silence on Saudi razing of Shia town

UN finally breaks silence on Saudi razing of Shia town

The UN has reacted to media reports about a deadly and destructive Saudi military crackdown against an eastern Shia town, urging the regime in Riyadh to respect human rights.     The UN has reacted to media reports about a…
Over 10,000 Yemenis die due to Saudi aerial blockade: Rights group

Over 10,000 Yemenis die due to Saudi aerial blockade: Rights group

The Saudi-led restrictions on Yemen’s airspace and the closure of its main airport in Sana’a have led to the deaths of over 10,000 people in the impoverished Arab nation over the past year, a rights group says.     The…
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