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International Shia Day marked on 12th June to highlight oppression against Shia Muslims

International Shia Day marked on 12th June to highlight oppression against Shia Muslims

On the International Shia Day marked on the 12th of June, Shia Rights Watch (SRW) has reaffirmed the need to intensify all International efforts to combat and restrict all forms of oppression, official and popular abuse inflicted on Shia Muslims…
At least 27 killed in Somalia in old bomb remnants explosion

At least 27 killed in Somalia in old bomb remnants explosion

At least 27 people, most of them children, were killed when remnants of an old bomb exploded in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region on Friday, according to the state-run Somali National News Agency. At least 53 people have also been injured…
Ugandan President approves anti-homosexuality law

Ugandan President approves anti-homosexuality law

President Yoweri Museveni has signed an anti-homosexuality bill into law which will mean that anyone who has been convicted of homosexual acts will face life imprisonment and some will even face the death penalty. The legislation was unanimously approved by…
Germany suspends evacuation of at-risk Afghans, leaving thousands stranded

Germany suspends evacuation of at-risk Afghans, leaving thousands stranded

Last October, Germany launched a humanitarian admission programme for Afghans at risk of persecution by that Taliban, with the ultimate goal of bringing up to 1,000 people from Afghanistan to Germany per month. However, it has been eight months and…
14 year old Muslim boy dies after unexplained ‘incident’ in Scottish school

14 year old Muslim boy dies after unexplained ‘incident’ in Scottish school

Hamdan Khaliq, a 14 year old boy died in St Kentigern’s Academy in Scotland. Police were called to the school in west Lothian following reports of ‘concern’ for a student. Family members have taken to social media to make people…
300 trapped children saved from Sudanese orphanage, others died

300 trapped children saved from Sudanese orphanage, others died

UNICEF confirms in a report that 300 trapped children were rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died. Among the children who died at the facility were babies as young as three months, according to activists in the area.…
10% of French total population identifies themselves as Muslims, new study reveals

10% of French total population identifies themselves as Muslims, new study reveals

According to a study by the French Nation Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies, 10% of the total population identified themselves as Muslims. The institute said that the study involved over 27,000 people, between (18-59) years old. The study revealed…
UNICEF confirms over 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict in 2005-2022

UNICEF confirms over 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict in 2005-2022

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that about 315,000 serious violations inflicted on children in conflict-related incidents between 2005 and 2022. The figure, confirmed by the UN agency, recorded incidents in more than 30 conflict situations across Asia,…
Gunmen kill 24 people including children in Nigeria

Gunmen kill 24 people including children in Nigeria

Armed men in northern Nigeria attacked two villages in this country and shot at least 24 people, including children. According to Reuters, this event happened on Saturday, June 3, in the northwest of Zamfara state. The report adds, armed men…
French anti-terrorism public prosecutor calls for trial of members of anti-Muslim group

French anti-terrorism public prosecutor calls for trial of members of anti-Muslim group

The French terrorism prosecutor has called for the trial of 13 men and three women suspected of plotting terrorist acts to target Muslims – by attacking their houses of worship or poisoning halal food between 2017-2018. The office of the…
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