Find news about Shia Muslims in the past week on a single page Riyadh, Saudi Arabia United Nations experts call for the release of Shia Muslims in detainment. Ali al-Nimr, Dawood al-Marhoon, and Abdullah al-Zaher were arrested as minors for participation in protests calling for political reform. Originally sentenced to …
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Flashback Friday, February 26, 2021
Shia happenings in the week of February 26, 2021 Detained Shia Muslims Face Harsh Conditions and Threats to Basic Rights Bahraini authorities continue to undermine the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. Sexual abuse, overcrowding, violence, and insanitary conditions in Bahrain threaten the life …
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Find news about Shia Muslims in the past week in a single page. Manama, Bahrain February 14th, 2021 marked the 10th anniversary of Bahrain’s uprising. The people of Bahrain first took to the streets in 2011 to protest the nation’s dissatisfactory conditions. A decade has passed since demonstrators took …
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Shia-related news in the week of February 12, 2021 Manama, Bahrain Authorities commute the sentence of Ali Nimr (age at arrest:17), Dawoud Al-Marhoun (age at arrest:17), and Abdullah Al-Zaher (age at arrest:15) to 10 years. The three were originally sentenced to death for participation in pro-democratic protests. …
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Happenings specific to Shia Muslims in the week of February 5, 2021 Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria After being diagnosed with Covid-19, Malama Zeenah Ibrahim, the wife of Shaikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, was temporarily released in order to receive treatment. In a recent interview, the Chairman of the Resource Forum …
Read More »Flashback Friday – January 29, 2021
Find Shia news of the week all on page. Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria Security forces attack protestors calling for the release of Shaikh Zakzaky on January 26. Many were injured and two were killed. The funeral of one of the deceased was held soon after. The protest came after …
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Find news about Shia Muslims in the past week in a single page. Tayaran Square, Baghdad, Iraq Morning of January 21, twin bombings killed 32 people and injured 110 others. one of the perpetrators feigned illness to lure a crowd around himself in the marketplace of central Tayaran Square. …
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Find all Shia-related happenings in a single page – Introducing SRW Weekly Flashback Fridays! Balochistan, Pakistan After six days on the ground, the bodies of the Hazara miners were buried last week. An approximate 5,000 people attended the mass burial ceremony in Hazara Town Cemetery. Family of the deceased …
Read More »Flashback Friday, January 8, 2021
Find all Shia-related happenings in a single page – Introducing SRW Weekly Flashback Fridays! Balochistan, Pakistan On January 3rd, 2021, ISIS assailants kidnapped, tortured, and killed 11 coal miners in Balochistan, Pakistan, The minors were identified as Shia Muslims previous to being dragged into the mountains. Their hands were …
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