As end of the Ramadhan and Eid approaches, Shia Rights Watch sent Happy Eid letters to embassies in Washington DC inviting countries around the world to keep minorities and their rights in mind. This NGO called for more protection for Shia population around the world and highlighted the importance of …
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تدين منظمة شيعة رايتس ووتش الدولية التفجير الإرهابي الذي استهدف المصلين في جامع الزهراء عليها السلام في منطقة دشت برجي غرب العاصمة الأفغانية كابول، والذي أسفر عن سقوط العديد من المدنيين الأبرياء بين قتيل وجريح. اذ تلقت المنظمة بأسف بالغ نبأ العملية الإرهابية الدموية التي نفذتها جماعات الفكر الظلامي المتطرف …
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دادگاه های عربستانی 14 تن از شهروندان شیعه خود را به جرم حضور در تظاهرات قطیف در سال های 2011 و 2012 به اعدام محکوم کرد. این دادگاه ها همچنین 24 تن دیگر را با جرایم گوناگون مجرم شناخت. به رغم اینکه عربستان سعودی به دنبال به دست گرفتن ریاست …
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اطلعت منظمة شيعة رايتس ووتش الدولية على حيثيات قضية إبعاد الخطيب الحسيني الشيخ عبد الحسن الاسدي الى خارج دولة الكويت بشكل تهكمي يثير الاستهجان سيما مع غياب الحجج القانونية لهذا الاجراء المستنكر. فبحسب إفادات ادلت بها شخصيات مطلعة على قضية إبعاد الشيخ الاسدي الى خارج دولة الكويت، بعد قدومه اليها …
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در پی انتشار مقطعی از فیلم ویدئویی که در آن دو شهروند شیعی مذهب کشور مصر توسط سربازان این کشور به صورت بی رحمانه ای شکنجه می شوند، سازمان جهانی دیدبان حقوق شیعیان بیانیه ای صادر کرد و طی آن اعمال فشارهای متعدد و همه جانبه دولت حاکم بر کشور …
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Saudi court sentenced 14 Saudi Shia due to charges related to demonstrations in Qatif back in 2011 and 2012. Same court convicted 24 others with different charges. Although Saudi Arabia had sought the leadership slot of the entire Human Rights Council of the U.N in 2015, this kingdom has the highest …
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On Saturday, June 3rd, Bahrain’s Supreme Court of Appeal upheld the five-year prison term against seven defendants charged with “unlawful” assembly, the gathering of 5 people or more; setting tires alight; and hurling petrol bombs at government vehicles in Juffair, a neighborhood in Eastern Manama, on August 2, 2013. Along …
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According to activists, “unidentified armed men opened fire and killed man and woman belonging to Shia community in south western city of Quetta.” Muhammad Ismail was one of the two victims shot while riding his motorbike, and he is also one of the many victims targeted in a wave of …
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While the history of Shia Muslims in Egypt is long and extensive, anti-Shiism is prevalent in this nation. Once called the forgotten minority, Shia Muslims in Egypt are lost amidst country’s political unrest. Shia numbers are always undermined in state-issued reports in aims of suppressing the population. Shia individuals that …
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May 2017 Monthly Analysis There were more than 128 deaths and over 50 injuries in the month of May. This month has also witnessed the first incident of direct violence against Shia in the nation of Madagascar. Anti-Shiism remains an urgent issue that needs to be addressed by the international …
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