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Incidents of Anti-Shiism, March 2021
March 2021 stood witness to continued violence against Shia Muslims. Anti-Shiism in the forms of arrests, sentencing, lack of due process, injury, and killing reported to Shia Rights Watch spanned four countries. The reports of violence listed in this report have been verified through collaboration with grassroot advocates and confirmed …
Read More »Ramadan Kareem!
Shia Rights Watch expresses its warmest regards to the international community in the auspicious month of Ramadan. The Holy month of Ramadan is a time of consciousness, generosity, and spiritual fulfillment. At Shia Rights Watch, we stand in remembrance of those disproportionately affected by the pandemic, including but not limited …
Read More »Abbas Hassan Malallah: Yet Another Victim of Negligence in Jaws Prison
On April 6, 2021, Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior Prisons Directorate announced the death of Jaws Prison detainee Abbas Hassan Malallah. Malallah was arrested and sentenced to 15 years in detention in 2011 on charges of ‘national security.” He was 50 years old at the time of his death. Hundreds participated …
Read More »Incidents of Anti-Shiism, February 2021
In the month of February, 84 incidents of violence against Shia Muslims were reported in the nations of Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. It is important to note that cases of violence noted in this report are, in fact, only a sample of the incidents of …
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