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THE TARGETED KILLING OF SHIA MUSLIMS IN YEMEN, IS IT JUST THE BEGINNING OF SHIA RIGHTS VIOLATIONS?

AlGhadeer_Shia-attack-in-YemenIn an attack on the Alghadir Library in Sanaa, Yemen, two Shia Muslims were killed today.

A number of gunmen broke into the Alghadir library located in West Sanaa Monday at 1:00 p.m. local time and shot two young librarians, Amin al-Matadry and Mujahid al- Matary. The gunmen ran away when neighbors rushed to the scene after hearing gun shots. Amin died on the spot and his cousin Mujahid was rushed to the local hospital where he received emergency medical care. However, despite the best efforts of the medical team, Mujahid died due to severe injury.

Alghadir Library is known to be a specialty library that publishes and sells Shia-related books and scholarly articles. The attack increased fear in the Shia community in Yemen as it is thought to be a targeted killing. SRW is concerned for the security of the Shia Muslim population of Yemen. A SRW representative in Yemen reports that the many Shia residents of Yemen who are peaceful and who have no political affiliation, live in fear and insecurity. This organization urges local authorities in Sanaa to investigate the attack immediately and protect all citizens form human rights violations.

Shia Rights Violations in Pakistan, APRIL 16TH TO 22nd

Shia Rights Violations in Pakistan, APRIL 16TH TO 22nd
Threat to Shia of the in Peshawar Neighborhood
Wednesday, 16 April
A pamphlet, attributed to Lashkar-i-Islam (LI), was distributed in aneighborhoods of the Khyber Pakhtunhwa capital threatening Shia Muslims, to vacate the area in the next ten days, police said on Tuesday. Residents of Pahari Pura’s Manzoor Colony were warned of serious consequences failing to follow the warning. Shia Muslims are concerned about their security. Many of these residences have to economic and physical mean to leave their belonging and property and leave in a different area.
Shia Muslim Killed, another Injured in Karachi
Thursday, 17 April
On Thursday April 17th an attack to a Shia community in Karachi resulted in death of one and serious injury of another. The attackers, who are believed to be affiliated with Sipah-e-Sahaba, stormed into Hassan Electric Shop in Urdu Bazaar of Nazimabad and killed Muhammad Ali and wounded Sadiq Hussain.
Shia Muslim ambushed and killed in Liaquatabad
Friday, 18 April
Arshad Naqvi who was ambushed on April 15th was killed in Liaquatabad on Friday.
Concerns about the Security of Shia Inmates in Quetta’s
Saturday, 19 April
According to local activists Shia prisoners in Quetta’s jail have been moved to the cell where Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and outlawed Sipah-e-Sahaba are imprisoned. Local Shia are worried that this movement will result in harm to the Shia inmates and their families. There are number of incident in which anti-Shia inmates slaughtered the family member of the Shia inmates after they are released.
Shia Businessman Killed in Karachi
Monday, 21 April
Ali Raza Manekia a Shia Muslim businessman was attacked by unknown gunman in in Karachi on Sunday. He was taken to the hospital where doctors announced his death to his wounds. Shia professionals and business owners have been under attack by anti-Shia groups for a long time.
Shia Muslim Killed in Karachi
Tuesday, 22 April
Hussain was hit with bullets in Paharh Ganj area of North Nazimabad, district central of Karachi on April 22nd.
Shia of Karachi have been targeted by different groupd and the government have not taken any action to protect this minority despite the international request from all committees.
Continuation of Shia targeted killings was confronted by the people in community. Local leaders stated these killings are proof that the government is failing to protect its citizens. The leaders also urged the people to remain calm and do not engage in violent while condemning the government’s inaction.

Summary of Shia Killings in Pakistan- April 8th to 15th

Summary of Shia Killings in Pakistan- April 8th   to 15th
The following cases summarize  the confirmed targeted killings in Pakistan during the week of April 8th and 15th
 A Shia doctor killed and another member of the Shia community injured in a targeted attack near a hospital in Karachi on Wednesday April 9th. Unknown man opened fire upon Dr Haider Raza while he was boarding his car in Gulistan-e-Johar near Dar us Sehat Hospital.
Anti-Shia group killed a Shia lawyer in Karachi on Thursday April 10th raising the death toll of Shia Muslims to 3 since Wednesday April 9th.
Syed Waqar ul Hassan Shah, a Shia lawyer was on way to his office in his car when he was ambushed and killed near Disco Bakery in Gulshan-e-Block 7 in Karachi.
Ghulam Hussain Kashmiri, a Shia Muslim killed outside a Shia mosque in Karachi on Thursday April 10th. He was passing through the street of Haideri Masjid Ali Basti of New Golimar in Karachi when he was ambushed and killed.
  • Mohammad Karam Killed near Parachinar- April 10th
A Shia taxi driver killed near Parachinar on Thursday April 10th. Mohammad Karam was killed in his taxi.
Behram Khan Gadi killed in Dera Ismail Khan- April 11th
As activists report Sipah-e-Sahaba shot and killed Behram Khan Gadi, a Shia Muslim in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber-Pukhtoonkhwa province on Friday April 11th.
A Shia scholar and a high official were taken into custody and detained under Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) by administration of Haripur, Khyber-Pukhtoonkhwa province on April 12th. Allama Waheed Abbas Kazmi and Nayyar Abbas Jafari were arrested and imprisoned in Dasu Jail Kohistan as they were making arrangements to hold a mourning congregation at Saeen Sahaili Road. According to local activist it is very normal to hold mourning congregation at that location.
  • Engineer Muntazir Mehdi Killed in Karachi- April 13th
Engineer Muntazir Mehdi, a Shia professional was killed in Karachi on April 13th.
Mehdi was a professor at the NED Engineering University Karachi and member of the Asgharia Organisation. Asgharia Organisation is an organization founded by students of Sindth University.
The students of NED University of Engineering and Technology staged a rally on Monday to protest against the assassination of their professor.
  • Two Shia Hazara Muslims of Quetta Killed- April 13th.  
Two Shia Hazara Muslims of Quetta were shot and killed after having established their Shia identity on April 13th.  Juma Khan and Najeeb were residents of Hazara Town Quetta. They were travelling on Saryab Road Quetta where they were pulled out of vehicle and riddled with bullets. Their bodies were thrown in the street. 
Ishrat Hussain, Pakistani Shia was shot and killed on Tuesday April 15th.  As local activists report Ishrat was a Shia rights activist who dedicated his life to ensure security and discipline during mourning processions as most Shia targeted killings take place during such rituals in Pakistan.
The Shia targeted killings resulted in two peaceful protests on April 12th and 14th. Many women, children and family members of the killed individuals gathered in different cities to condemn the violence against Shia killings in Pakistan.
Special thanks to reporter Muhammad Kaunain.

Guess Which Countries are Spending Most on Arm Forces and Weapons?

SIPRI, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, one of the reliable research institutes that researches into the arm control published a scary report on the increase spending on arms by countries with most human rights violations. According to the report China, Russia and Saudi Arabia are among the 23 countries around the world that have more than doubled their military expenditure since 2004. While developing countries are springing more on weapons, western countries such as US is spending less on arm forces and weapons.
Saudi Arabia’s spending increased by 14 per cent and reached $67 billion,

Bahrain’s spending increased 26 per cent,

Iraq’s spending is up to 27 per cent,

The report highlights that eight states bordering the Gulf—Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are countries that invest most in arm forces and weapons.

Such report raises the important question of why such countries are inverting so much on weapons. And where do they buy these weapons from?

History reveals that all these countries have been involved in human rights violations, arm conflicts and unrest. Number of these countries, such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar, are well known for arming different terrorist groups. Some others, such as Bahrain, are well known for oppressing peaceful pro-democracy native protestors.

It is interesting how money and economic priorities result in killings of many activists and pro-freedom civilians. The fact that all mentioned countries buy the weapons to mainly confront their own citizen is crystal clear to all yet no company or government stopped selling weapons to those countries. Except Korea that stated they stopped selling to Bahrain, no other country claimed such rightful decision.

If and only IF, international committees and nations would stop selling arms to countries that are famous for their human rights violations, there would be a hope for the peace in the future of the Middle East….

Too bad….

Every nation needs money and guest who has it?

Oil reached companies of Middle East…..

So it’s OK if they are killing people with it, as long as they pay CASH for the weapons….

by Hawraa Zakery, Human Rights Reseracher                      on    April, 15,2014

Signs of Bahraini Government’s Weakness

Nineteen people were arrested today, April 14th, in different areas of Bahrain; 17 were arrested during a home raid without a warrant from the court, and 7 others arrested on the street.

Yesterday, six children between the ages twelve and fourteen were arrested at one of the check points in the Daih area. The children arrested are reported below:

Muhammad Shakir, 12 years old

Ja’afar Hani, 14 years old

Hussian Mashi’a, 12 years old

Ahmad Hani, 12 years old

Ali Shamloh, 13 years old and

Wadi’a Wadiee (age not reported)

According to activists many children are held in detention centers in Bahrain, many of whom need medical attention after torture and maltreatment.

Increasing arrests and torture are a sign of the Bahraini government’s weakness. SRW believes that violence and human rights abuses are the reaction of a weak and fearful government.

Bahrain in March 2014

1The Liberties and Human Rights Department (LHRD) in Al Wefaq National Islamic Society reported the Shia rights violation in Bahrain during the month of April.

In its report, the organization reported as many as 228 home raids during the month of April that involved confiscation of personal belongings by the governmental forces. Tear-gas was used in most cases on family members and children.

Also in this month, 187 arrests were documented 17 years or less. According to the organization, “117 of the total arrests took place during home raids, while 28 were arrested from streets, 28 from checkpoints, 6 at the borders and 4 from workplaces”.

During the month, 12 cases of torture and mistreatment were reported to the LHRD.

Human rights violation towards the Shia majority is taking place in Bahrain everyday yet the international committees have failed to pressure the kingdom.

SRW has been following with news in Bahrain and has used all its influence to report the violations.

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Torture Routine in Syria

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, said torture was routinely used in Syria while condemning the violence in Syria in a paper released by the High Commissioner’s office.

While government forces, opposition forces, and various other armed groups blame each other for ongoing violence that so far has claimed 150,000 lives, many, including women and children, are being tortured.

Unrest in Syria has created a safe haven for many terrorist groups to carry out inhumane acts. It takes a great deal of either ignorance or apathy from the international community to allow torture to become routine. All who engage in torture, violence and targeted killings must be punished. It will take an international effort in the case of Syria since fighters from 70 countries are present.

SWR commends Navi Pillay for her statement and hopes more leaders will take action and talk about the extreme violence in Syria.

Office of Imam Shirazi Representative Vandalized in Possible Hate Crime

shirazThe office of the Imam Shirazi’s representative in Saudi Arabia was vandalized today as witnesses describe the incident as a hate crime. According to the witnesses the office of Seyed Tahir Shamimi, the representative of the Imam Shirazi, in Al-Awamiyah was attacked by unknown masked men. As the result windows were defaced, and a glass door was shattered.

Imam Shirazi is a well-known Shia scholar whose followers have been attacked in different countries for their critiques towards oppressor governments.

Saudi Shia have been attacked by government forever, however recent attacks are carried out by unknown people. Last week an attack to Shia Muharram commemoration resulted in death of a teenager and 7 adults. Saudi authorities have always oppressed this population and spread hate speeches against them.

SRW urges Saudi government to investigate increasing crime against Shia Muslims and recognize this population as rightful citizens.

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Pakistan in March 2014

Shia targeted killings in Pakistan claimed 21 lives during the month of March. As activists reported following members of the Shia community were killed last month in this country.

      Sahid Ali killed in Karachi on 03-03-2014

      Samar Alam killed in Karachi on 03-04-2014

      Raza killed in Karachi on 03-04-2014

      Manzoor Hussain Raza killed in Karachi on 03-05-2014

      Abn al Hassan Ali killed in Karachi on 03-05-2014

      Muhammad Ali killed in Karachi on 03-07-2014

      Iftihar Hussain Peshawar on 03-09-2014

      Ikhtar Hussain, Naeem Jafri, Fazal Abbas killed in Karachi on 03-11-2014

      Shukat Hussain killed in Dera Ismail Khan on 03-15-2014

      Khuram Abdi Ali killed in Karachi on 03-16-2014

      Iftikhar Hussain killed in Karachi on 03-18-2014

      Dr.Babar Ali killed in Attock on 03-19-2014

      Manzoor Talpor killed in Khair Pur on 03-20-2014

      Ghulam Nabi, Anwar Jafri killed in Hala Naka on 03-20-2014

      Shujaat Hussain, Shujaat Hussain Jafri, Agha Jamil killed in Karachi on 03-22-2014

      Zulfikar Ali killed in Karachi on 03-24-2014

      Haidar Zulfikar killed in Karachi on 03-31-2014

Shia population of Pakistan has been target of anti-Shia terrorist groups for centuries, yet the government failed to protect them. SRW have been using all its power to advocate for this minority in west and urges all to take it upon themselves to stand up for the rights of Pakistani Shia.

Commemoration of 1991 Shia Massacre in Iraq

Anti_shiismOn April 5th, along with the commemoration of the memory of the victims of  1991 Shia massacre in Iraq, Shia Rights Watch department of research on Anti Shiism  begins its operation to gather data on history of violations, abuse and discrimination against Shia Muslims around the world.

End of dictatorship in Iraq was a happy news but revealed many sad stories that were hidden until then. After the fall of Saddam regime in 2003, the post war investigation of Iraqi and U.S. experts revealed at least 270 mass graves to exist across Iraq. According to a Congressional Research Service report most of the bodies found in the mass graves belonged to Shia Muslims, whom were killed after the 1991 uprising (Katzman, 2009). Bodies of many children and women were found at al-Mahawil mass grave near the Shia populated city of Hilla, 56 miles south of Baghdad. Matching the bodies to the names is a difficult task as the relatives of the victims have to identify their loved ones from their accessories like glasses and personal effects, according to Daily Mail 15,000 bodies found in four mass graves around Hilla alone, the total number bodies found in all mass graves can rise to at least 300,000.

In months following the 1991 uprising, about 17,000 people including Shia clerics and students were reported as disappeared, and thousands displaced, detained, tortured and killed. Many of the families still don’t know the fate of their relatives. Following the event, the Ba’ath regime began massive attacks on Shia faith and rituals, by destroying mosques, Islamic Centers, burning down libraries, desecration of holy sites, closing religious schools, censoring publications and forcing the Shia clerical establishment to endorse and praise the regime.

AntiShiism.org is a new hope to shed lights on the oppression that Shia have been through and welcome every humanitarian effort to demand a change that stops these tragic targeted violations from happening again.
Shia Rights Watch commemorates the victims of April 1991 Shia Massacre in Iraq and simultaneously launches AntiShiism.org in order to establish a well-documented informative network about the Shia rights violation. This organization welcomes every individual to take action and pledge to make the world free of prejudice, hatred and discrimination against minorities.

Please join us at www.AntiShiism.org.

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