Saleh Ashoor the Shia deputy in the National Assembly of Kuwait was arrested without any explanation.
By the effort of many organization including Shia Rights Watch, Saleh Ashoor was released
Saleh Ashoor the Shia deputy in the National Assembly of Kuwait was arrested without any explanation.
By the effort of many organization including Shia Rights Watch, Saleh Ashoor was released
Shia activist, Ali Al-Shatti was arrested by order of the interior minister of Kuwait and was detained in the security of the state, according to our reporter in Kuwait, Ali Al-Shatti was arrested because of defending his personal believes as Shia. Couple weeks ago the Imam of the Sunni mosque disrespect Shia and their believes in the Friday, prayer. Ali Al-Shatti was asking the gorvernment to protect his rights agaisnt discrimination towards Shia in teh country.
Ali Al-shatti was released after the efforts of many organizations including Shia Rights Watch.
Two days ago, unidentified gunmen broke into the apartment of Iraqi family from Karbala city in Sayyida Zainab, Syria and killed the mother, father and three daughters.
One of the relatives tells the reporter that one of the girl hid in the closet in the apartment, so the gunmen could not find her.
“I got a call from my relative in Iraq who told me that they can’t find their Abu Zainab, so I went to the house after two days and find out about the massacre”, says the person who found the family dead .
The names of girls who were killed were Zeinab, um-Albanin and Zahra.
Witnesses said earlier that the Iraqi owned stores in the Sayyida Zainab area were robbed by armed groups. To their surprise, when they reported to Police, they were told the police were unable to respond.
According to Egyptian “Youm7” website, dissemination of a voice-recorded file indicates that Hamad Al Fallah while talking to another person spoke against Kuwait’s Shia Muslims and promised to “sack all Shia staff in the company.”
Shia MPs of the Kuwaiti parliament have lashed out at him for his statements and charged him
with insult to the Shia Muslim population.
The deputies have said Fallah’s statements were a conspiracy to keep Shia Muslims away from important positions and posts which they deserve to hold.
The deputies have also called for interrogation of the chairman of the board of directors of Kuwait Airways.
Some deputies have said that the government should properly implement the law on safeguarding national security so that the legal rights of none of the Kuwaiti citizens, of any religion or faith, would be trespassed.
Shia Muslims comprise about 30 percent of Kuwaiti citizens.
Kuwait has a population of 3.5 million people, 40 percent of whom are foreigners.
According to local reports, more than 115 Shias have been killed across Syria in the past few months. Assailants have destroyed and set ablaze dozens of Shia-owned homes and businesses. The violence has forced many families to flee the area and seek refuge elsewhere.
The opposition and Western countries accuse Syrian security forces of being behind the killings in the country, but the government blames what it describes as outlaws, saboteurs and armed terrorist groups for the deadly violence, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.
According to our reporter in Syria, Al-Qaisyriada and Salafi kidnapped many Shia men and women in Syria,
There are about 400 Shia families displaced because of violence against Shia in Syria.
Saudi Authorities Indict Sheikh Tawfiq al-Amer after more than a year in jail.
Saudi authorities have finally charged Sheikh Tawfiq al-Amer after being in jail for more than a year.
Tawfiq al-Amer, a Shia advocate of civil rights, was arrested in January 2011. The arrest took place after giving a sermon in a mosque where he called for political reform in Saudi Arabia.
After more than a year of his arrest, authorities issued a list of charged against al-Amer, accusing his of making false statements against the king. Moreover, he was charged for raising the Shia calls for prayers, and collecting donations. Sheikh Tawfiq al-Amer was detained and prosecuted in Saudi court on August 15th, 2012.
SRW demand release of Sheikh Tawfiq al-Amer and asks Saudi Wahabbi authorities to stop anti- Shi’ism and give the Saudi Shia the human rights that they deserve.
Saudi Arabia Anti- Shia security forces killed teenage boy, Hassan Yusuf al-Qalaf, by shooting him in his chest in the Qatif region in the oil-rich Eastern Province.
Hassan Yusuf al-Qalaf, 18, was from Tarut village in Sanabis. He was part of the people who demand the Saudi government to give them the rights to represent them self in the country.
They also demanding the release for all political prisoners, freedom of expression and assembly, and an end to widespread discrimination.
Saudi Arabian government supporting the uprising in Syria but when it comes to the freedom in their own country, they face the citizens by live bullet.
Once again Suadi authorities are to blame for the murder of two Shia protesters in Saudi Eastern province. Akbar al-Shakhouri and Mohamed al-Felfel were shot dead on Sunday, July 9th 2012. The two men were participating in a peaceful protest when they were shot by police snipers stationed on rooftops, according to the witnesses.
According to the euronew.com 14 people were injured as well in the same day.
The Interior Ministry denies the shooting and claims there was no clash between protesters and police at the protest.
Shia Rights Watch condemns the violent acts of the Saudi authorities and invites them to start peaceful dialog wit the protestors and provide to them their full human rights.
Anti-Shia Wahhabi have killed a young Shia during the peaceful demonstration asking freedom to live as normal citizen without any discrimination.
Abdallah Ja’afar al-Ojami, 18, was shot by security forces on Friday (7-13-2012) as he and a group of others were demanding the release of their cleric Sheikh Nimer who was injured and arrested last week by Anti-Shia forces.
As you can see in the picture Abdallah was killed, placed in the toilet and pictured by Anti-Shia forces to show the Shia how they would treat them in the country.