Explosion During Shia Pilgrimage in Karbala Kills three

Several bombs have gone off in Iraqi cities, including Baghdad, killing at least five people and wounding manyl.

A parked car bomb targeting a cafe killed two people and wounded nine others in central Baghdad on Saturday, police and hospital sources quoted by the Reuters news agency said.

A sticky bomb attached to a policeman’s car went off near a checkpoint killing at least three people and wounding 15 others, mainly policemen, in eastern Kerbala, 80km south west of Baghdad, police and provincial council officials said.

Sources at the Karbala general hospital who spoke to Al Jazeera confirmed one death.

An annual pilgrimage has been going on Kerbala.
In other bombing news, armed men in a speeding car using weapons equipped with silencers shot at a police checkpoint and wounded three people, including two policemen, in Baghdad’s southeastern Zaafaraniya district, an interior ministry source said.

Al Jazeera’s Rawya Rageh, reporting from Baghdad, said the attack in the capital was aimed at the general public without specific targets.

Saturday’s blast in Karbala was the third attack in the past two days on the holy city, as Shia pilgrims headed to visit the Imam al-Hussein shrine there to commemorate the birth of Imam Mohammed al-Mahdi.

The anniversary has become one of the annual pilgrimages that show strength for Iraq‘s majority Shia since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.

Saddam Hussein banned Shia religious rites during his rule. Since his down fall, Sunni Islamists have frequently targeted Shias.

Unlike in previous years, the Shia pilgrimages in recent months have largely gone by without incident. But this year’s pilgrimage in Karbala has been the target of repeated attacks.

On Friday, a car bomb exploded in a garage near a hospital west of Karbala, killing four people and wounding 20, police said.

Separately, a bomb placed under a parked car killed two people and wounded four others in northern Karbala on Friday, according to an army commander. A hospital source said the blast killed three people and wounded 23 others.

Last year, car bombs killed and wounded scores of people during the Imam Mahdi observance.

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Bahrain Government Killed two Shia Muslim

Bahrain is the center of violence against majority Shia Muslims, United Nation committee expressed that Bahraini government is killing the Shia regradless of future consequences. Many Humanitarian organization tried to stop the government of Bahrain to stop killing their Shia residence. however, it seems Saudi oil and money has made the world go blind toward what is happening in Bahrain.

Mohammad Mushima was killed in custody on October 2, 2012.

Ali Neama,17 years old, was killed in September 30, 2012. He was targeted at close range by Birdshot pellets.

Hundreds of men, women and human rights activists are still detained in the Bahraini prisons which are known for their disproportionate torture that has led to a number of deaths in custody.

Abdullah, 59 years old killed due to toxic gas in Bahrain

Bahrain unrest never ceased. Viiolence against Shia Muslims is still continuing. Despite the unfortunate the medias apathy toward happeings in Bahrain, Shia Rights Watch will continue to monitor and strive to discontinue discrimination toward Shia.

According to Bahrain center for human rights, 59 years old Bahraini man has been killed due to the inhalation of toxic gas fired by Saudi-backed regime forces in Bahrain.

Haj Hassan Abdullah Ali was killed on Tuesday 9/19/12 when Bahraini security forces fired tear gas at his home in the northeastern island of Sitra.

16 Years old Bahraini beaten to death by security by forces

Bahraini forces have beaten to death a 16-year-old boy Hisam Mohammad al-Haddad from Muhraq to death.

Bahrain’s Interior Ministry confirmed Haddad’s death.

Meanwhile, a Bahraini court has sentenced human rights activist Nabil Rajab to “three years in jail over three cases of taking part in unauthorized protests.”

More than 95 Shia have been killed and many others have been injured in the Saudi-backed crackdown on peaceful protests in Bahrain.

Nabeel Rajab-Shia Activist in Jail for Demanding His Rights

SRW demands the immediate release of the Shia human rights activist Nabeel Rajab. We demand the overturning of his conviction for organizing demonstration.

Nabeel Rajab is a Shia Bahraini and the president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights. He was sentenced on August 16, 2012 to three years in prison for organizing and participating in demonstrations between January and March of this year. Rajab was serving three month prison term for his June 2 tweet calling for the Bahraini prime minster to resign.

SRW believes Nabeel Rajab was practicing his right to peaceful gathering by participating in demonstrations. His conviction is a violation of his right to freedom of assembly.

Nabeel Rajab, just like any other Shia Muslim, must enjoy his human rights, and should be released immediately, SRW says.

Shia in Bahrain facing all kind of discrimination, inhumane treatment and unlawful arrest. It is the government duty to respect people rights and give them the freedom to speak out and demand their rights.

Shia Rights Watch calls the Bahraini Authority to Disclose the Destiny of Injured Detained Child

Shia Rights Watch expresses deep concern for the extreme repression and severe torture applied by the regime’s security forces in Bahrain against peaceful and unarmed protestors. These practices are violating and threatening the lives of citizens in ages, especially those of women and children.

According to witnesses reporting to Shia Rights Watch, security forces shot 14 year old Ibrahim Meghdad in a farm in Bilad AlGhadeem, hit him with their weapons and sticks and then led him to an unknown detention. The child was heard screaming “help me!”; yet the Interior Ministry denies any knowledge of the accident or the presence of the detained child in any of its prisons.

Witnesses also inform SRW that the detained child was already injured by internationally forbidden shotguns fired by the security forces.

Shia Rights Watch calls the Bahraini authorities to inform the destiny of the 14 year old detained child, Ibrahim Meghdad, and to allow his parents to visit him and observe his health situation as soon as possible.

Shia Rights Watch,also calls the authority to put an end to the violations of human rights in Bahrain.

This Mother’s day Support Women Protesters

Shia around the world should show their solidarity to the brave women of the Middle East. Ahead of Mother’s day, Shia Rights Watch is calling on its supporters to mark the day by sending messages of support to mothers and women in the region.

Throughout Shia history, women have been an inspiring forces for change and stood up against repressive forces to defend human rights and promote equality. Looking to Lady Fatima, the beloved daughter of Prophet Mohammad as their role model, Shia woman have played a critical role in recent uprisings across the world.

Women and mothers in Iraq, Malaysia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, support Shia rights every day. They lose their beloved children and husbands in anti-Shia activities every day. Yet they strongly defend Shia rights on the forefront of protest.

Shia Rights Watch’s report on Bahrain states many women lost their lives to defend their faith and many mothers lost their loved ones to defend Shia rights.

Woman in Saudi Arabia are fighting for their rights every day. Shia woman are participating in peaceful protests along with men to do their share in defending Shia rights.

In Yemen, women are at the forefront of mass protests calling for religious equality and freedom.

All around the world, anywhere that Shia rights are being violated, courageous Shia women defended Shia by protesting, donating, losing their loved ones and even losing their own right to life.

Shia Rights Watch supports women across the world that continue to defend Shia rights. All human rights defenders should stand in solidarity with those Shia women and let them know the world is behind them in their historic moments.

Bahrain authorities arrest rights activist Nabeel Rajab

(Shia Rights Watch) SRW continues to express deep concern regarding the targeted Shia human rights activist in Bahrain by the authorities. The authorities in Bahrain tried many ways to prevent the Shia majority in the country from practicing their rights as citizen and prevent them from reaching the world in order to get their basic rights as Shia citizens.

The recent distraction among human rights activist was the arrest of Nabeel Rajab, human rights activist. Nabeel Rajab, the president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights was detained at Bahrain’s international airport on his return from Lebanon. The authorities have not commented on the reasons behind the arrest.

Bahraini police attack Shia-owned supermarket

A group of thugs backed up by Bahraini police attacked Jawad 24 Hours supermarket near ALBA roundabout in Nuwaidrat, Bahrain. This incident is one of dozen systematic attackes since March 2011.

This is Timoney and Yates’ Police department, a state authorized criminal action against the citizenry.

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Anti-Shia forces killed “Ahmad Abdul al Nabi” by Toxic Gas

Ahmad Abdul Al-Nabi,a 31-year-old Bahraini, was killed in Salmaniyah hospital after inhaling toxic tear gas fired by Saudi-backed regime forces on Saturday, activists said.

According to informed sources, the loyalty thugs of the king og Bahrain attacked several villages including the village of Shahrakan, leaving many peaceful protesters injured.

During the attacks to the houses, a thirty one year old man, namely Ahmad Abdul al Nabi, was killed of inhaling toxic tear gas in Shahrakan village. They say dozens more were wounded after security forces fired tear gas and used water canons to break the protest.

An elderly woman, identified as 59-year-old Abde Ali, also was killed on Friday from inhaling tear gas fired by regime forces in the village of Jidhafs near the capital.

Regime forces have killed scores of Bahrainis and arrested thousands more since the revolution began in February 2011.

This is the 80th Bahraini killed from the beginning of 14 Feb. revolution.

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