Anti-Shiism, the targeting of Shia Muslims on the basis of their faith raves across international borders. In the month of October, Anti-Shiism in the forms of discrimination, persecution, and violence were reported in the countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. Shia Rights Watch notes that incidents of …
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Muharram Advisory Dear Fellow Shia Muslims, As a human rights NGO dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of Shia Muslims globally, we are writing to bring to your attention the veneration and importance of practicing safety in your community in the month of Muharram. Muharram, the first month of …
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Muharram Advisory Dear Fellow Shia Muslims, As a human rights NGO dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of Shia Muslims globally, we are writing to bring to your attention the veneration and importance of practicing safety in your community in the month of Muharram. Since Muharram is the time Shia …
Read More »تدين منظمة شيعة رايتس ووتش الدولية المجزرة المريعة التي ارتكبها التحالف السعودي بحق المدنيين العزل في العاصمة اليمنية صنعاء مؤخرا، محملة المجتمع الدولي نتائج تلك المجزرة نظرا لتواطئه المستمر في غض النظر عن الانتهاكات الانسانية التي ارتكبت في السابق على يد دول ذلك التحالف المشؤوم. وتعتبر المنظمة ان المجزرة الاخيرة …
Read More »8/10 مقتل العشرات في غارةعلى مجلس عزاء: قتلو أصيب العشرات من المواطنين الشيعة في غارة جوية لقوات التحال فبقيادة السعودية في اليمن. وضربت الغارة مجلس عزاء في العاصمة صنعاء حيث كان يحيي المئات من المدنيين مناسبة دينية، فيما اشارت المعطيات الى سقوط الكثير من الاطفال قتلى نتيجة القصوف السعودي.
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As Muharram is approaching, Shia Rights Watch writes to embassies to ask for protection of Shia Muslims during their Ashura gatherings. Muharram is the first month of Islamic year when many celebrate New Year and many others postpone their celebrations in order to commemorate the death of a peacekeeper, Husain. …
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Incidents of Anti-Shiism in August, 2016 This monthly report will analyze the data compiled on Shia deaths, injuries, and arrests that occurred between August 1st and 31st, 2016. This month there were 334 deaths, and 67 wounded in the Shia community. Also 47 to 50 cases of arrest were reported. …
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Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor International Religious Freedom released their 2015 Report on August 10th detailing human rights violations, including some of what Shia face around the world. At Shia Rights Watch (SRW) we welcome this report and the attention given to the important issue of human right. …
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As the month of Ramadan nears, Shia Rights Watch would like to congratulate every muslim on this joyous month. With this month comes faith, love, reflection of the past, and resolution for the future. In the not so far past, Shia muslims were a population not only ostracized, but prosecuted …
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Overview: This report will analyze the data compiled on Shia deaths, injuries, and arrests that occurred between March 1st and March 31st, 2016. This month there were 466 deaths within the Shia community. Also 15 cases of arrest were reported. Anti-Shia violations were reported in seven countries during March 2016. As …
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