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Top Saudi court hands down life term to imprisoned Shia Muslim dissident
Mar 01, 2020 17:25The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has sentenced an imprisoned political dissident from the oil-rich and Shia Muslim-populated Eastern Province to life in prison.
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Teenage boy martyred as Nigerian forces open fire on Sheikh Zakzaky supporters
Feb 28, 2020 09:51A teenage boy has been martyred after Nigerian police used live ammunition to disperse protesters demanding the release of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky in the country’s northwestern state of Kaduna.
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Amnesty demands immediate release of Saudi rights activists
Feb 06, 2020 11:37Amnesty International says Saudi Arabia is using a secretive special court as a weapon to systematically silence dissent, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all human rights defenders who defy the country’s absolute monarchy.
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Grand Ayatollah Sistani slams Trump's ‘unjust’ plan for Palestine
Jan 31, 2020 17:21Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani has condemned US President Donald Trump’s so-called deal of the century stating that the “unjust” initiative seeks to legitimize further occupation of Palestinian territories by the Israeli regime.
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Grand Ayatollah Sistani condoles Leader on Soleimani’s martyrdom
Jan 05, 2020 17:50Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani has offered condolences to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei over the martyrdom of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, the Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
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Grand Ayatollah Sistani condemns US assassination of ‘heroes of anti-Daesh fight’
Jan 03, 2020 14:05Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani has strongly condemned the US assassination of Iranian Commander Qassem Soleimani and his comrades, calling them the “heroes of fight against Daesh” terrorist group.
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Two anti-regime activists killed as Saudi regime forces storm Dammam
Dec 26, 2019 06:03At least two political dissidents have been killed in Saudi Arabia when regime forces raided a village in the kingdom’s oil-rich and Shia-populated Eastern Province, as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against pro-democracy campaigners, Muslim preachers and intellectuals continues unabated in the country.
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Iran pursuing case of Nigerian cleric's health via diplomatic channels: Foreign Ministry
Dec 09, 2019 07:30Iran constantly pursues the case of Nigeria’s top Shia Cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky through diplomatic contacts with the Nigerian government in line with efforts to help improve his health, says the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman.
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Nigeria transfers Sheikh Zakzaky, wife to 'dilapidated' jail
Dec 06, 2019 12:39Nigerian authorities transfer top Shia cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, and his wife to a dilapidated prison, where many detainees have so far died due to lack of medical attention.
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Nigerian Muslim leader languishing in jail despite court's ruling
Dec 03, 2019 13:09In a statement issued to the press, the Islamic movement in Nigeria described the continuous detention of Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat as one of the worst violations of the rule of law.