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Nigeria: Sheikh Zakzaky granted bail after mass protests
Aug 05, 2019 08:37A Nigerian court has granted bail to prominent religious scholar Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky so that he can fly to India for medical care, his lawyer says.
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Nigerian court accused of delaying Sheikh Zakzaky's treatment
Jul 29, 2019 14:09Attempts to secure the release of imprisoned Nigerian Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky have suffered a fresh setback with the adjournment of a court hearing that was due to decide whether the ailing leader of the African country's Islamic movement should be freed to receive urgent medical treatment.
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Police use live ammunition to disperse Zakzaky supporters in Nigeria capital
Jul 11, 2019 10:19Nigerian police have fired live ammunition and teargas at protesting Shia Muslims as large crowds gathered in the capital city Abuja Thursday to demand the release of ailing cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky.
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Teenager faces death penalty as crackdown widens in Saudi Arabia
Jun 07, 2019 09:58Saudi authorities are likely to execute a teenager who has been held in pre-trial detention for almost four years, as a brutal crackdown led by Heir Apparent Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) against pro-democracy campaigners, Muslim preachers and intellectuals widens in the Arabian Peninsula.
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215 Iranian Sunni clerics condemn beheading of Saudi nationals in letter to UN Chief
May 11, 2019 09:02Over 200 Iranian Sunni clerics in a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres deplored the mass execution of tens of Saudi citizens by Riyadh, calling for independent investigations into the crime to prevent its repetition.
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Bahrain: Aal-e Khalifa forces destroy signs marking martyrdom anniversary of Prophet's daughter
Feb 09, 2019 09:58Security forces of Aal-e Khailfa in Bahrain have destroyed signs marking the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (SA), the daughter of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA).
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Saudi Arabia: Shia Muslim Kid barbarously murdered in Medina before mother’s eyes
Feb 09, 2019 02:03A Shia Muslim little boy, while on a pilgrimage to the holy city of Medina with his mother, has been barbarously killed for unknown reasons, fueling speculations that he could have been a sectarian and hate crime victim.
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Nigerians again wage protest rally to call for Zakzaky's release
Nov 17, 2018 12:47Nigerian Muslims have once again waged protest rally in the capital of Abuja to demand the release of top Muslim religious scholar Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky.
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Bahrain: Regime courts issued death sentences for 32 activists since 2011
Nov 14, 2018 12:18The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) has condemned the kingdom’s persistence on passing death sentences against anti-regime activists, calling the practice an “inhuman punishment” as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists.
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Afghanistan sends more forces to Hazara-populated areas amid Taliban violence
Nov 12, 2018 08:32The Afghan government has sent additional forces to the Hazara-populated areas of southeastern Ghazni Province, which has been under attack by the Taliban militant group for several days.