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About 20 killed in twin bombings in Afghan capital
Sep 05, 2018 14:51At least 20 people have been killed and nearly 70 others injured in twin bombings inside a sports club in a mainly Shia Muslim area of western Kabul.
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About 48 martyred in bomb explosion in Shia Muslim neighborhood of Afghan capital
Aug 15, 2018 14:36Nearly 50 people have been martyred in a bomb attack in front of an educational center in a mainly Shia Muslim area of western Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
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Mosque attack martyrs at least 25 in Afghanistan
Aug 03, 2018 09:10More than two dozen people have been martyred in a terrorist bomb attack at a Shia Muslim mosque in eastern Afghanistan near Pakistan's border.
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Nigeria court acquits 80 Zakzaky supporters
Aug 01, 2018 06:53A top Nigerian court has cleared dozens of the followers of prominent religious scholar Ibrahim al-Zakzaky of criminal charges, raising hopes for the release of the religious scholar himself, who has been held captive for almost three years by the Abuja government.
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Ayatollah Sheikh Qassim flown to UK in critical condition
Jul 09, 2018 07:47Bahrain's prominent religious scholar, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim has been flown to the UK for medical treatment, marking an end to more than a year of house arrest.
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Nigerian protesters demand release of Sheikh Zakzaky
Jul 07, 2018 10:18Hundreds of supporters and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) have staged a peaceful rally in the country’s capital of Abuja and called for the release of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky.
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Three Shia Muslim Bahraini religious scholars sentenced to death, 8 others to life imprisonment
Jun 17, 2018 14:52Aal-e Khalifa regime officials have handed down death sentences to three Shia Muslim religious scholars and condemned eight others to life imprisonment as the ruling minority regime continues with its repressive measures and heavy-handed crackdown on members of the religious community.
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Aal-e Khalifah forces raze recently reconstructed mosque to ground
Apr 30, 2018 14:13The Aal-e Khalifa regime in Bahrain has razed to the ground a recently reconstructed Shia Muslim mosque without any prior warning as part of a heavy-handed crackdown on dissent in the tiny Persian Gulf island State.
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Amnesty International demands Saudi Arabia to halt execution of 14 Shia Muslims
Feb 21, 2018 16:49Amnesty International has urged Saudi authorities to halt imminent execution of 14 young Shia Muslim activists who were condemned to death for taking part in anti-regime protests gripping the kingdom's Eastern Province.
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Bahrain: Court upholds jail term for Ayatollah Sheikh Qassim
Jan 29, 2018 15:37A court in Bahrain upholds a one-year jail term for prominent religious scholar Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, who has been stripped of his nationality by the Aal-e Khalifah regime and confirms the decision to revoke the citizenship.