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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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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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Bahrain: Regime forces arrest 10 citizens during home raids
Mar 22, 2018 03:41Security forces have raided homes in Bahrain's capital, Manama, arresting 10 citizens, amid ongoing protests against the ruling Aal-e Khalifah minority regime’s crackdown on political dissidents.
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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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Sociologist Syed Farid slams sectarianism, prosecution of Shia Muslims in Malaysia
Jan 28, 2018 15:16Malaysian author and scholar Syed Farid Alatas blamed the silent majority of Muslims in Malaysia for the existence of sectarianism and the oppression and harassment of Shia Muslims in the country.
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Manama cracks down on demonstrations against death sentences
Dec 26, 2017 04:24Bahraini forces have heavy-handedly cracked down on protests which broke out after the Manama regime sentenced six people to death over terrorism charges.
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Saudi court gives death sentence to Shia dissident
Aug 11, 2017 08:40A court in Saudi Arabia has handed down death sentence to a Shia anti-regime activist as Riyadh regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on members of the religious community in addition to political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners.
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Shia child martyrs of Saudi gunshot wounds in Awamiyah
Aug 10, 2017 01:28A child has succumbed to injuries he had sustained after being shot by Saudi forces during their deadly attacks on the besieged Shia town of Awamiyah.