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Bahrain regime forces attack inmates taking part in Shia mourning ritual
Jun 19, 2020 01:22A Bahraini human rights activist says regime forces have attacked dozens of Shia inmates participating in a mourning ritual at the notorious Jau Prison as the ruling Ale Khalifah regime presses ahead with its crackdown on pro-democracy activists in the tiny Persian Gulf country.
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Activist detained by Saudi regime for criticizing discrimination of Shia Muslims
Apr 29, 2020 06:22Saudi forces have reportedly arrested a social activist over complaining about the Riyadh regime’s discriminatory and racist policies in the Shia-populated Qatif region.
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Saudi Arabia using death penalty as political weapon against Shia Muslims: Amnesty International
Apr 21, 2020 12:20Amnesty International has condemned the Saudi regime over the spike in the number of executions in the country, stating that the death penalty is increasingly being used as a political weapon against the Shia Muslim in the Wahhabi state.
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Leader hails Iranian nation for ‘shining’ performance in anti-virus battle
Apr 09, 2020 03:09Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised the nation’s “shining” performance in the fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic, which he described as a "test” facing the entire world.
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Iranians celebrate Imam Mahdi’s birth anniversary under coronavirus lockdown
Apr 09, 2020 01:55Iranians are celebrating the birth anniversary of Lord of the Age, Imam Mahdi (May God hasten his reappearance), the 12th and last Infallible Heir of God's Last and Greatest Messenger, Prophet Mohammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny), at their homes amid a ban on outdoor festivities and the closure of religious centers due to a deadly coronavirus pandemic.
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Iraqi soldiers deploy in Baghdad’s streets to impose curfew against coronavirus
Mar 19, 2020 13:42Iraqi soldiers deploy in Baghdad's streets to impose a curfew to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the Iraqi capital as Iraqi pilgrims make their way to the shrine of Prophet Muhammad's (SAWA) seventh infallible successor, Imam Musa al-Kadhim (AS), during preparations for the annual commemoration of his martyrdom.
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Top Saudi court hands down life term to imprisoned Shia Muslim dissident
Mar 01, 2020 13:55The 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 06:21A 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 08:07Amnesty 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 13:51Grand 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.