Shia Muslims

Bahrainis mark Eid al-Adha with anti-regime rallies

Sep 12, 2016 10:26

Bahraini people have marked the Muslim occasion of Eid al-Adha with rallies in solidarity with country's prominent religious scholar Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
Aal-e Khalifa regime adjourns trial of three Bahraini religious scholars

Sep 09, 2016 01:45

Judiciary officials have postponed the trial of three Bahraini religious scholars amid the Aal-e Khalifah regime’s heavy-handed crackdown against prominent figures and followers of the majority religious community in the tiny Persian Gulf island State.
Amnesty urges Bahrain to stop repression of opponents

Sep 01, 2016 16:08

Amnesty International has called on the Bahraini regime to suspend its heavy-handed crackdown on peaceful critics and opposition figures as Manama keeps up its policy of repression.
Lawmakers support Bahrainis' anti-oppressive struggle

Aug 30, 2016 11:39

The majority of Iranian lawmakers have expressed their support for the struggle of the Bahraini people against oppressive moves taken by the Al Khalifah regime.
Manama regime systematically targeting Shia religious scholars: HRW

Aug 23, 2016 12:16

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Bahraini regime of systematically targeting religious leaders of the country’s Shia Muslim community and violating the scholars’ right to freedom of expression and gathering.
UN experts urge Bahrain to end crackdown on Shia Muslim community

Aug 16, 2016 11:46

A number of United Nations-appointed independent experts have called on the Bahraini regime to halt its heavy-handed crackdown on the country’s Shia Muslim community, stressing that it is in violation of basic human rights in the tiny Persian Gulf island.
Aal-e Khalifah regime prevents faithfuls from holding Friday prayers

Aug 12, 2016 14:39

Bahraini regime forces have prevented dozens of Shia Muslims from holding Friday prayers for the third week in a row as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown against prominent figures and followers of the majority religious community in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
Gunmen kill two Hazara Shia Muslims in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan

Aug 01, 2016 11:33

Unidentified gunmen have killed two members of Pakistan’s Hazara Shia community in an attack in the country's troubled southwest.
Call for Sheikh Zakzaky’s release, prosecution of Army Chief

Jul 25, 2016 15:36

Here are excerpts from the son’s letter to the authorities calling for the release of the ailing father.
Russia calls plans for regime change in Syria 'villainy'

Jul 25, 2016 11:33

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has strongly rejected any rhetoric on regime change in Syria, saying that the calls for toppling the government of President Bashar al-Assad come from narrow-minded or villainous people.