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‘Saudi Arabia has executed a young man who was convicted on charges stemming from his participation in an anti-government rebellion by minority Shia Muslims. A leading rights group said his trial was “deeply flawed”.’
The Guardian, June 15 2021
See also Amnesty International

‘Kabul neighbourhood, home to Hazaras, stunned by wave of attacks
Once considered a safe haven for Hazara Shia Muslims, Dasht-e-Barchi has come under increased attacks in recent years.’
AlJazeera, 13 June

‘Seven killed in twin van bomb blasts in Afghanistan’s Kabul
Six others wounded in bombings that struck western Kabul neighbourhood largely populated by members of the the ethnic Hazara minority.’
AlJazeera, 12 June

‘Hundreds have held a rare protest in Bahrain over the death of a vaccinated prisoner from the coronavirus held by the island kingdom’
The Independent, June 10

‘Afghanistan: Escalation of Ethnic Tensions While the US Prepares to Evacuate its Troops’
Diane Villemin
Orient XXI, 11.5.21

ADHRB:
Profile in Persecution: Mazen Mansoor AlWanna
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‘An explosion near a school in a Shia district of west Kabul has killed at least 25 people, many of them young students, and wounded dozens more, Afghanistan’s interior ministry said.

Ambulances were rushing to evacuate the wounded from the scene of the blast on Saturday near Syed Al-Shahda school, in the Shia majority neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi, Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said.’

See: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/8/blasts-kill-dozens-near-school-in-afghan-capital-kabul

See also BBC.
See also The New York Times.
See also The Wall Street Journal.
See also Vice News.

Bahrain Arrests Families of Political Prisoners Over Peaceful Protests

For ADHRB Weekly Newsletter #394, click here.