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Obituary – Alhaj Hassan A.M. Jaffer

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wVPzHagwyqA P2:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y1AMTrF-OnY May Allah (SWT) by His infinite grace and mercy grant Marhum maghferat and a lofty place in the proximity of the Masumeen (AS) – Ameen. Please recite Sura-e-Fateha for the maghferat of the departed soul and all Marhumeen.

Bahrain: Five years in jail for Nabeel Rajab’s tweets

A court in Bahrain has convicted political activist Nabeel Rajab, and sentenced him to five years in prison for his comments online denouncing Saudi Arabia’s role in the war in Yemen and for criticising prison abuse in his country.

See also BBC News
See also Amnesty International statement

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The Bahrain Uprising, Seven Years Later

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On clashes in Bahrain today, 14 February, see alJazeera
See also ADHRB Weekly Newsletter #239.

Bahrain tightens screws on opposition

Issue 55 of the Bahrain Newsletter from BJDM

Press Release – Ground Breaking Ceremony Marks the Launch of Uhuru Street Housing Project in Dar es Salaam

Ref: AFED/PR/40/18 Date: February 13, 2018 The Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Uhuru Street Housing Project in Dar-es-Salaam was held on Tuesday 23 rd January 2018 (5 th Jamadi ul Awwal 1439), during the auspicious celebrations of the birth anniversary of Sayedah Zainab Bint Ali (A.S.)

2017 Annual Report – Shia Rights Watch

2018 marks the 7th anniversary of Shia Rights Watch. Over the past seven years, our organization and our team have grown from a Washington, DC-based minority rights group to an internationally renowned institution active in both the United Nations and the International community.

Bahrain: Another Year of Deep State Repression

This past year in Bahrain, much like those preceding it since the popular uprisings of 2011, was one of unending repression and persecution of human rights activists. Yet, the Trump administration and the British government, arguably two of the most influential actors in Bahrain, have remained silent in the face of al-Khalifa atrocities against human rights activists, especially within the Shia majority.

See also: NY Times

65 Khoja Shias from 3 continents come home to trace roots – Times of India

MUMBAI: Migration is a painful experience. Apart from uprooting migrants from familiar habitats, it often lands them in strange, hostile territories. The brave surmount the odds and script inspiring stories while the faint-hearted fall by the side and are buried by the sands of time.

Bahrain: Government expels citizens after having revoked their nationality

Turning citizens into stateless people and banishing them by forcing them to leave the country is a violation of international law. Lynn Maalouf, Director of Research for the Middle-east at Amnesty International The Bahraini government expelled four of its citizens whose nationality was revoked in 2012, in yet another display of the kingdom’s steady and sustained disregard of its own citizens and for human rights and international law more broadly, said Amnesty International.