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At least 50 die in twin attacks in Iraq

At least 50 people have been killed in two attacks in southern Iraq, health officials say. In the first attack, a suicide bomber detonated his vest and gunmen opened fire inside a roadside restaurant near Nasiriya, the capital of Dhiqar province, security sources said. Soon afterwards, a car bomb exploded at a nearby checkpoint.

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Saudi Arabia on brink of flare up as HRC chief blasts Bahrain VOB.ORG

The situation in Saudi Arabia is deteriorating sharply due to the ill-conceived policies of the ruling Al Saud family. In the past week, the regime arrested scores of prominent figures including religious scholars who had supported the regime in the past. They include Salman AlAwdah and Aa’edh Al Qarni.

Saudi Arabia: Religion Textbooks Promote Intolerance

Saudi Arabia’s school religious studies curriculum contains hateful and incendiary language toward religions and Islamic traditions that do not adhere to its interpretation of Sunni Islam, Human Rights Watch said today. The texts disparage Sufi and Shia religious practices and label Jews and Christians “unbelievers” with whom Muslims should not associate.

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and AEI

US approves huge arms sale to Bahrain despite human rights concerns

The US state department has approved a $3.8 billion arms sale to Bahrain, despite continued criticism of the Gulf regime due to gross human rights abuses. The US state department has approved a $3.8 billion arms sale to Bahrain, despite growing unease about the Gulf state’s human rights abuses and blockade of Washington ally Qatar.

HRC urged to investigate war crimes in Yemen, UN Special Rapporteurs challenge Bahrain’s dictator VOB.ORG

HRC urged to investigate war crimes in Yemen, UN Special Rapporteurs challenge Bahrain’s dictator In a report published on Tuesday 5th September, the UN human rights office challenged the U.N. Human Rights Council, which meets this month, to agree to look into atrocities committed during what it called an “entirely man-made catastrophe”.

Incidents of Anti-Shiism in August, 2017 – Shia Rights Watch

Scores of violations bear witness to the continued systematic targeting of the Shia Muslim population around the world. The breaches of human rights range from arrest and detainment to sexual abuse and torture in prisons, and as seen this month, mass execution.

السعودية تصدر تعليمات لكتابها وأجهزة اعلامها بعدم توجيه أي انتقادات او هجمات على ايران وأبناء المذهب الشيعي.. والوفد الدبلوماسي السعودي سيزور طهران خلال أيام لإعادة “ترميم” السفارة السعودية تمهيدا لافتتاحها في غضون اشهر معدودة

دبي ـ خاص بـ”راي اليوم”: علمت “راي اليوم” من مصادر سعودية عالية المستوى ان الديوان الملكي السعودي في الرياض، عبر مستشاره الإعلامي، وجه امس تعليمات صارمة

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Where is Sayed Alawi?

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See also 16 year old Mohamed Ebrahim Ali.
See more here on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.

Anti-Shia Bias Driving Saudi Arabia Unrest

“We were too scared to leave our homes, and most of the shops were shut down or burned,” a resident of Awamiya, in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern province, told me this month. “Anything that moved became a target.” He was referring to the deadly clashes over the past three months between Saudi security forces and residents of this Shiite-majority town.

Gunmen attack Shia Imam Zaman mosque in Kabul

Gunmen attacked a Shia Muslim mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, police said. Explosions were reported as several fighters entered the Imam Zaman mosque in Qala-Najara. The clashes are ongoing. There was no immediate word on casualties. More soon… Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies

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See also CNN.