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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.

SMC Statement on Barcelona Attack

Terrorism is a curse of our times that distresses the hearts of all upstanding human beings who inhabit our world. The cruelty of these assassins, has yet again, brought terror and trepidation to all, world over.The Barcelona attack appears to be yet another manifestation of the intolerant and bigoted ideology of considering one self superior than another.

Saudi Arabia’s hidden war

The Saudis have now destroyed the last building in the heart of a Shia town in the east – the centre of growing unrest which the authorities are blaming on ‘terrorist’ groups. Meanwhile dozens of people have died in the clashes and thousands are being displaced as their homes are…

Death sentences of Shiites point to limits of Saudi reforms

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia’s new crown prince hopes to transform the kingdom and modernize society, but the planned execution of 14 Shiite protesters charged with violence against security forces suggests the government’s handling of sectarian tensions and unrest remains unchanged.

Awamiya: Inside the devastated Saudi Shia town – BBC News

The town of Awamiya has been devastated by fighting between government forces and Shia militants.

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