Crackdown (7)
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WorldAfghan Party Denounced Taliban for Seizing Shia Seminary, Warns of 'Wahhabi-Salafi' Crackdown
KABUL – A prominent Afghan political party has strongly condemned the Taliban's seizure of a major Shia seminary and university in Kabul, calling it an insult to Afghanistan's people and its…
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WorldTaliban cracks down on Shia seminary in Kabul, detains scholars and protesters
Kabul's Khatam al-Nabiyyin seminary, a major Shia religious and academic center, has come under siege as Taliban forces storm the complex, beat protesters and detain a number of scholars and…
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WorldAfghanistan's Etedal Party warns of Taliban crackdown on Shia seminary, religious freedoms
Afghanistan's Etedal (Moderation) Party has voiced deep concern over the Taliban's recent actions against the Khatam al-Nabiyyin seminary in Kabul, warning that the military raid, the sealing…
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WorldNardaran: A Glimpse into Religious Suppression of Shia Muslims in Azerbaijan
For years, Shia Muslims in the Republic of Azerbaijan have been caught between their religious identity and harsh state policies. From restrictions on hijab and mourning rituals to pressure on…
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WorldBahrain's Shias Under Siege: Arrests, Revocations, and Forced Loyalty
The latest wave of arrests, citizenship revocations, and political and religious prosecutions in Bahrain has sparked widespread debate over the nature of the phase the country is currently undergoing.
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HOWZAHCrackdown on Shiites Is a Desperate US-Zionist Plot to Crush Resistance Axis, Qom Clerics Warn
The Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom has issued a scathing condemnation of several Persian Gulf Arab states, denouncing the ongoing persecution of Shiite communities as a “mercenary” act carried…
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WorldWhy does Al Khalifa regime crush Shia scholars? Bahrain human rights chief speaks
The head of the Bahrain Human Rights Society has stated that Bahraini security authorities, encouraged by the United Arab Emirates, are seeking to destroy the Shia community—detaining prominent…
