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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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UK and US Protect the Entire Network of Dictatorial Persian Gulf Arab Regimes

UK and US Protect the Entire Network of Dictatorial Persian Gulf Arab Regimes

Wednesday 31 December 2014
Zainab al-Khawaja was sentenced to three years in jail for tearing up the king’s photograph. Her father, Abdulhadi, is already serving a life sentence for encouraging peaceful protest . In reality, the British base’s main job won’t be to prop up the Bahraini regime, but to help protect the entire n ...
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Bahraini Appeals Court Upheld Al-Khawaja's Sentence Despite Amnesty Intl. Calls
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Bahraini Appeals Court Upheld Al-Khawaja's Sentence Despite Amnesty Intl. Calls

Monday 14 December 2015 ،
Zainab Al-Khawaja's prison sentences, after the appeals court dropped her right to appeal. Alwaght- Amnesty International called on Bahraini regime to revoke Zainab Al-Khawaja's prison sentences, after the appeals court dropped her right to appeal.   According to Bahrain-based mirror.n ...
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UN Urges Al-Khalifa Regime to Release Bahraini Female Activist
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UN Urges Al-Khalifa Regime to Release Bahraini Female Activist

Saturday 19 March 2016 ،
Zainab al-Khawaja. Alwaght- A senior United Nations official has urged the Bahraini regime to immediately release opposition activist Zainab al-Khawaja. In a statement released on Friday, Michel Forst, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, called on Bahrain to release ...
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Amnesty International Calls on Bahraini Regime to Release Political Prisoners
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Amnesty International Calls on Bahraini Regime to Release Political Prisoners

Sunday 3 April 2016 ،
Zainab al-Khawaja, who was taken to custody with her toddler after being convicted in 2014 for tearing up a poster of Bahrain's king. Other political opponents arrested in 2011 still remain behind bars, said Amnesty, adding that reforms introduced after the uprising have demonstrably failed to ...
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Al Khalifa Refused to Let 17-Month-Old Son of Female Dissident out of Prison
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Al Khalifa Refused to Let 17-Month-Old Son of Female Dissident out of Prison

Tuesday 24 May 2016 ،
Zainab al-Khawaja was not allowed by Bahraini Regime to be taken out of the prison however his mother is sick and cannot take care of him. Alwaght- The 17-month-old son of Zainab al-Khawaja was not allowed by Bahraini Regime to be taken out of the prison however his mother is suffering from a severe ...
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Bahrain Finally Releases Female Political Prisoner, Her Toddler
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Bahrain Finally Releases Female Political Prisoner, Her Toddler

Wednesday 1 June 2016 ،
Zainab al-Khawaja, who has been in prison with her toddler since March. Alwaght- Bahraini regime has released prominent female human rights campaigner, Zainab al-Khawaja, who has been in prison with her toddler since March. According to the public prosecution statement carried by state news agency ...
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Female Activist Left Bahrain Fearing of Indefinite Detention
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Female Activist Left Bahrain Fearing of Indefinite Detention

Saturday 11 June 2016 ،
Zainab al-Khawaja, has left Bahrain Monarchy for Denmark after the Regime was preparing files to imprison her indefinitely. Alwaght- Bahraini human rights activist, Zainab al-Khawaja, has left Bahrain Monarchy for Denmark after the Regime was preparing files to imprison her indefinitely. Shortly af ...
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Bahraini Regime Crushing Dissent, as America, Britain Look on
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Bahraini Regime Crushing Dissent, as America, Britain Look on

Tuesday 28 June 2016 ،
Zainab al-Khawaja, fled the country in early June after being told that she would be rearrested. Zainab al-Khawaja left Bahrain for Denmark after the Regime was preparing files to imprison her indefinitely The government, which is dominated by the royal family, claims the oppositio ...
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What Going on in Bahrain, Crazy Crackdown
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What Going on in Bahrain, Crazy Crackdown

Tuesday 28 June 2016 ،
Zainab al-Khawaja and Nabeel Rajab (L) talk during their meeting with activists  Meanwhile, Bahrain's state-run news agency said a court has stripped five more Bahraini citizens from their citizenship and ordered them jailed after convicting them on terrorism charges. The Bahrain News A ...
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British Magazine Narrates Bahraini Dissent Suffering at Hands of Regime
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British Magazine Narrates Bahraini Dissent Suffering at Hands of Regime

Monday 21 August 2017 ،
Zainab have been active in the push for human rights and freedom of speech in Bahrain. She says her father has two main characteristics as an activist: a fierce advocate and a fiery speaker. She explained that she and Zainab are the two parts to that whole: Al-Khawaja as the advocate and Zainab as t ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.