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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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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
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 opposition is so ...
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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 ،
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 Agency r ...
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US, UK Speak for Bahrainis but Act against Them
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US, UK Speak for Bahrainis but Act against Them

Monday 11 July 2016 ،
al-Khawaja have also been punished with imprisonment. Last month, Sheikh Issa Qassim, Bahrain’s highest Shiite religious authority was stripped of his citizenship. A week earlier the so-called Justice Ministry suspended al-Wefaq and dissolved two main Islamic associations.  In addition, ...
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Saudi Regime Cornered Beast, Vicious over Defeats: Bahraini Opposition Leader
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Saudi Regime Cornered Beast, Vicious over Defeats: Bahraini Opposition Leader

Thursday 25 August 2016 ،
The world is starting to realize the vicious nature of Saudi Arabia, and that of the dictatorships supporting it in the region, as the military situation in Yemen and legal situation in Bahrain worsen, Leader of Bahrain Freedom Movement, Saeed Al-Shehabi   Alwaght- “The world is starting ...
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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 ،
Human rights defenders often confront obstacles that make their work difficult. This is especially true in Bahrain, where the Sunni monarchy and government have been bent on silencing all opposition ever since the Arab Spring when tens of thousands of Bahraini citizens protested for democratic refor ...
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UN Experts Urge Bahraini Regime to Halt Repression, Discrimination
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UN Experts Urge Bahraini Regime to Halt Repression, Discrimination

Thursday 26 July 2018 ،
al-Khawaja, a prominent activist. Bahrain should repeal all discriminatory provisions against women in its legislation, it said, and grant them equal rights with men in transmitting their nationality to their children and in divorce, including economic rights. Thousands of anti-regime protesters h ...
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Bahrain, The Country of Torture And Execution
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Bahrain, The Country of Torture And Execution

Tuesday 14 July 2020 ،
al-Khawaja.  The torture policy against the prisoners after the 2012 uprising in Bahrain was adopted by the ruling regime of Al Khalifa to put strains on the protests to put down the opposition and suppress the demonstrations.  Sheikh Ali Salman, the leader of the dissolved Al-Wifaq soci ...
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As 10th Anniversary Nears, Bahrainis Take To Streets Calling For Democracy, Prisoners Release
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As 10th Anniversary Nears, Bahrainis Take To Streets Calling For Democracy, Prisoners Release

Saturday 2 January 2021 ،
al-Khawaja, Abdulwahab Hussein, Abduljalil al-Sankis, and Nabil Rajab are eminent political prisoners. Al-Khalifa regime also stripped off citizenship of the spiritual leader of Bahraini Shiites Sheikh Issa Qassem and thus forced him out of the country.  Rights groups specially warned about th ...
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Rights Groups Urge Al Khalifah Rgime for ‘Immediate’ Release of Bahraini Activist
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Rights Groups Urge Al Khalifah Rgime for ‘Immediate’ Release of Bahraini Activist

Sunday 14 August 2022 ،
al-Khawaja and Naji Fateel. Demonstrations have been held in Bahrain on a regular basis ever since the popular uprising began in mid-February 2011. People demand that the Al Khalifah regime relinquish power and allow a just system representing all Bahrainis to be established. Manama, however ...
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“Address Hunger Strike Grievances”, Human Rights Watch Tells Bahrain
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“Address Hunger Strike Grievances”, Human Rights Watch Tells Bahrain

Sunday 3 September 2023 ،
al-Khawaja and Abduljalil al-Singace,” part of the statement read.  The statement pointed to the notorious Jau Prison in the tiny kingdom that hosts many of the opposition prisoners.  Niku Jafarnia, Bahrain and Yemen researcher at HRW said: “Many of the inmates on hunger stri ...

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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.