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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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EU Prolongs Sanctions on Myanmar over Rohingya

EU Prolongs Sanctions on Myanmar over Rohingya

Tuesday 30 April 2019
sexual violence. The measures bar them from traveling to or through the European bloc and freeze any assets they hold in Europe. Under the sanctions, the EU will also be refusing to train soldiers from Myanmar. The measures will stay in place until at least April 30, 2020. The statement referred ...
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Will France, UK, US Ever Pay for What They Have Done to Yemen?

Will France, UK, US Ever Pay for What They Have Done to Yemen?

Saturday 7 September 2019 ،
sexual and gender-based violence, and starvation as a method of warfare. It is interesting to note that the UN experts identified individuals who may be responsible for international crimes and has passed those names on to the UN High Commissioner. Where locating names were not possible, the expert ...
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Rights Group Reports on Abuse of Female Political Prisons in Bahrain

Rights Group Reports on Abuse of Female Political Prisons in Bahrain

Thursday 12 September 2019 ،
sexual and psychological torture to extract confessions, sham trials and inhuman prison conditions. Since early 2017, the groups have been conducting interviews with nine women, their relatives or their lawyers, and when available, have analyzed their legal documents. Seven experts from organizati ...
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Human Trafficking Booming in Yemen as War Enters Its Fifth Year

Human Trafficking Booming in Yemen as War Enters Its Fifth Year

Saturday 14 September 2019 ،
sexual exploitation, and Yemen is no exception. Trafficked Yemeni women are subjected to rape, violence, extreme cruelty, and many other forms of pressure and coercion. Female trafficking victims who spoke to MintPress reported being forced into prostitution networks in Saudi Arabia and the Emiratis ...
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Jailed Bahraini Activist ‘Considered Suicide’ after Rape, Abuse by Regime

Jailed Bahraini Activist ‘Considered Suicide’ after Rape, Abuse by Regime

Monday 28 October 2019 ،
sexually assaulted and tortured was the beneficiary of a British taxpayers scheme,’ says Najah Yusuf. A Bahraini activist who was jailed after criticizing Formula One’s Grand Prix in the country has said she contemplated suicide after suffering rape and abuse at the hands of the state’s ...
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Suu Kyi in World Court as Myanmar Faces Genocide Case

Suu Kyi in World Court as Myanmar Faces Genocide Case

Tuesday 10 December 2019 ،
sexual violence; burning of homes or villages; destruction of lands and livestock, deprivation of food and other necessities of life, or any other deliberate infliction of conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction of the Rohingya group in whole or in part. Outside the co ...
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UN Expresses Concern about Rise in Rohingya Refugee Deaths

UN Expresses Concern about Rise in Rohingya Refugee Deaths

Wednesday 18 January 2023 ،
sexual- and gender-based violence, Mantoo said. Myanmar is facing genocide accusations at the UN's top court following the mass exodus. The UNHCR has called for a full regional response, addressing human trafficking, search and rescue efforts, and support in countries where Rohingya refugees d ...
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UN Accuses Iraqi Troops of Sexually Abusing Palestinian Women and Girls

UN Accuses Iraqi Troops of Sexually Abusing Palestinian Women and Girls

Monday 19 February 2024 ،
sexually in the war on Gaza and West Bank.  UN experts have raised alarm over credible allegations of egregious human rights violations committed by Israeli forces, including multiple forms of sexual assault and rape, against Palestinian women and girls in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. &ld ...
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Shocking Reports of Sexual Assault against Palestinian Women in the Gaza War

Shocking Reports of Sexual Assault against Palestinian Women in the Gaza War

Saturday 24 February 2024 ،
sexual assault and violence commited by Zionist military forces in the Gaza Strip The latest report is not the sole or initial account of potential organized crime against Palestinian women during the recent conflict, as there have been multiple instances of sexual assault and violence by Zionist mi ...
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When the sinner swaps place with the victim!

When the sinner swaps place with the victim!

Sunday 10 March 2024 ،
sexual assault against Israeli women and children during Al-Aqsa Storm Operation on October 7th. On what documentation is the report based on? The key concern raised by the UN rapporteur's statement is the lack of evidence or documentation supporting the unverified allegations made by the Zion ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies