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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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Analysis of New Opposition Party Formation in Afghanistan

Analysis of New Opposition Party Formation in Afghanistan

Sunday 28 June 2015
Abdullah to form an Afghan unity government has created a new paradigm of opposition and internal factions in the country. Some governmental organizations and supporters of Abdullah movement had traditionally formed an opposition; however, Hamid Karzai and his allies have gradually been attracting a ...
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HRW Slams Saudi Law that Defines King’s Critic as Terrorist

HRW Slams Saudi Law that Defines King’s Critic as Terrorist

Saturday 25 November 2017 ،
Abdullah al-Hamid and Mohammed al-Qahtani are serving 11-year and 10-year sentences respectively, based on charges that contain similar language. Human rights activist Essam Koshak is currently on trial on similar charges. The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism h ...
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UN Slams Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Violations

UN Slams Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Violations

Wednesday 3 January 2018 ،
Abdullah al-Maliki, entrepreneur Essam al-Zamel, and Abdulaziz Al Shubaily and Issa bin Hamid al-Hamid of the banned Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association as detainees.  “Despite being elected as member of the Human Rights Council at the end of 2016, Saudi Arabia has continued its ...
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Prominent Saudi Rights Activist Dies in Prison: Report

Prominent Saudi Rights Activist Dies in Prison: Report

Saturday 25 April 2020 ،
Abdullah al-Hamid, prominent Saudi Arabian rights activist, imprisoned since 2013, died on Thursday. Alwaght- Abdullah al-Hamid, prominent Saudi Arabian rights activist, imprisoned since 2013, died on Thursday. Hamid, 69, died in the King Saud Medical City in Riyadh, having suffered a stroke on Apr ...
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Saudi Rights Activist Goes on Hunger Strike over Harsh Prison Conditions

Saudi Rights Activist Goes on Hunger Strike over Harsh Prison Conditions

Tuesday 29 December 2020 ،
Abdullah al-Hamid, his friend and fellow co-founder of ACPRA, was sentenced to 11 years in prison during the same trial.  Hamid died on April 24 after suffering a stroke and falling into a coma. His death was described by activists as having been a result of “deliberate medical neglect&r ...
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Activist Sues Twitter for Giving Saudi Spies Access to His Personal Information

Activist Sues Twitter for Giving Saudi Spies Access to His Personal Information

Saturday 16 October 2021 ،
Abdullah al-Hamid, the founder of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association, a human-rights group in Saudi Arabia. Al-Hamid died in the country’s custody in April 2020. Now, al-Ahmed is suing Twitter again in US district court in the Northern District of California. “I ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise