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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 Trampled Rights of Shiite Muslim Majority During Ashura: Report

Bahraini Regime Trampled Rights of Shiite Muslim Majority During Ashura: Report

Saturday 4 November 2017
dissidents, languish behind bars for political reasons.
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Khashoggi Killed, Dismembered on Order of Saudi Leaders: Turkish Officials

Khashoggi Killed, Dismembered on Order of Saudi Leaders: Turkish Officials

Wednesday 10 October 2018 ،
dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who went missing after visiting the kingdom’s consulate in Turkey’s Istanbul last week, was assassinated in the diplomatic mission on orders from the highest levels of the Riyadh regime, high-profile Turkish security officials told the New York Times. Alwaght- P ...
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Saudi Arabia Releases Ethiopian-Born Tycoon after over 14 Months

Saudi Arabia Releases Ethiopian-Born Tycoon after over 14 Months

Monday 28 January 2019 ،
dissidents of belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and supporting Qatar, which is locked in a dispute with Riyadh. Some detainees have reportedly been tortured, which the government denies. Muslim clerics Mohammed al-Mohaisany and Mamdouh al-Harbi have also been released in recent days, ac ...
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Amnesty International Calls for Immediate Release of Saudi Activists

Amnesty International Calls for Immediate Release of Saudi Activists

Thursday 6 February 2020 ،
dissident writers and human rights campaigners. Over the past years, Riyadh has also redefined its anti-terrorism laws to target activism.  
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Prominent Saudi Rights Activist Dies in Prison: Report

Prominent Saudi Rights Activist Dies in Prison: Report

Saturday 25 April 2020 ،
dissidents and Islamic State militants. He was brought back to prison from hospital without having the surgery doctors said was necessary to treat his heart, the sources said, and his health continued to worsen. He had a stroke on April 9 in prison and had been comatose in a Riyadh hospital since t ...
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Female Saudi Activist Starts Hunger Strike to Protest Jail Conditions

Female Saudi Activist Starts Hunger Strike to Protest Jail Conditions

Wednesday 28 October 2020 ،
dissidents, and clerics. In 2018, the crown prince’s incumbency witnessed its yet most gruesome Saudi-linked atrocity that featured assassination of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Turkish officials say Khashoggi’s body was dismembered upon his ...
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Most of Minors Sentenced to Death in Saudi Arabia Still Face Execution: Rights Group

Most of Minors Sentenced to Death in Saudi Arabia Still Face Execution: Rights Group

Saturday 10 April 2021 ،
dissidents particularly in Eastern Province, which has been the scene of peaceful demonstrations since February 2011, with protesters demanding reforms, freedom of expression, the release of political prisoners, and an end to economic and religious discrimination against the oil-rich region. T ...
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West’s ‘Human Rights’ Ransom to bin Salman

West’s ‘Human Rights’ Ransom to bin Salman

Wednesday 12 October 2022 ،
dissidents and criticism of the despotic rule of the ambitious prince has been tightening. In the latest case, a human rights organization reported that a Saudi court sentenced to death three men of Al-Huwaytat tribe for their rejection to relocate to free up land for Neom megaproject. This comes as ...
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Rights Groups Urge Pope to Raise Human Rights during Upcoming Bahrain Visit

Rights Groups Urge Pope to Raise Human Rights during Upcoming Bahrain Visit

Wednesday 2 November 2022 ،
dissidents. The groups finally asked Pope to urge the Bahraini king to release all those imprisoned for exercising their right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, including human rights activists, dissidents and journalists. The statement was published by Human Rights Watch, Americans ...
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What’s Behind Saudi Security Agreement with Morocco?

What’s Behind Saudi Security Agreement with Morocco?

Saturday 28 January 2023 ،
dissidents who challenge the Al Saud dictatorial policies for justice and freedom. The reality is that the Saudi political atmosphere is tightened day by day and every opposite voice is silenced, with prisons inundated with political prisoners and Shiite religious leaders. In the past years, Saudi A ...

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