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Human Rights SentinelIncidents of Anti-Shiism, April 2025Send us a textShia Rights Watch issues its monthly report on the most prominent human rights violations committed against Shia Muslims for the period from April 1 to May 1, 2025.The report reviews numerous terrorist operations carried out by extremist groups against Shia Muslims, as well as acts of repression and abuse practiced against them by certain regimes and governments.Shia Rights Watch confirms that it relied in this report on its own sources and some public sources, such as individuals and groups active in the field of freedoms and human rights spread across...2025-05-0413 min
Human Rights SentinelIncidents of Anti-Shiism, March 2025Send us a textShia Rights Watch documented numerous human rights violations against Shia Muslims globally between March 1st and April 1st, 2025. Their report details targeted attacks, violence by extremist groups, and discriminatory actions by state authorities across countries like Pakistan, Bahrain, Lebanon, Nigeria, and Syria. In Pakistan, incidents included sieges, kidnappings, assassinations, and mosque destruction. Bahrain faced restrictions on Shia communal prayers, while Lebanon experienced deaths from airstrikes and extremist attacks. Nigeria saw casualties during a Shia procession, and Syria reported extensive killings, arrests, displacements, and destruction of Shia communities and holy sites. Saudi...2025-04-0723 min
Human Rights SentinelShia Rights Watch: February 2025 Report on Shia Human RightsSend us a textBriefing DocumentThis briefing document summarizes the key themes and incidents detailed in the Shia Rights Watch February 2025 report. Main Themes:Targeted Violence: The report highlights numerous instances of direct violence against Shia Muslims, including bombings, assassinations, executions, and targeted killings.Forced Displacement: Shia communities are being forcibly displaced from their homes due to sectarian threats and violence, often accompanied by looting and property confiscation.Religious Persecution: Shia religious practices are being restricted, including bans on Friday prayers and attacks o...2025-03-1019 min
Human Rights SentinelAnti-Shiism Incidents: January 2025Send us a textAnti-Shiism Incidents: January 2025 Report by Shia Rights Watch Executive Summary:This report from Shia Rights Watch (SRW) documents a significant number of human rights violations targeting Shia Muslims globally during January 2025. The incidents detailed include terrorist attacks, armed assaults, state-sponsored oppression, and systematic discrimination. The report emphasizes that the documented cases represent only a fraction of the actual violations due to challenges in verification and access to information. The most affected countries are Pakistan, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria and Saudi Arabia, with Syria exhibiting a p...2025-03-0720 min
Human Rights SentinelInternational Shia DayInternational Shia Day has been observed and celebrated since June 12th, 2015. This day was introduced by Shia Rights Watch as a result of the increase in oppression against Shia Muslims in different country. Shia Rights Watch chose June 12 as the International Day for Shia Rights in commemoration of the massacre that occurred at Camp Speicher in 2014 in which ISIS militants escorted upwards of 3,000 Iraqi soldiers from Camp Speicher, an Iraqi military base previously operated by the U.S.A., to Tikrit, an ISIS controlled town 140 km north-west of Baghdad. Once they arrived in Tikrit the soldiers were divided by r...2024-09-2709 min
Human Rights SentinelGuardians in the Shadow: Safeguarding Women and Children Amidst Taliban Resurgence in AfghanistanSend us a textHuman Rights Sentinel conversation with Fatema Ahmadi on the suffering of the people of Afghanistan, particularly the Hazara people of Afghanistan. Fatema D. Ahmadi is a Fellow and Adjunct Professor at American University, School of Public Affairs in Washington, DC. Ahmadi has extensive experience working with international development partnerships to enhance women's and children's rights. She worked as a Senior Peace Process at the United States Institute of Peace, led numerous projects and partner organizations for the anticipated peace process in Afghanistan. She served as a Consultant with the World Bank a...2024-01-2149 min
Human Rights SentinelA Perspective on Inter-religious Harmony in LadakhSend us a textA Perspective on Inter-religious Harmony in LadakhElijah Spalbar Gergan is a Christian Theologian from India's Ladakh region. He is an educator, motivational speaker, and the author of several books and articles, and he has contributed significantly to promoting local culture and language. He talked to Human Rights Sentinel about native #Buddhists, #Shias, #Sunnis, and #Christians helping each other maintain religious harmony in #Ladakh. 2023-04-1054 min
Human Rights SentinelConstitutional Lunacy in PakistanSend us a textBarrister Hamid Bashani is a Kashmiri from the Pakistan-controlled Poonch district. He is a former student activist and presently the Secretary-General of Advocates International, Canada. He is a columnist and political analyst at Friday Night and Third opinion Shows on Canadian South Asian TV Channels.2023-02-2737 min
Human Rights SentinelHuman rights violations in East TurkistanSend us a textHuman Rights Sentinel Talk with Prime Minister in Exile of East Turkistan Salih HudayarSalih Hudayar is an Uyghur American politician advocating for East Turkistan independence. He founded the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement. On November 11, 2019, Hudayar was elected as the Prime Minister of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile. Hudayar studied International Studies and Political Science at the University of Oklahoma.2022-12-1240 min
Human Rights SentinelWomen Rights in Shadow of Terrorism in KashmirSend us a textArshia Malik is a Kashmiri writer, a columnist with The New Indian, and an educationist who focuses on socio-religious & geopolitical issues in the Muslim World.Host:Mustafa Akhwand Twitter.com/makhwandSenge Sering Twitter.com/SengeHSeringGuest:Arshia Malikhttps://twitter.com/arshiaunishttps://www.facebook.com/msarshia2022-08-1657 min
Human Rights SentinelImpact of Religious Extremism on Kashmiri IdentitySend us a textImpact of Religious Extremism on Kashmiri IdentitySardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri Exiled Chairman of United Kashmir Peoples National Party (UKPNP)The outstanding leader struggling for the rights of the People of the former princely state of Jammu & Kashmir. He has been living in exile in Switzerland since April 25, 1999, after his life was in danger at the hands of the ISI of the Pakistan Army. Since 2002, he has been Secretary General of the International Kashmir Alliance (IKA), which is comprised of secular political parties struggling for the independence of Kashmir, Gilgit & B...2022-08-1146 min
Human Rights SentinelShadow War: The Untold Story of Jihad in KashmirSend us a textShadow war: the untold story of Jihad in KashmirHuman Rights Sentinel (Hosted by Musaffa Akhawan, Senge Sering) episode 4, with Arif Jamal is a journalist, author and political commentator from Pakistan's Punjab province, Two of his books; shadow war: the untold story of Jihad in Kashmir, and call for transnational Jihad: Lashkar-e-Taiba of Pakistan have received global recognition. He has remained associated with Harvard University, New York University and University College of London as visiting fellow. He has written more than 200 investigative articles on political Islam including S...2022-06-2750 min
Human Rights SentinelShia persecution in MalaysiaSend us a textHuman Rights Sentinel episode 3 Shia persecution in MalaysiaDr. Mohd Faizal Musa, also known as Faisal Tehrani, novelist and human rights defender in Malaysia. He is the lead for the Southeast Asia research track. He is a Research Fellow at the Institute of the Malay World and Civilization (ATMA), National University of Malaysia (UKM). His best-remembered novels are ‘1515’, ‘Profesor’, and ‘Bagaimana Anyss Naik Ke Langit’ translated into English by Brigitte Bresson as ‘How Anyss Went to Heaven’.2022-06-1748 min
Human Rights SentinelHazara Killings in an Evolving AfghanistanSend us a textDr. Saleem Javed is a medical doctor by profession and a writer. An ethnic Hazara from Quetta Pakistan, currently living in Gothenburg, Sweden. Has been active as a human, minority, and Hazara rights advocate for over a decade. Had reported and wrote extensively about the plight of Hazaras. Have cooperated with national and international organizations, such as Human Rights Watch, in collecting evidence and eyewitnesses of the systematic attacks against the minority community. His articles are published in both national and international publications, such as Pakistan’s largest English newspaper Dawn News...2022-06-0353 min
Human Rights SentinelGilgit Baltistan in TurmoilSend us a textMr. Senge Sering is a researcher and human rights advocate. He was born in Pakistan-occupied- Gilgit-Baltistan. He has written extensively about the sufferings of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan and raised these issues regularly at international fora. He has worked extensively on the revival of the linguistic identity of the region and its cultural linkage with Tibet.Currently, Mr. Sering is running the Washington DC-based Institute for Gilgit Baltistan Studies, which has a firm commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights in Gilgit Baltistan and holds conferences to disseminate information...2022-06-0242 min