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The criminal court of Dammam in Saudi Arabia yesterday sentenced “Mohammad Bojbarah”, the eulogist of the Ahl al-Bayt (A.S), to 9 months in prison. The Dammam Criminal Court also sentenced eight other Shia youths in the region to four months in prison. Meanwhile, legal activists say: Mohammad Bojbarah has not …

| by Leila Yazdani: Over decades of systemic discrimination in Saudi Arabia, Shia anger has periodically boiled  over, leading to widespread protests that have always been suppressed by Riyadh. However, these protests have always resulted in brutality and bloodshed for the Shia Muslims and the statements of the Saudi ministry …

Yemen has suffered through a violent war on its population by forces backed by Saudi Arabia for nearly seven years, during which 233,000 people have been killed, and has left the majority of the civilians’ dependent on aid, according to the UN. The Saudi-led Arab coalition, supported by the US …

Aisha Al-Muhajiri, a well known 65-year-old female  scholar,  was arrested by Saudi authorities , reportedly because she has continued to preach and teach the Quran at her home in the holy city of Mecca. According to Prisoners of Conscience, which reports on the Saudi government’s arrest and repression of activists …

Saudi Arabia have tightened coronavirus restrictions and precautionary measures at  Masjid An-Nabawi (the Prophet’s (PBUH) Mosque) in the holy city of Medina. The measures are based on enforcing a contingency plan that includes boosting ventilation in the Mosque’s Al-Rawda Al-Sharifa that houses the tomb of the Prophet (peace be upon …

The Saudi General Statistics Office released preliminary data on the economic performance of the Saudi economy in the last quarter of 2020. The report of “quarterly Gross domestic product (GDP)” showed that Saudi Arabia’s economy shrank 3.8 percent in the fourth quarter of last year compared to the same period …

IQNA: Saudi Arabia commuted the death sentence for Ali Al-Nimr to a ten year jail term. Al-Nimr was sentenced to death over his alleged role in anti-regime protests in the country’s Eastern Province in February 2012 when he was 17 years old. He is the nephew of Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr, …

| by Leila Yazdani: Sheikh Nimr Baqir Al-Nimr as a prominent and popular voice played a large role in protests against multi-faceted discrimination of Shia. The Scholar was an outspoken critic of the Saudi government, calling for more rights for the country’s marginalized Shia community; Shia Muslims that say they’re …

Saudi security forces have arrested four other Qatif activists in the Shia city of Al-Awamiyah in recent days. A few days ago, Saudi security forces, consisting of the Public Investigation Forces and the State Security Service, brutally raided a residential apartment in the northern city of Awamiyah, arresting Fadel Al-Safwani, …

Saudi security forces have arrested four other Qatif activists in the Shia city of Al-Awamiyah in recent days. A few days ago, Saudi security forces, consisting of the Public Investigation Forces and the State Security Service, brutally raided a residential apartment in the northern city of Awamiyah, arresting Fadel Al-Safwani, …