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This report by the International Organization for the Defense of Shia Rights documents a surge in human rights violations against Shia Muslims during early 2026. The findings detail a violent landscape across multiple countries, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, and Lebanon, where civilians face targeted assassinations, bombings, and mass displacements. Beyond physical violence, the text highlights systemic persecution through the restriction of religious practices in Bahrain and arbitrary detentions of activists and professionals. In Syria specifically, the data reveals a pattern of kidnappings, forced disappearances, and economic extortion following political instability. The organization emphasizes that these incidents are verified through field reports and official health data to advocate for global justice and equality. Ultimately, the source serves as a somber record of the sectarian discrimination and state-sponsored oppression currently affecting these communities.

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Shia Rights Watch issues its monthly report highlighting the most prominent human rights violations committed against Shia Muslims from December 1st to January 1st, 2026.
This report details various terrorist operations carried out by extremist groups against Shia Muslims, as well as instances of oppression and abuse by certain governments and regimes.
SRW relied on both its own sources and public sources, such as individuals and human rights groups active in the countries where violations occurred.
SRW notes that it refrained from mentioning some violations due to the absence of conclusive evidence, despite being certain of their occurrence in some countries, emphasizing that it does not seek political or profit goals in its work, but rather aims to achieve justice and equality aspired to by human societies.

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Shia Rights Watch has released its monthly report documenting identity-based violations against Shia Muslims for November 2025.
The report highlights killings, arbitrary arrests, restrictions on worship, and attacks on communities across multiple countries.

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 English: https://shiarightswatch.org/incidents-of-anti-shiism-november-2025/

 Arabic: https://ar.shiarightswatch.org/monthly-human-rights-report-october-1-december-2025/

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Shia Rights Watch issues its monthly report highlighting the most prominent human rights violations committed against Shia Muslims from October 1st to November 1st,2025.

This report details various terrorist operations carried out by extremist groups against Shia Muslims, as well as instances of oppression and abuse by certain governments and regimes.

SRW relied on both its own sources and public sources, such as individuals and human rights groups active in the countries where violations occurred.

SRW notes that it refrained from mentioning some violations due to the absence of conclusive evidence, despite being certain of their occurrence in some countries, emphasizing that it does not seek political or profit goals in its work, but rather aims to achieve justice and equality aspired to by human societies.

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يُقدِّم هذا التقرير، الصادر عن المنظمة الدولية للدفاع عن حقوق الشيعة، استعراضًا شهريًا لـ أبرز الانتهاكات الحقوقية المرتكبة ضد المسلمين الشيعة خلال شهري سبتمبر وأكتوبر ٢٠٢٥، ويؤكد التقرير على اعتماده على مصادر خاصة وعامة، مع التحفظ على ذكر بعض الانتهاكات لـ غياب الأدلة المؤكدة. تُقسم الانتهاكات المذكورة جغرافيًا، حيث تتناول جزءًا منها عمليات قمع حكومية كما في البحرين، التي تمنع فيها السلطات إقامة صلاة الجمعة بشكل متكرر، وفي أفغانستان، حيث ألغت حكومة طالبان مناهج وكتبًا جامعية بحجة مخالفتها للشريعة. كما تُفصّل المصادر هجمات إرهابية وجرائم قتل واختطاف نفذتها جماعات مسلحة أو من يُعرف بـ "الأمن العام" في باكستان وسوريا، وتشمل الانتهاكات السورية وقائع مثل الاغتيالات والاعتقالات الجماعية والتهجير القسري، بالإضافة إلى رصد لـ غارات إسرائيلية في لبنان أسفرت عن سقوط ضحايا.

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تُصدر المنظمة الدولية للدفاع عن حقوق الشيعة تقريرًا شهريًا يوثق انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان ضد المسلمين الشيعة في عدة بلدان، ويغطي هذا التقرير الفترة من أغسطس إلى سبتمبر 2025. يتناول التقرير عمليات إرهابية واضطهاد حكومي في أفغانستان وباكستان والبحرين ولبنان وسوريا والسعودية والعراق، معتمدًا على مصادر خاصة وعامة. في أفغانستان، تم توثيق ترحيل قسري لأسر من الهزارة، بينما شهدت باكستان هجمات إرهابية ومنعًا للشعائر الدينية واعتقالات. تُبرز البحرين استمرار منع صلاة الجمعة الموحدة، أما لبنان وسوريا فتعرضتا لهجمات إسرائيلية وعمليات قتل واختطاف وتهجير واعتداءات على المدنيين. في السعودية، يشمل التقرير أحكام سجن مطولة وإعدامات واعتقالات لمواطنين عراقيين، بينما يكشف العراق عن إحباط عملية إرهابية استهدفت زوار الأربعين. يُؤكد التقرير على أن هذه الانتهاكات لا تستند إلى دلائل مؤكدة فحسب، بل تُشير إلى نمط من القمع والتمييز، مُشددًا على التزام المنظمة بتحقيق العدالة والمساواة.

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Incidents of Anti-Shiism, July 2025

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This monthly report, "Shia Rights Violations: June 2025 Report," from the International Organization for the Defense of Shia Rights documents alleged human rights abuses against Shia Muslims from June 1st to July 1st, 2025. The organization relies on private and public sources, including human rights activists and groups, to compile its findings, explicitly stating it avoids political or profit-driven motives. The report details various incidents, including terrorist acts by extremist groups and repression by some regimes and governments, across countries such as Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Syria. Notable violations include mass casualties in Iran, restrictions and arrests in Afghanistan, attacks on religious figures in Pakistan, continuous sieges and assault on religious freedoms in Bahrain, and official restrictions on religious observances in Kuwait. Syria's section is particularly extensive, listing numerous instances of kidnappings, killings, discovery of mass graves, and threats against communities.

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This monthly report by Shia Rights Watch documents human rights violations against Shia Muslims across several countries from May 1 to June 1, 2025. It details incidents including terrorist attacks, government repression, and abuse perpetrated by extremist groups and certain regimes. The report covers events in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria, and Saudi Arabia, utilizing a combination of the organization's own sources and public information from human rights activists. The document highlights specific instances such as attacks on civilians, arbitrary arrests, forced displacement, and executions based on alleged political charges or sectarian affiliation.

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Shia 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 the countries that witnessed these violations.

SRW notes that it refrained from mentioning some violations due to the absence of conclusive evidence, despite being certain of their occurrence in some countries, emphasizing that it does not seek political or profit goals in its work, but rather aims to achieve justice and equality aspired to by human societies.