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Human Rights Sentinel episode 3 
Shia persecution in Malaysia

Dr. 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’.

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Dr. 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, and The Daily Times and Friday Times. Contributed to National Geography, The Interpreter, India Today, etc. 
Attended multiple international conferences, including UN HRC Geneva, particularly about the persecution of Hazaras. Appeared as a commentator on many international tv channels, radio, and newspapers. Cooperated closely with UK-based advocacy group, Friends of Hazaras, and Hazara All-Party Parliamentary Group at House of Commons. 

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Mr. 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 on local autonomy and democracy, extremism and terrorism, demilitarization and cross-border trade, environmental sustainability and preservation of indigenous culture. Since its inception in 2010, the Institute has established partnerships with the United Nations, the US Congress, the British and the European Parliaments as well as think tanks and academic institutions.