East Java's Shia community continues to be denied food and water and faces continual persecution following the East Java Indonesian Council of Ulema division's announcement declaring the Shia a deviant and heretic sect. The Jakarta Globe newspaper (...)
LONDON: Freedom of speech seems only to be afforded to anyone that wishes to insult Muslims, but not to Muslims themselves.
The last week has shown the hypocrisy of the very idea of freedom of speech, first with the release of the anti-Islam video (...)
LONDON: Sa'ud Mukhtar Al-Hashimi, 47, was arrested in Saudi Arabia by Saudi secret forces and has been detained since 2 February 2007.
He has been a prominent figure of the “reformers” movement which has called for constitutional reform and (...)
In a further erosion of liberties for US citizens and others residing inside the United States, and an extension of imperial powers abroad, a US Senate committee has proposed a draft bill, the National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA), which would (...)
Since the circulation of unverified reports that Muammar Gaddafi had hired African mercenaries to quash protests during Libya's uprising, many black citizens, immigrants and migrant workers of dark skin color have been subjected to racial (...)
LONDON: The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) is deeply concerned over the potential of and reported opportunism of far-right groups in the wake of the UK riots.
Messages from far-right groups on social media have suggested that some groups (...)
LONDON: A report outlining the results of a pilot project into hate crime has found that Muslims in the UK regularly feel that government policies target Muslims and exemplify hateful speech. The report, published last Thursday 21 July, also found (...)
LONDON: The family of Talha Ahsan will mark the fifth anniversary of his imprisonment without trial with readings of his poems written over the course of his detention, including a new piece entitled, “Extradition”.
British citizen Ahsan was (...)
The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) is deeply concerned over the continued detention of Dr. Masaud Jahromi, Chairman of the engineering department at Ahlia University in Bahrain, who was arrested a week ago without an explanation.
IHRC (...)
LONDON: The implementation of the French Niqab ban on Monday 11 April heralds another chapter in the already long book charting the spiral of France into a fascist state.
Whilst it is assumed that less than 2000 women in the country don the face (...)
The Islamic Human Rights Commission is deeply concerned over the imprisonment of human rights activist Dr. Mubarak Aal-Zuair. He was jailed for appealing for the release of many detainees currently being held illegally in Saudi jails.
Many (...)
Rizana Nafeek lost her appeal against the death sentence for the death of an infant she was taking care of. The decision is currently being reviewed by the advisor of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia for ratification.
IHRC urges all campaigners to (...)
Mohamed Al-Buflasa, a Sunni without allegiance to any party, was arrested and detained for merely calling for reform, national development, and the improvement of living standards for all Bahrainis.
Mohamed Al-Buflasa, a 36 year old poet, writer (...)
The Bahraini regime has been particularly quiet regarding Saudi military intervention in the country. It has been less quiet about alleged Iranian interference in the current uprisings, although it has struggled to come up with evidence to back this (...)
Over 360 Palestinian prisoners remain imprisoned in Egyptian prisons, such as al-Este'naf, al-Tora and the notorious al-Aqrab. This has occurred despite a court order demanding their immediate release. They have been engaged in a hunger-strike for (...)
LONDON: The IHRC is delighted to hear about the imminent release of Khairat Al-Shater, Deputy Chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood, after serving 4 years of a 7 year sentence. His release was authorized by the Supreme Council of Armed Forces this (...)
The Islamic Human Rights Commission (HIRC) condemns Colonel Ghaddafi's use of lethal force against anti-government protesters which is now considered a massacre and a crime against humanity.
The protests continue to take place for the sixth day (...)
LONDON: The Islamic Human Rights Commission (HIRC) condemns Colonel Gaddafi's use of lethal force against anti-government protesters which can be considered a massacre and a crime against humanity.
The protests continue to take place for the (...)
The government of Saudi Arabia continued to use arbitrary measures against political activists. Saudi authorities have arrested the members of the newly established “Islamic Omma Party” with no legal grounds.
The founding members of the party (...)
LONDON: The Islamic Human Rights Commission is outraged over the use of excessive force against peaceful protesters by the Bahraini police who have cracked down on the Bahraini protest camp in Manama, Capital of Bahrain.
IHRC urges all (...)
The violence perpetrated so easily on protestors staging a sit in, in Pearl Square has been widely reported today. However crucial aspects of the background to this situation have not been understood.
The Bahraini monarchy has attempted over the (...)
The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) congratulates the Egyptian people on the achievement of their first demand, which was Mubarak's departure on the 11th of February 2011, after 30 long years of oppressive rule under emergency law.
The (...)
Political opposition has been subject to many injustices by the regime because of the Emergency law. Significant proportions have been detained without charge for many years.
Although criminals have been released in the wake of the current (...)
In another twist, Hosni Mubarak indicates that he is ‘fed up' but that ‘Obama has not asked for him to go immediately'. William Hague, the British foreign secretary, does not wish to advocate ‘who should … go'.
These statements from the Western (...)
Hosni Mubarak's chilling message that he will be staying until September, is reminiscent of a Mafia foot soldier's threats backed up by the Godfather. True enough, Barack Obama stepped in to support Mubarak after his message.
Unfortunately the (...)
