Tags - Nimr
Hujjat al-Islam Jamshidi:
Rasa – The director of the Women’s Seminaries of Iran has stated that the Saudi government’s death sentence against outspoken Shi’ite cleric, Ayatollah al- Nimr are an attempt to deflect attention from their mistakes in Yemen.
News ID: 3508 Publish Date : 2015/10/27
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister:
Rasa - Iran says Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent Shia cleric Nimr Baqr al- Nimr , if carried out, would come at “a heavy expense” for the kingdom.
News ID: 3507 Publish Date : 2015/10/26
Rasa – Ayatollah Nouri-Hamadani warned Saudi Arabia about the consequences of the execution of the death sentence imposed on Ayatollah al- Nimr and emphasized that Iran will not remain silent against such action.
News ID: 3506 Publish Date : 2015/10/26
Senior Ansarullah Official:
Rasa – A senior member of the Yemeni Ansarullah movement stated that the situation of Ayatollah Nimr Baqir al- Nimr is followed closely throughout the Islamic world and stressed that the execution of this revolutionary scholar will be the spark of a massive uprising against the House of Saud.
News ID: 2517 Publish Date : 2015/05/14
Rasa - Iranian clerics have staged sit-ins in two holy cities to express their solidarity with top cleric Sheikh Nimr al- Nimr , who is on death row in Saudi Arabia.
News ID: 2513 Publish Date : 2015/05/14
Ayatollah Sanad:
Rasa – One of the senior clerics of Najaf has stressed that the execution of Ayatollah al- Nimr will cause a revolution in the predominantly Shi’ite regions under the control of the House of Saud and due to the fear of this revolution, the Saudis will not dare to implement the death sentence on this revolutionary scholar.
News ID: 2509 Publish Date : 2015/05/13
Rasa - The Riyadh government called off execution of prominent Shiite cleric, Sheikh Nimr Baqir al- Nimr , for an unlimited period in anticipation of wide public backlash, an informed source said Tuesday.
News ID: 2503 Publish Date : 2015/05/13
Rasa - The Riyadh government called off execution of prominent Shiite cleric, Sheikh Nimr Baqir al- Nimr , for an unlimited period in anticipation of wide public backlash, an informed source said Tuesday.
News ID: 2502 Publish Date : 2015/05/13
Rasa - Shiite pilgrims in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala showed their support for the senior Saudi Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al- Nimr by signing a petition against the execution of this cleric.
News ID: 1793 Publish Date : 2014/12/10
Rasa - People have held a protest rally in the British capital, London, to demand the release of prominent Saudi Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al- Nimr whose death sentence was recently upheld in Saudi Arabia.
News ID: 1588 Publish Date : 2014/11/08
Rasa - The House of Saud’s plans to execute a revered Shiite cleric and protest leader reveal the extent to which the regime is vulnerable and desperate to perpetuate itself. Going ahead with the execution would be strategic miscalculation.
News ID: 1512 Publish Date : 2014/10/30
Rasa - The Shi’ite Muslim minority in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province have long felt marginalized by the Sunni ruling dynasty, and protests for greater rights as part of the 2011 Islamic Awakening brought a crackdown on both protesters and demands for reform.
News ID: 1482 Publish Date : 2014/10/25
Tehran Friday Prayer Leader:
Rasa – Ayatollah Mohammad-Ali Movahedi-Kermani, Tehran’s Friday prayer leader, has warned Saudi Arabia against executing a death sentence recently handed down to prominent Saudi Shi’ite cleric Ayatollah Nimr Baqir al- Nimr .
News ID: 1473 Publish Date : 2014/10/24
Rasa - A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced two more people to death in connection with pro-democracy protests that began three years ago in the Qatif district of eastern Saudi Arabia, official media said.
News ID: 1469 Publish Date : 2014/10/23
Rasa - Dozens of Houthi demonstrators protested in front of the Saudi embassy in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Saturday calling for the release of a prominent Shia cleric, Sheikh Nimr al- Nimr , who was sentenced to death by a Saudi court this week, a Reuters witness said.
News ID: 1442 Publish Date : 2014/10/21
Head of Basij:
Rasa - The head of the Iranian Basij, General Muhammad Reza Naqdi, warned the Saudi authorities on Saturday that there would be repercussions for executing the opposition Shi'ite religious scholar.
News ID: 1440 Publish Date : 2014/10/21
Ayatollah Makarem-Shirazi:
Rasa – During his advanced jurisprudence class at Qom’s Grand Mosque (Masjid al-A’dham), Ayatollah Makarem-Shirazi condemned the Saudi death sentence on Shi’ite cleric Ayatollah Nimr .
News ID: 1421 Publish Date : 2014/10/18
Lebanon’s Coalition of Muslims Scholars:
Rasa – Lebanon’s Coalition of Muslims Scholars condemned Western governments and Zionists for their support of seditious movements throughout the Islamic world.
News ID: 1416 Publish Date : 2014/10/17
Rasa - A court in Saudi Arabia has upheld a death sentence given to prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al- Nimr , the cleric’s brother says.
News ID: 1395 Publish Date : 2014/10/15
Rasa - There have been calls for the release of Saudi Arabian Shi’ah scholar, Ayatollah Shaykh Nimr Baqir an- Nimr , from around world. Both Muslims and non-Muslims have issued statements in support of the oppressed scholar.
News ID: 1029 Publish Date : 2014/08/20