The German government officially banned the Hamburg Islamic Center (IZH) on July 24. German domestic intelligence reported that the center is under Iranian influence. A total of four Shia mosques were closed in Germany as part of the ban

Three buses of Pakistani Shiites returning from the Arbain ceremony, which is celebrated on the fortieth day of Imam Hussain's death, crashed in the Iraqi city of Karbala. At least 38 people were killed in accidents, dozens of pilgrims were injured.

According to preliminary information, 10 people were killed as a result of an armed attack on the Hazaras (ethnic group, Shiites) in Baghlan province in the north of Afghanistan.