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Ahmadiyya community faces persecution, violence in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
With mob attacks and killings becoming a regular affair against the Ahmadiyya community, Pakistan has become a country where the people of this community are subjected to extensive persecution including hate speech and violence with at least 13 killed and 40 wounded from the community since
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Pakistan: Law enforcement agencies tighten noose on blasphemers
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Law enforcement agencies in Pakistan are tightening the noose on blasphemers on social media and arresting people allegedly involved in this activity, The Nation, a daily newspaper based in Lahore, Pakistan, reported.
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Pakistan's Ahmadi community faces perpetual discrimination
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan's Ahmadi community is routinely subjected to discrimination which often enjoys legal, and state sanctions resulting in the rise of extremism against them in the country.
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Chinese trollers insult Islam, unleash blasphemy on Prophet: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In the social media space, the Wumao army, which is a group of state-backed internet commentators, is often seen hurting the Uyghur religious sentiments. Social media often described Muslims as extremists and terrorists, even though PRC nurtures close relationships with conservative Muslim s
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Pak activists raise concern over custodial torture in blasphemy cases
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Joseph Jansen, chairperson of the rights group "Voice for Justice" said that the existing blasphemy laws did not guarantee a fair trial and religious freedom, and the accuser enjoyed impunity despite presenting false evidence and false testimony, the Dawn newspaper reported.
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Pakistani Minorities continue to live under clouds of fear, persecution: R
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Several members of minorities including a Sri Lankan national have been killed and attacked in various cities and towns of Punjab, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, for allegedly committing blasphemy, which in this country is commonly used to settle personal scores relating to business, financi
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Minors among riskiest groups facing faith change in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Minor boys and girls in Pakistan are among the riskiest groups facing faith change in Pakistan as the rise of atrocities on minors among religious groups goes relatively unnoticed.
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Film crew shoots movie inside gurudwara in Pakistan while wearing shoes, B
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): A film crew entered the premises of Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Punjab province of Pakistan while wearing shoes and shot a movie without permission that has outraged the Sikh community in the country, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa claimed
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EU seeks laws against human rights issues in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 24 (ANI): The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), who paid a three-day visit to Pakistan, have called for timely reforms and legislative changes on human rights issues including enforced disappearances and blasphemy cases.
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Protest erupts in Pakistan over alleged assault on Hindu woman
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 22 (ANI): Minorities in Pakistan protested against an alleged assault on a Hindu woman over a false accusation of theft, local media reported.
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Plight of Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan, treated as 2nd class citizens
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20 (ANI): The Ahmadi community in Pakistan lives as second-class citizens, their right to propagate and practice their religion is legally denied in Pakistan.
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Pakistan comes to rescue of China over crimes against humanity
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 13 (ANI): Pakistan and China have enjoyed in recent years at the United Nations a relationship comparable to one between two powerful mafia families, rescuing each other on the issue of human rights violations.
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