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HRFP condemns attack on kot Radha Kishan church, calls for justice and pre
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Naveed Walter, President of Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), demanded swift and transparent justice for the perpetrators. He stated that merely identifying suspects and registering a First Information Report (FIR) is insufficient. "Preventing such incidents in the future is equally import
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Kharge flags SIR, Church attacks; Condemns Hindus lynching in Bangladesh i
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday flagged the issue of "voter deletion" during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in nine states and three UTs.
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One year since Jaranwala attack, Pak minority Christians await justice
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The report released by the human rights watchdog commemorating the completion of one year of Pakistan's Jaranwala incident highlights that over 90 per cent of the suspects are still at large and trials have not started, leaving the Christian community in fear.
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Australia: Stabbing of bishop at Sydney church a 'terrorist act,' says pol
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Just two days after a mass stabbing in a crowded shopping mall rocked the Australian metropolis, police reported that a bishop and a priest were stabbed in an alleged "terrorist act" in a Sydney cathedral, sparking a riot on Monday, according to CNN.
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"No space for intolerance, extreme behaviour," says General Munir on Jaran
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir on Thursday condemned the “extremely tragic and totally intolerable” Jaranwala incident, saying that there is no space for such incidents of intolerance and extreme behaviour, Geo News reported.
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Church attacked in Pakistan's Faisalabad over blasphemy allegations
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In yet another attack on religious minorities in Pakistan, a church has been vandalised and set ablaze in Faisalabad district, according to Lahore-based Bishop Azad Marshall.
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10 killed, several wounded in bomb attack at church in DR Congo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Congo army spokesman Anthony Mualushay on Sunday said that the explosion killed 10 people and wounded 39. Both tolls were provisional, he added.
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France holds farewell ceremony for victims of Nice church terrorist attack
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): France on Saturday paid respects to the three victims of last week's terrorist attack in Nice.
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4 killed in Burkina Faso church attack
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], May 27 (ANI): At least four people lost their lives after a group of heavily armed individuals attacked a Catholic church in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday morning.
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Burkina Faso: Attack on church kills 6
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Silgadji [Burkina Faso], Apr 30 (ANI): An attack by motorbike-borne assailants on a Protestant church here claimed the lives of six people, including of a pastor. At least two people are said to be missing after the attack that happened on Sunday.
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Security tightened around Goa churches on Easter
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India] April 21 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant on Sunday while condemning the Sri Lankan terror attacks, said that the state government has beefed up the security around all the churches here on Easter Day.
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New Zealand church attacks: Women organise silent candle light protest in
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): A silent candle light protest was carried out by women here on Saturday to show solidarity with the victims of New Zealand's twin mosque attacks where 49 people were killed.
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