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FIR registered against 7 for forced religious conversion in Karnataka
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
An FIR was filed against a couple and five others for allegedly forcing a 28-year-old woman to convert to Islam by blackmailing her using her private photos, police said.
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UN experts condemn forced marriages, religious conversions in Pakistan
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"Christian and Hindu girls remain particularly vulnerable to forced religious conversion, abduction, trafficking, child, early and forced marriage, domestic servitude and sexual violence," the experts said in a statement issued in Geneva on Thursday.
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Situation of women, girls in Pakistan is critical: Report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In the southern province of Sindh, which is home to nearly 90 per cent of the Hindu minority group, forced conversions to Islam of kidnapped Hindu girls and their subsequent forced weddings to Muslim men--usually to the abductors--are quite common, reported HRWF.
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SC protects members of UP's Christian community in forced conversion case
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim protection from coercive action against the Chairman of Broadwell Christian Hospital Society and other members of the Christian community by Uttar Pradesh police in a case of alleged forceful religious conversion.
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SC seeks Attorney General's assistance on plea against forced religious co
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the assistance of Attorney General for India R Venkataramani in a plea claiming that fraudulent and deceitful religious conversion is rampant across the country.
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Uttar Pradesh : 2 booked for 'forced religious' conversion in Sitapur
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Sitapur Police on Tuesday filed an FIR against 2 persons in a case of alleged forced religious conversion in Uttar Pradesh.
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Madhya Pradesh notifies Freedom of Religion Act, 2022
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
With an aim of curbing cases of forced religious conversions, the Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday notified the Freedom of Religion Act.
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SC to hear plea against forced religious conversion on January 9
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a plea claiming that fraudulent and deceitful religious conversion is rampant across the country to January 9 next year.
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Mangaluru: Doctor among 3 booked for forced religious conversion
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
An FIR has been lodged against three people including a female doctor for allegedly trying to forcibly convert a girl to Islam in Karnataka's Mangaluru.
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VHP seeks central law to stop illegal conversions
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
After the Supreme Court showed concern over the 'forced religious conversions', Central Joint General Secretary of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Surendra Jain on Tuesday demanded the Central Government bring a law to stop illegal conversions in the country.
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SC seeks Centre's affidavit on plea to check 'forced religious conversion'
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday remarked that forced religious conversion is a "very serious issue" and may affect the "security of the country" along with the freedom of conscience of citizens as far as religion is concerned.
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Uttar Pradesh: 9 booked for forced religious conversions in Meerut
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Police has lodged an FIR against nine people for allegedly forcing a few people to convert to Christianity in Meerut, said officials.
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