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Madhya Pradesh notifies Freedom of Religion Act, 2022
Updated : 3 years, 5 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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Right to freedom of religion doesn't include fundamental right to convert
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
It is "cognizant of the gravity and the seriousness" of the issue, said the Centre in its affidavit filed on a PIL claiming that fraudulent and deceitful religious conversion is rampant across the country.
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MP: Noorani Masjid's caretaker booked for converting Hindu youth in Khandw
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A case under various sections of Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act and Indian Penal Code has been registered against Alim Ameenudin Qadri of Khandwa's Noorani Mosque was registered on Thursday evening.
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BJP leaders refute Congress allegations on anti-conversion bill, members o
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Karnataka [India], September 16 (ANI): A day after the Karnataka Legislative Council passed the anti-conversion bill, Congress leaders said legislation was a "political gimmick" to divert attention from pressing issues concerning people. BJP leaders have refuted Congress allegations.
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Karnataka: A day after Legislative Council passes anti-conversion bill, BJ
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 16 (ANI): A day after the Karnataka Legislative Council passed the anti-conversion bill, opposition Congress leaders attacked the ruling BJP claiming the legislation was a "political gimmick" brought in to divert attention from issues like unemploymen
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Freedom of religion under grim state since Taliban seized power in Afghani
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI): Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the country is facing a severe decline in religious freedom as the interim government has failed to safeguard religious minorities, a report by United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (US
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Rushdie stood for universal rights of freedom of expression, says Blinken
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): Lauding Salman Rushdie for consistently standing up for the universal rights of freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Sunday said that the Iranian state institutions have incited violen
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Himachal Assembly passes Bill to curb illegal religious conversions
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 13 (ANI): The Himachal Pradesh Assembly, in line with a few other BJP-ruled states, passed a bill on Saturday to curb "mass conversion" and raise the maximum punishment to 10 years of imprisonment in its 2019 law against any change of religion throug
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Int'l delegates condemn Pakistan, China human rights violations
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], July 17 (ANI): International delegates at a conference called for the prevention of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FORB) violations with many pointing toward the human rights abuses being carried out by Pakistan and China, media reports said.
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US says it 'regularly engage with India on human rights concerns'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 17 (ANI): The United States is in regular engagement with India at senior levels on human rights concerns, including freedom of religion, said a State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Thursday (local time).
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Political instability in Pakistan is endemic, says Director of Research at
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 4 (ANI): In an online conversation on the future of Pakistan, Siegfried O. Wolf, Director of Research at South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), said that political instability in Pakistan is endemic.
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2 held including pastor for attempting 'religious conversions' in Chhattis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Jashpur (Chattisgarh) [India], March 28 (ANI): Two persons including a pastor were arrested for allegedly attempting religious conversions of locals in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur on Sunday, said the police.
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