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US not to put India on its list of countries violating religious freedom:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
During the State Department briefing on December 6, spokesperson Ned Price, said, "When it comes to India, India of course is the world's largest democracy. It's home to a great diversity of faiths."
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India is world's largest democracy, home to great diversity of faiths: US
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
While addressing reporters, US Department of State spokesperson ned Price said, "India of course, is the world's largest democracy. It's home to a great diversity of faiths. Our annual report on international religious freedom outlines some of the concerns we've taken note of when it comes t
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US adds Russia's Wagner Group to 'Entities of Particular Concern' under in
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
While announcing the name of countries that are designated under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a statement, said, "Finally, I am designating al-Shabab, Boko Haram, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Houthis, ISIS-Greater Sahara, ISIS-West
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Freedom of religion under grim state since Taliban seized power in Afghani
Updated : 3 years, 10 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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US envoy for Int'l Religious Freedom travels to Oak Creek Sikh Memorial, d
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 9 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain traveled to Oak Creek, Wisconsin August 5-6 to participate in the 10th Annual Oak Creek Sikh Memorial Anniversary Candlelight Remembrance Vigil.
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Pakistan witnesses rise in blasphemy cases
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 22 (ANI): The cases of blasphemy are once again on the rise in Pakistan, with regular targeting of religious minorities and multinational products in the market, on trumped-up charges.
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International Religious Freedom confronts Pakistan over persecution of Ahm
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 12 (ANI): International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit which was organized in Washington confronted Pakistan on the global platform over the persecution of the Ahmadiyya community in the country.
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Policy of BJP govt is Gandhi in abroad and Godse in country: Yechury
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday slammed the Central Government for dismissing the US panel's report on religious freedom in India and said that the policy of the BJP government is "Gandhi in abroad and Godse in t
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India rejects US commission report on religious freedom, says comments ref
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): India on Saturday dismissed the 2022 United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report on religious freedom in India as "biased and inaccurate" and said that the comments reflect a severe lack of understanding of India and its consti
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Uyghur American elected as chairman of US Commission on International Reli
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Uyghur-American lawyer Nury Turkel, who was born in Kashgar in a detention camp during China's Cultural Revolution was unanimously elected chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
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Afghanistan: Taliban close offices of two Shiite clerics in Ghazni
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 7 (ANI): The Taliban on Monday closed the offices of Ayatollah Mohammad Ishaq Fayyaz and Ayatollah Mohaqeq Kabuli, two Shiite clerics in Ghazni.
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US State Dept report highlights China's persecution of Tibetan Buddhism
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): China is persecuting practitioners of religions "that it deems out of line with Chinese Communist Party doctrine," including by destroying Buddhist houses of worship, and referenced discrimination faced by Tibetan Buddhists, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
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