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Uyghur body supports complaint against French brands over link to forced l
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], April 10 (ANI): A pro-Uyghur body has endorsed the formal complaint submitted by a French lawyer against four France-based multinational companies over allegations of their involvement in forced labour of the Muslim minority group in China
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Lokayukta finds Kerala minister KT Jaleel guilty of abuse of power, favori
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 9 (ANI): The Lokayukta on Friday found KT Jaleel, Kerala Minister for Higher Education and Minority Welfare guilty of 'allegations of abuse of power, favouritism, nepotism and violation of Oath of Office' and ordered that he should 'not continue to
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'We will respond in kind': China warns Australia against sanctions over Uy
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], April 8 (ANI): China has warned Australia that it will "respond in kind" if Canberra sanctions Beijing over human rights violations against the ethnic minority Uyghurs in Xinjiang province, local media reported.
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Pakistan: Women activists facing blasphemy allegations after 'Aurat March'
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 8 (ANI): The controversial Blasphemy law in Pakistan, which long have been used to subjugate the minorities in the countries, is now being employed to silence women fighting for their rights.
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4 held for raping minor in J-K's Kulgam
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 8 (ANI): Four persons, including a policeman, were arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday.
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Bilawal calls upon Opposition to unite, says Imran Khan benefiting from la
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 3 (ANI): Stating that Prime Minister Imran Khan is benefitting from lack of unity among the Opposition, Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday appealed to the Opposition parties to set aside minor issues and focus on opposing
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New analysis claims deprivation 'driving' COVID-19 ethnic disparities
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Leicester [England], April 3 (ANI): Deprivation among society at large is 'driving' COVID-19 disparities among minority ethnic groups - predominantly South Asian and Black African or Caribbean populations - and could be considered the main cause of disproportionate infection rates, hospitali
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Tulsi Gabbard flags religious persecution in Bangladesh, recalls Pak army'
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 2 (ANI): Raising concerns about the situation of Hindus and other religious minorities in Bangladesh, Tulsi Gabbard, former US Presidential candidate on Friday recalled how the Pakistani army systematically murdered, raped and drove millions of Bengali Hindus, from
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RSS chief's book translated in Urdu, effort to reach out to minority commu
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) appears keen to reach out to the main minority community through a book written by its chief Mohan Bhagwat which speaks about the role of Muslims in the country's progress.
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Religious minorities in Pakistan treated as non-citizens: report
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 2 (ANI): Revealing the ongoing human rights abuses in Pakistan, yet another rights group has disclosed how the lives of minority communities in the country are perpetually under siege, and religious minorities are treated as "non-citizens", one without a voice and
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China used Twitter, Facebook more than ever for Xinjiang Propaganda in 202
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 31 (ANI): The Chinese government's propaganda activity on Twitter and Facebook over its policies toward ethnic minorities in Xinjiang reached an all-time high last year, as Beijing sought to portray its approach, including use of widespread internment camps and surveillance
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Man held in Navi Mumbai for sexually assaulting 2 minor daughters
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 31 (ANI): A man was arrested in Navi Mumbai's Ulwe area for allegedly sexually assaulting and threatening his two minor daughters.
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