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Newly-uncovered evidence reveals schemes to uproot minorities in China's X
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Amid the growing international criticism of human rights abuses in China, newly-uncovered evidence revealed state-run schemes to forcibly uproot, assimilate and reduce the population density of ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang region through c
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Uyghur activist wins 2021 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bavaria [Germany], March 2 (ANI): Sayragul Sauytbay, a human rights activist and survivor from China's Xinjiang, has been awarded the 2021 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award, for highlighting the human rights abuses being meted to ethnoreligious minorities in the country's western re
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Rights group targets China, highlights atrocities in Tibet, East Turkistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): A pro-Tibet group named Global Alliance For Tibet and Persecuted Minorities (GMPM) held a panel discussion on February 28 to highlight ongoing human right abuses in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong.
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Attack on Krishna Dhaba proof of ongoing attempts to oust 'minorities' fro
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 28 (ANI): Expressing grief over Krishna Dhaba owner's son Akash Mehra's death, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kavinder Gupta on Sunday said the 'targetted' attack is proof that there are still ongoing attempts to oust the 'minorities' from the
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US lawmaker expresses solidarity with Sindhi community as Pak crackdown on
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 28 (ANI): Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Pakistan against the Sindhi Hindus, US Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton has supported the Sindhi Foundation's 'Long Walk for Freedom, Nature, and Love' as the "Sindhi culture promotes peace and the inclusiveness o
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Indians in Canada urge Burnaby MP to protect all citizens instead of suppo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 26 (ANI): Criticising the recent attacks on the Hindu minorities in Canada, people of Indian origin on Thursday (local time) called on Jagmeet Singh, MP from Riding (seat) of Burnaby, to "protect all Canadian citizens including Hindu-Canadians" instead of supporting
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Protest in Canada's Burnaby against attacks on Hindu minorities by Khalist
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 26 (ANI): The Canadians of Indian origin protested on Thursday (local time) against the attacks by Khalistan supporters on Hindu minorities due to the ongoing farmers' protest in India.
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Rights group to hold online discussion on political freedom in Tibet, East
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): A pro-Tibet group named Global Alliance For Tibet and Persecuted Minorities (GMPM) has scheduled a panel discussion on February 28 to highlight the ongoing human right abuses in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong.
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India at Human Rights Council asks Pakistan to put its house in order, dis
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 24 (ANI): India has urged Human Rights Council to call upon Pakistan to take credible and irreversible steps to end state-sponsored terrorism and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure in the territories under its control.
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HC seeks Centre's response on plea challenging North East Delhi riots repo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Government of India on a petition challenging the report of a fact-finding committee constituted by the Delhi Minorities Commission in relation to February 2020 North East Delhi violence.
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To avoid clash with India, Sri Lanka cancels Imran Khan's speech in Parlia
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 22 (ANI): In an effort to avoid confrontation with India, Sri Lanka has cancelled a scheduled speech of Prime Minister Imran Khan in Parliament.
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China recruits Uyghurs to spy on their own while abroad: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], February 17 (ANI): China's crackdown on Uyghurs and other minorities have had devastating consequences within its borders. Reports have now emerged that members of the Uyghur community are being forced by Beijing authorities to spy on their own while abroad.
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