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Pakistan: Women activists facing blasphemy allegations after 'Aurat March'
Updated : 4 years, 11 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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Tulsi Gabbard flags religious persecution in Bangladesh, recalls Pak army'
Updated : 4 years, 12 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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Religious minorities in Pakistan treated as non-citizens: report
Updated : 4 years, 12 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 : 4 years, 12 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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Flattered to be recognised by China for calling out genocidal crimes, says
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 29 (ANI): Taking a jibe at the Chinese government over the issue of rights abuses in Xinjiang, USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin has said he feels flattered to be recognised by "Communist China" for calling out genocidal crimes against religious and ethnic minorities in th
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PM Modi meets community leaders, mukhtijoddhas, youth achievers in Banglad
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 26 (ANI): During the first day of his visit to Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with several community leaders, including representatives of minorities in Bangladesh, mukhtijoddhas, friends of India and youth icons, according to the Ministry of Extern
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Bangladeshi Americans recall horror of March 25, 1971, demand apology from
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 26 (ANI): A US-based Bangladeshi organisation, Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM), held a car rally on Thursday, followed by a protest outside the Pakistani Embassy in Washington DC demanding an apology for the 1971 genocide named 'Operation Search
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H&M faces backlash in China for refusing to purchase cotton from Xinji
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 25 (ANI): Swedish multinational clothing retailer H&M is facing a backlash within China for refusing to purchase cotton producing in Xinjiang, where the Communist government is carrying out atrocities on Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities; termed as "genocide" by
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Chicago City Council rejects misleading resolution critical of Indian govt
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Chicago [US], March 25 (ANI): The Chicago City Council on Wednesday rejected a resolution which sought to condemn "violence against certain castes and religious minorities" in India, following intense pushback from the Indian diaspora in the United States over concerns that it could lead
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Ethnic minorities in England less likely to report using e-cigarettes to r
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 19 (ANI): Ethnic minority groups may be missing out on a means of reducing smoking, suggest the findings of a new survey.
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China restricting information from Xinjiang to scrub evidence of genocide
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): Amid the 'genocide debate' among Western governments over China's crackdown against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang, Beijing has been restricting information flow from the area to scrub evidence, leading countries to make determination
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NCM notice to Wasim Rizvi for SC plea on Quran verses, seeks unconditional
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has issued a notice to former Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizvi for moving the Supreme Court with a plea seeking the removal of certain verses from the Quran claiming they promote violenc
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