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US congressman supports 'Long Walk' organized by Sindhi minorities over en
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): US congressman, Brad Sherman on Sunday supported "Long Walk' or "Long March" from New York City to Washington DC by Sindhi Foundation, covering a distance of more than 350 miles on foot to draw attention to issues like enforced disappearances, the plight o
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Goa CM reaches out to minorities ahead of state assembly elections
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], February 9 (ANI): Gearing up for the 2022 Assembly polls, Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Tuesday expressed confidence in regaining the trust of the minority community in the state.
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AIMIM chief Owaisi greatest beneficiary of the word Hindutva, says Telanga
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 8 (ANI): Telangana BJP spokesperson N V Subhas said the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi was the greatest beneficiary of the word "Hindutva" and was cheating Muslim minorities by raking up religious differences.
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Hindu holy sites in Pakistan presents 'picture of decay, obliteration': Re
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 8 (ANI): A recent report by a minorities' rights commission in Pakistan has revealed a "dismal" picture of most revered Hindu sites in the country and slammed the statutory board responsible to maintain the ancient sites of the minority community.
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Human rights groups call for boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 7 (ANI): A coalition of 180 human rights groups has urged governments around the world to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympic Games slated for next year due to China's reported human rights abuses towards minorities.
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China likely to retaliate against UK's citizenship offer for Hong Kong res
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, February 7 (ANI): China is expected to step up retaliation in March against the UK's scheme to offer citizenship to millions of Hong Kong people through British National (Overseas) (BNO) passport, reported Asia Times.
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'Imran Khan's silence on Uyghur issue undercuts his projection as Muslims'
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's work in projecting himself as the messiah of Muslims around the world has been undercut by his deafening silence on the atrocities on the Uyghur Minorities by the country's all-weather ally China, said Michael Kugelman,
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Pakistani rights group joins hands with Taiwanese NGO to raise minority ri
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Faisalabad [Pakistan], January 30 (ANI): The Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), a human rights group based in Faisalabad, has joined hands with the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) to raise the issue of rights for minorities in Pakistan on international platforms.
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Nepali citizens express anger over desecration of Hindu shrines, persecuti
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 28 (ANI): Nepali citizens on Wednesday held a protest outside the Pakistan embassy in Kathmandu against the desecration of Hindu shrines in Pakistan and the persecution of minorities.
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UK must take tough stance on Pakistan's persecution of minorities, says sc
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 22 (ANI): As incidents of persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan -- particularly abduction and forced conversions of minor girls to Islam -- continue to rise at an alarming rate, London must 'take a stand' and hold Islamabad accountable for the crimes against mi
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Pakistan: 12 policemen fired over 'negligence' during Karak's Hindu temple
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Karak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) [Pakistan], January 14 (ANI): At least 12 Pakistani policemen have been fired from their job for showing "negligent and irresponsible behaviour" during the attack on Hindu temple, which was vandalised and set on fire by an angry mob, in Karak district of Khyber Pak
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Pakistan stepped up crackdown on media, failed to stem violence against wo
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 13 (ANI): Human Rights Watch in its World Report 2021 said that Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan government intensified its crackdown on the media, political opponents and civil society in 2020, while failing to stem violence against women and minorities.
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