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Establish global commission to stop sectarian violence against Shias in Pa
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 13 (ANI): The All India Shia Husaini Fund (AISHF) has written to United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressing concerns over the rise in attacks against Shia Muslims and other minorities in Pakistan and demanded the formation of
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Woman activist lashes out at judicial system in Pakistan for not protectin
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 12 (ANI): London-based Pakistani human rights activist and spokeswoman for Justice for Minorities in Pakistan Anila Gulzar has lashed out at the judicial system in Pakistan and condemned the death sentence awarded to a 37-year-old Christian man, Asif Pervaiz, in Lahore
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Pak should self-evaluate on protecting minorities instead of making hate s
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 11 (ANI): India at the United Nations' High-Level Forum on Culture of Peace slammed the Pakistan delegation for exploiting a UN platform for giving hate speech against India and said that they should instead do a self-evaluation of their own system and record of prot
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China's oppression of Uyghurs amounts to 'genocide': Biden campaign
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): The Chinese government's oppressive and discriminatory treatment of Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities in the northwest region of Xinjiang is "genocide" and former US Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden "stands against it i
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Uyghur diaspora in US protest against China's ethnic cleansing of minoriti
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington/New York [US], Aug 31 (ANI): Members of the Uyghur community in Washington and New York protested against China's ethnic cleansing of minorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang and called on the US government and the United Nations to take more action against Beijing.
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SC seeks Centre's response on plea to identify state-wise minorities based
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Union of India seeking its reply on a petition filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay for identifying state-wise minorities on the basis of population.
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Bengaluru violence: Ex-CM Kumaraswamy has questions for both BJP, Congress
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): In an open letter to the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over Bengaluru violence, former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy stated that any responsible government and the party in power should have learnt lessons from the incident and ini
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Minorities seek answers from Pakistan as many continue to disappear
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): Just four days ago Sarang Joyo went missing from his home in Karachi. Joyo, a research associate by profession, was actively campaigning for the release of the many missing persons of Sindh.
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Civil society members in Nepal protest against atrocities over Hindus in P
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 14 (ANI): A group of civil society members on Friday held a protest near the Pakistani embassy in the country's capital Kathmandu denouncing atrocities over Hindu minorities as well as the destruction of Buddha idols and temples.
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MQM to observe Pakistan's Independence Day as 'Black Day' to protest again
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 12 (ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has announced that it will observe the Independence Day of Pakistan, August 14, as a 'Black Day' to protest against the state brutalities against Mohajirs, Sindhis, Balochs, Pashtuns, other oppressed ethnicities and religious minor
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Ethos, spirits of Kashmiriyat destroyed due to advent of Islamic terrorism
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 10 (ANI): The ethos and spirit of Kashmiriyat were largely destroyed with the beginning of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir in 1989 and the term lost its remaining substance and actuality following the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus and attacks on other religious min
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East Turkistan Government-in-Exile lauds US sanctions against XPCC
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 4 (ANI): The East Turkistan Government-in-Exile has lauded the United States decision to levy sanctions on the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), for its role in China's brutal campaign of colonisation and genocide of minorities.
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