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China continues its crackdown against ethnic minorities
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 3 (ANI): The Chinese Communist Party has ultimate control over church affairs, says a church member in Linfen, Shanxi province.
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China violates human rights of its citizens but urges US to secure human r
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 2 (ANI): Amid reports of China violating the basic human rights of Uyghur Muslims and Hong Kong citizens, Chinese Foreign Ministry has urged the United States to secure the human rights of ethnic minorities in the country.
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US lashes out at China over forced population controls against Uyghurs
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 30 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday (local time) condemned coercive family planning against Uyghurs and said that continuous repression of minorities in Xinjiang reflects that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has no respect for human life and ba
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Premier League announces new scheme to increase number of BAME coaches
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Leeds [UK], June 29 (ANI): Premier League, English Football League (EFL), and Professional Footballers' Association have together launched a new scheme to increase the amount of black, Asian, and ethnic minorities (BAME), coaches.
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Religious, ethnic minorities particularly vulnerable to trafficking in Pak
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): Asserting that Pakistan did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts to eliminate human trafficking, the United States has downgraded Islamabad to the 'Tier 2 Watch List' on the country trafficking scale.
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HC extends interim protection granted to Delhi minorities panel head Zafar
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday extended till July 31 the interim protection granted to Delhi Minorities Commission chairperson Zafarul Islam in connection with the FIR registered over his alleged "seditious" statements on social media.
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Trump signs bill to sanction Chinese officials over treatment of Uighur
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) signed legislation that calls for him to impose sanctions on Chinese officials for Beijing's crackdown on the minority Muslim Uighur ethnic group.
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Pak should practice tolerance towards their minorities, good neighbourline
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): India on Tuesday hit out at Pakistan over its gross human rights violation, promoting terrorism and treatment of minorities, saying that Islamabad should practice tolerance towards their minorities and "good neighbourliness" so that the South Asian region
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Delhi Minorities panel chief Zafarul Islam Khan appears before police for
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): Delhi Minorities Commission chairperson Zafarul Islam Khan on Monday arrived at the office of Delhi Police Special Cell for questioning in connection with his controversial statement on social media.
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India slams Pak for raising Kashmir at UNHRC, asks it to 'introspect' its
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): India on Monday ripped into Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) here and expressed "serious concern" over Pakistan's audacity to accuse others of "effecting a state-sponsored genocide."
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Delhi Police asks Zafarul Islam Khan to join interrogation in instigating
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): A Special Cell of Delhi Police on Monday sent a notice to Delhi Minorities Commission chairperson Zafarul Islam Khan asking him to join the interrogation within two days in a case related to his "instigating statements" on social media.
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US report on religious freedom blames Pakistan for targeted killing of min
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 11 (ANI): An annual American report on religious freedom has voiced concern over the targeted killing in Pakistan of Shia Muslims, including ethnic Hazaras, who are largely Shia, and Ahmadi Muslims in attacks believed to be driven by faith.
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