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Pak Hindu families forced to relocate amid blasphemy furore
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Pakistan], August 23 (ANI): All Hindu families living in a six-storey building were forced to leave their apartments after an enraged mob attacked the building while trying to get hold of a man belonging to the Hindu minority community who was booked in an alleged case of blasp
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Pakistan uses blasphemy laws to persecute its minorities
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 23 (ANI): The minorities in Pakistan are constantly being murdered and subjected to inhuman brutalities in the name of blasphemy, conversion to Islam and other sectarian differences.
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Repression of ethnic minorities intensifies in China under Xi's leadership
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 16 (ANI): Amid Xi Jinping's quest to implement a one nation, one race in China, the country's ethnic minorities continue to suffer discrimination and have been facing severe human rights violations in the country.
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Alvy community in Turkey fights for equality in country
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], August 13 (ANI): Despite being a signatory of several international conventions and treaties that guarantee fundamental freedoms for all, the key fundamental rights of Alevis community in Turkey remain ignored by the country, according to a media report.
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Pak govt must introduce measures against forced conversions: Human rights
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Human rights activists have called upon the Pakistan government to introduce legal and administrative safeguards for the protection of minorities against human rights violations and their forced conversions.
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Pandemic might have led to health inequalities among ethnic groups
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): According to a recent study, pre-existing health disparities among ethnic minorities with diabetes have become worse during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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India raises concerns over attacks on minorities in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 9 (ANI): India on Tuesday raised concern over the rising number of attacks at the religious places of the minority community in Afghanistan, including the recent attack at the Sikh Gurudwara on June 18 in Kabul.
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Pakistan: Hindu family attacked by politician's relative for trying to ove
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): A Hindu family was attacked on Sunday evening by the relative of a Politician and his associates after the family tried to overtake his car, local media reported on Monday citing local police.
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Repressive policies impelled 'great exodus' in China since Xi's take over
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 5 (ANI): Since Xi Jinping became President of China in 2013, human rights activists or anyone who supports and echoes democracy has been constantly targeted by the government, while suppression of ethnic minorities has become the new normal.
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Pakistan: Punjab government radicalizing society against minorities
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], August 3 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly opposed the Punjab government's move to incorporate a mandatory declaration of belief in the finality of Prophethood in 'nikahnama' forms.
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30 more Afghan Sikhs set to arrive in India today
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): At least 30 Afghan Sikhs including children and infants, fleeing from the Taliban are scheduled to arrive in Delhi on Wednesday as religious persecution escalates in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
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Taliban calls for implementation of Sharia law in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 29 (ANI): In the wake of the deteriorating situation of women and minorities in the country, the Taliban on Thursday called for the implementation of Sharia law in Afghanistan, stressing the need for preserving Islamic values.
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