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Bangladesh human rights commission condemns attack on Hindus, demands prob
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 18 (ANI): Condemning the attack on the Hindu community in Bangladesh the country's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said that communal violence in a "secular country" is not acceptable under any circumstances.
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Bangladesh: Hindu minorities allegedly attacked amid Facebook post rumours
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 17 (ANI): There are reports of Hindu minorities being attacked in Bangladesh amid rumours of alleged Facebook post slandering Islam.
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Xi stresses developing Islam in Chinese context in Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], July 17 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Xinjiang this week for the first time since 2014, stressing upholding the principle of developing Islam in the Chinese context.
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China steps up transnational repression of dissidents and minorities
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): China has long been known to engage in transnational repression around the world, however, its use of repressive tactics against dissidents and minorities increased in recent years as President Xi Jinping has consolidated power at home and adopted a more muscu
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Hindu community holds protest against girl's abduction in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 15 (ANI): The Pakistani Hindu community on Wednesday held a protest in front of former President Asif Ali Zardari's residence in Nawabshah, Sindh province against the alleged kidnapping, forced conversion, and marriage of a 16-year-old Hindu girl named Kareena, loc
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Pakistan's security apparatus in total fiasco, lawlessness grips country
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 14 (ANI): Pakistan's security apparatus is a total fiasco as it is marred with apathy towards vulnerable communities, hatred for minorities, discrimination based on region and subtle promotion of extremism that has gradually resulted in widespread militancy and law
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21 Afghan Sikhs, Hindus to arrive in Delhi today
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): As many as 21 Afghan Sikhs, including an infant, will land in Delhi on Thursday as the evacuation of Afghanistan minorities to India continues.
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Pakistan: Three Ahmadis arrested for sacrificing animals on Eid
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Faisalabad [Pakistan], July 11 (ANI): A recent incident of the arrest of three members of the Ahmadiyya community for sacrificing animals on Eid-al-Adha in Pakistan once again highlighted the atrocities being committed against the minorities and the country's deep-rooted disdain for them.
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China: Uyghurs abroad heartbroken, shocked on finding relatives listed in
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 10 (ANI): Several Uyghurs abroad are shocked to find the names of their relatives listed in leaked police files which contained information about detained Uyghurs and other Turkic people by Chinese authorities.
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Delhi HC rejects former DMC chief's plea seeking enhanced salary
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a plea moved by Dr Zafarul Islam Khan, former Chief of Delhi Minority Commission (DMC) seeking direction for a grant of enhanced salary of Rs 2 lakh per month for the post.
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Leaked files again point how China is changing lifestyles of Uyghur Muslim
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 5 (ANI): The narrative of the Xinjiang Police Files, ought to be repeated. The data was handed to an international media consortium before being validated, examined, and selected by Dr Adrian Zenz, a specialist on China's northwest Xinjiang detention campaign targeting
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Australia: AUTWA stages protest on Urumqi Massacre's 13th anniversary, dem
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], July 5 (ANI): Members of the Australian Uyghur Tangritagh Women's Association (AUTWA) on Tuesday protested outside the Rundle Mall in Adelaide city here commemorating the 13th anniversary of the Urumqi Massacre and demanded the Australian government to ban import on
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