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Violence against minority surges in Pakistan as Christian youth stabbed to
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], February 15 (ANI): Violence against the minorities in Pakistan is on the rise as in a fresh incident, a Christian man was stabbed to death by a mob of the majority community in Lahore, reported local media.
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US welcomes ILO report slamming China for racial, religious discrimination
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): The United States on Thursday welcomed the issuance of a report by a committee of the International Labor Organization (ILO) calling on the Chinese government to review its laws and practices of employment discrimination against racial and religious minori
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Some people indulging in communal, criminal competition to spread misinfor
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): In a veiled attack at Congress amid the ongoing hijab row in Karnataka, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said some people have decided in indulge in "communal and criminal competition" to misinform people on the uniform.
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Pakistan: Protestors in Islamabad demand protection for minorities
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 7 (ANI): A large number of people gathered outside the National Press Club on the call of Minorities Alliance Pakistan (MAP) on Sunday to condemn the terrorist attack on Christian pastors in Peshawar in which Pastor William Siraj was killed and Pastor Patrick N
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Tibetans, Mongolians, Hong Kongers Uyghurs protest in New York City agains
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 4 (ANI): Ethnic minorities including Tibetans, Mongolians, Hong Kongers, and Uyghurs gathered outside the Chinese consulate in New York City to protest against the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Olympics Games should not be held in today's repressive China: Tibetan lea
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 4 (ANI): The 2022 Winter Olympics should not be held in today's repressive China where gross human rights violations are taking place, said Tsering Tsampa, leader of the Global Alliance for Tibetans and Persecuted Minorities.
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SC imposes Rs 7,500 cost on Centre for not filing response on PIL for iden
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday imposed a cost of Rs 7,500 on the Centre for not filing its response on a PIL seeking directions for framing of guidelines identifying minorities at the state level as Hindus are in a minority in 10 states.
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New bill introduced in US House to boost protections for China's Uyghurs
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 28 (ANI): A wide-ranging bill intended to support the US tech industry was passed by the US House of Representatives on Tuesday. The bill also confronts China on human rights abuses, including the persecution of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the country's Xi
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Despite global pressure, China's human rights abuse in Tibet is 'active'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], January 28 (ANI): Despite global pressure on China to stop its repression of religious minorities, Beijing continues to target Tibetans by demolishing monasteries and Buddha statues, banning Tibetan flags and invoking their land rights.
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Sindhi Foundation announces protest march in Canada to highlight minority
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 27 (ANI): Sindhi Foundation, a Washington-based organization has announced that it begin a "Long Walk" in May this year to raise awareness on several human rights concerns of religious and ethnic minorities in Pakistan.
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Eminent personalities write to Karnataka CM over 'violence against minorit
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 26 (ANI): Nearly three dozen eminent personalities have written a joint open letter to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai expressing their concern over the "frequent violence against religious minorities" in the state.
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Activists call on Tibetan diaspora to challenge Chinese regime
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], January 24 (ANI): A panel discussion with Tibetan activists on their analysis of China's growing interference in Australia and the UK was held on January 23, reported a pro-Tibet group named Global Alliance For Tibet and Persecuted Minorities (GMPM) citing Radio Free Asia (RFA
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