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Bangladesh minority group slams govt over slow action against perpetrators
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Despite a case being filed, no perpetrators have been detained in the five days since the incident, the group said on Wednesday in a statement.
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Bangladesh minority group expresses concern over communal violence
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, the largest minority group in the country, on Sunday issued a statement strongly condemning recent incidents of communal violence across the country.
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Violence against minorities continues in Bangladesh, says Minority group
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, the largest minority group in Bangladesh, on Wednesday claimed that violence against religious-ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples continues as before.
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World Uyghur Congress welcomes US sanctions on 37 companies linked to forc
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In a post on X, the World Uyghur Congress stated that this move includes major players in industries such as solar energy, textiles, and mining, many of which are linked to the exploitation of Uyghur and other ethnic minority groups in East Turkistan.
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Activists warn of China's growing influence on cultural identity and free
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Activists at a US congressional hearing warn of China's growing influence on the cultural identity and free speech of US-based minority groups, including Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Mongolians. These activists share concerns over China's efforts to suppress their language, history, and activism a
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Bangladesh minority group condemns attacks on Hindus
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, the largest minority group in Bangladesh, on Thursday has condemned attacks on Hindus in eastern Sunamgonj district, the group said in a statement.
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Bangladesh minority council condemns false case against lawyers, journalis
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council has condemned a false and harassing case accusing 70 minority lawyers and two journalists from Chittagong of fabricated charges, including 'crude bomb' explosions and car vandalism.
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"Interim Bangladesh government failed to protect minorities": Chairman Mus
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Chairperson of the Muslim Students' Organisation of India, Shujaat Ali Quadri on Saturday expressed concerns over the interim government's inability to safeguard minority groups in Bangladesh.
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Uyghur rights groups raise concern over rising Chinese atrocities in East
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Currently, the Uyghur ethnic minority group from East Turkistan experiencing systematic oppression from the Chinese government.
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Bangladesh minority group urges UN to investigate communal violence
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikya Parishad has urged the United Nations to investigate over 2,000 incidents of communal violence targeting minorities in Bangladesh. This appeal follows the ousting of Sheikh Hasina as Prime Minister and the subsequent formation of an interim govern
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US calls on China to end repression of Uyghurs, religious minority groups
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The US State Department expressed disappointment on Friday, on the second anniversary of a United Nations report on human rights in Xinjiang, and called on China to take action and end the current repression of Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups.
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US reaffirms support for Rohingya on 7th anniversary of Burma genocide
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The ongoing humanitarian crisis and human rights abuses in Burma exacerbate difficulties faced by members of many of Burma's ethnic and religious minority groups, and Rohingya in particular, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Saturday.
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