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Uighur 'Imams' most vulnerable to persecution in mainland China
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 19 (ANI): The 'Imams' belonging to the Uighur Muslim community from Xinjiang province of northwest China have become most vulnerable to persecution owing to Beijing's crackdown on the minority Muslims.
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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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Omar Abdullah refers to plight of Uighur Muslims in China
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 18 (ANI): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday referred to plight of Uighur Muslims and said those Kashmiris tempted to look towards China as some sort of saviour need only to google about the treatment of the ethnic mi
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China targeting Uyghur religious leaders, say families of victims
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 17 (ANI): The Chinese government is targeting minority Muslims in Xinjiang which is taking a toll on the community's religious staff, according to families of the Uyghur victims, who said that their imams are the most vulnerable to persecution.
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Congress unable to see India's DNA of tolerance and harmony: Mukhtar Abbas
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said that Congress is unable to see India's DNA, which is full of "tolerance and harmony".
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US report on religious freedom accuses China of intensifying repression of
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 11 (ANI): An annual report on religious freedom released by the US State Department accuses China of intensifying religious repression on its minority groups, particularly the Uighurs of northwest Xinjiang province, Christians, Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, and Falu
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Lack of medical facilities in Balochistan hospitals leaves 3 dead in 24 ho
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], June 10 (ANI): As many as three people, including two children, passed away within 24 hours in three districts of Balochistan due to the unavailability of medical facilities in hospitals in the province, local media reported.
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India issues demarche to Pakistan High Commission over targeted demolition
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): India on Tuesday issued a strong demarche to Pakistani High Commission on the "systematic and targeted" demolition of houses belonging to minority Hindu community in Pakistan's Punjab province, sources said.
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Haj 2020: J-K Haj Committee asks pilgrims to apply for refund
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 7 (ANI): The executive officer Jammu and Kashmir Haj committee has asked the Haj pilgrims, who intend to cancel their pilgrimage scheduled for 2020, to apply for a refund.
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Campaign launched against kidnapping, gang-rape of minor Christian girl in
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 5 (ANI): A campaign has been launched against the kidnapping and gang-rape of a minor Christian girl in Sheikhupura city of the Pakistani province of Punjab.
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World Sindhi Congress urges UN group to inquiry into enforced disappearanc
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 4 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC), a UK-based prominent group of the Sindhi diaspora, has requested the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) to initiate an inquiry into the secret abduction and forced imprisonment by the state of Pakista
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MQM chief Altaf Hussain urges Pentagon to cut military aid to Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 4 (ANI): Altaf Hussain, the founder and leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), has appealed to the US Pentagon to stop civilian and military aid to Pakistan in order to end misery, agony and sufferings of minority people of Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilg
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