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Pakistan: Police registers FIR in Sikh traders' killing in Peshawar
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): Amid severe backlash over the persecution of the minority community in the country, Pakistan's counter-terror department has registered an FIR into the targeted killing of two Sikh traders in Peshawar.
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Moscow demands US stop persecution of Russian journalists: Foreign Ministr
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow has demanded that the United States immediately stop persecuting Russian journalists and provide them with normal working conditions, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Friday.
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Afghan journalist sentenced to prison for criticizing Taliban
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 13 (ANI): The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the arbitrary sentencing of an Afghan journalist from Herat, and urged the Taliban to cease its persecution of journalists for their independent reportage.
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Bangladesh marks Doppa Day in protest against persecution of Uyghur Muslim
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 5 (ANI): Bangladesh on Thursday commemorated Doppa Day and held countrywide protests against the persecution of Uyghur Muslims by the Chinese government.
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Activists raise issue of minority rights in Pakistan during protest outsid
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): Political activists and human rights defenders participated in a protest in front of the United Nations office in Geneva on Wednesday to raise the issue of persecution of minorities in Pakistan.
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Persecution of Shia community in Pakistan continues, says report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 15 (ANI): The bomb attack on a Shia mosque on March 4 in Peshawar, capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has once again thrown light on the plight of Pakistan's minority communities.
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Fearing persecution in Pakistan, Hazara youths undertake perilous journeys
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], February 15 (ANI): Fearing targeted extremism and an uncertain future in Pakistan, many Hazara youths are undertaking perilous journeys to Australia and Europe.
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New bill introduced in US House to boost protections for China's Uyghurs
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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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Women, religious minorities continue to face persecution in Pakistan, says
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 17 (ANI): Women, religious minorities, and transgender people in Pakistan continue to face violence, discrimination, and persecution, with authorities failing to provide adequate protection or hold perpetrators to account, according to a US-based rights group.
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Human Rights Watch airs concern over civil rights abuses in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 16 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch portrays a grim picture of civil rights abuses in Pakistan and the increasing persecution of religious minorities and marginalised groups.
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Muslims in India enjoy equal rights, says Kashmiri political activist Agha
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 13 (ANI): A noted Kashmiri political activist on Thursday said Muslims in India enjoy freedom and perform their religious rituals freely, but in Pakistan, minorities are facing persecution.
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Greek MEP Emmanouil Fragkos lambasts Pakistan for persecution of minoritie
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], January 11 (ANI): Greek Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Emmanouil Fragkos lambasted Pakistan over the ongoing persecution of minorities.
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