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UN must intervene to protect minorities from persecution in Pakistan, asks
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): A rights activist from Pakistan, Anila Gulzar has requested the United Nations to intervene and protect the rights of minorities in Pakistan as they have been facing persecution for the past seven decades.
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Bangladesh Christian Association demands repeal of blasphemy law in Pakist
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 24 (ANI): The Bangladesh Christian Association has expressed grave concerns over the persecution of Christians and other minorities in Pakistan and demanded that the Imran Khan-led government should repeal the blasphemy law, and release people, who have been
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Abduction of girls from minority communities continues in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 22 (ANI): There is a long history of abduction of women from religious minority communities in Pakistan and minor girls continue to be victims of religious violence and persecution, according to a report.
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Delhi Sikhs protest abduction, forcible conversion of granthi's daughter i
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): Members of the Sikh community in Delhi staged a protest outside the Pakistan High Commission here on Monday against the abduction of the Panja Sahib head granthi's daughter in Pakistan and her forcible conversion to Islam.
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Uyghurs not seen as 'normal' by Chinese govt, says activist
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): An Uyghur activist, who is based in the United States, has termed the persecution of the community in China's Xinjiang as a "genocide" and said the ethnic community is not seen as "normal" by Beijing.
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Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan facing persecution, says report
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 1 (ANI): A 168-page report by UK-based All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Ahmadi Muslim Community has revealed details about the discrimination Ahmadi community has been facing in Pakistan, an Islamic Republic country.
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Demand for permanent settlement of 11 Sikh Afghan nationals in India will
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The demand for the permanent settlement of 11 members of the Sikh community from Afghanistan repatriated by the Indian government as they were facing persecution at the hands of Pakistan, will be examined and facilitated as per the rules, said the Ministr
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First batch of 11 Afghan Sikhs arrive, say atmosphere of fear prevails the
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The first batch of eleven members of the minuscule Sikh community from Afghanistan, who have been facing persecution at the hands of Pakistan backed Taliban, arrived in India at 1:20 pm on Sunday in a special flight facilitated by the Government of India.
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Taiwan might witness immigrant influx from Hong Kong as fear against secur
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 17 (ANI): Amid fear of persecution under the new Hong Kong security law, a growing number of Hong Kongers are mulling relocating to Taiwan to protect themselves from the Chinese crackdown.
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Persecuted Pakistan Hindus demand justice, protest at UN council against f
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 10 (ANI): Highlighting the plight of Hindus in Pakistan, a group of protesters on Friday (local time) gathered at UN Headquarters in Geneva during the 44th session of UN Human Rights Council to protest against the persecution faced by them at the hands of the Islam
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Instead of targeting China, Centre attacking Cong; persecution of Ahmed Pa
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Congress leader Manish Tewari on Sunday slammed the Union government stating that rather than targeting the Chinese Government the Centre is targeting the Congress party and unrelenting persecution of party leader Ahmed Patel is the recent example of vendetta
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Hong Kongers flee to other countries fearing persecution as China pushes n
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 25 (ANI): With China pushing ahead with the implementation of the national security law on the Hong Kong, the residents are making preparations to flee to Taiwan and other countries fearing persecution.
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