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No one's voters, Pakistani Hindu refugees yearn to vote
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) [India], July 24 (ANI): Moru Ram was born in Pakistan and lived there until 2007 when he fled to India, fearing persecution of Hindu minorities.
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Nadeem Nusrat raises concern over plight of Pak's religious minorities
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington, D.C. [USA], Jul 14 (ANI): South Asia Minorities Alliance Foundation (SAMAF) chairman Nadeem Nusrat has said that religious and ethnic minorities in Pakistan are facing systematic persecution at the hands of extremist groups, who clearly seem to enjoy Pakistani "deep state's" patr
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US Congressman blames ISI, Pak Army for Sindhis' persecution
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], June 30 (ANI): US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher has raised concern on the issue of persecution and disappearances of the Sindhi people in Pakistan and blamed Islamabad for the same.
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Sikhs facing persecution in Pakistan-DSGMC chief
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi[India]/Peshawar[Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Predominantly living in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces, the Sikhs are a small population in Pakistan. However, this minority community is deprived of their religious and constitutional rights.
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UNHRC asked to save, protect Pakistani Christians
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States]/ Geneva [Switzerland], May 22 (ANI): A legal submission has been made to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to save and protect Pakistani Christians from persecution.
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China's war against Islam
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], May 22 (ANI): There has been a sharp uptick in government-backed persecution of Christianity and other religions in China, but none are currently suffering as much as the Muslim population in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Some 11 million Uighurs reside i
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Pak minorities being persecuted by Islamic terrorists
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan]/Geneva [Switzerland], May 5 (ANI): Minorities in Pakistan are facing persecution by the state and non-state actors, says Dr.Iftikhar Ayaz, Ambassador of the UK-based Universal Peace Federation.
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Chinese Christians facing religious persecution
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China]/Washington [United States], April 27 (ANI): Authorities in China are cracking down on Christians, taking steps ranging from demolition of churches, desecration of tombs, forbidding children from entering churches, threatening Catholics and denying government subsidies an
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MQM delegation meets South African party leaders, discusses Mohajirs' pers
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Apr 17 (ANI): The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) South African delegation on Tuesday called on the party leaders of South African Communist Party (SACP) at Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU) House here to discuss the persecution of Mohajirs by the arm
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Hazaras gather in Balochistan to protest against targeted killings
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan], Apr 2 (ANI): Hundreds of Hazaras in the Balochistan capital recently gathered together to protest against the targeted killings and the constant persecution of the community.
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Short films, posters on persecution of Christians in Pak showcased in Gene
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland] Mar 14 (ANI): Short films depicting the persecution of the Christian minority in Pakistan was showcased during the 37th session of United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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Women activists highlight persecution of Christians in Pak at UN
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 13 (ANI): Christian women activists on Monday raised the issue of persecution of minority community by the hands of Islamic fundamentalists and the misuse of blasphemy law in Pakistan during the 37th session of human rights council session in Geneva.
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