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Amjad Ayub Mirza exposes systemic persecution of religious minorities in P
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amjad Ayub Mirza highlights rising violence and discrimination against religious minorities in Pakistan, including forced conversions, attacks, and exclusion from jobs and education. The report shows minorities face systemic persecution backed by laws and social attitudes, making life dif
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MQM leader Altaf Hussain urges PM Modi to raise Muhajir persecution at glo
Updated : 10 months ago IST
The exiled leader and founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Altaf Hussain, has made an urgent request to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to bring attention to the persecution of Muhajirs (Urdu-speaking migrants from India who migrated to Pakistan after Partition) at interna
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Human Rights Group urges Kazakhstan not to deport ethnic Kazakh man fleein
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Atajurt, a volunteer organisation advocating for Kazakh individuals affected by oppression in Xinjiang, announced on Friday that it has verified that the man, Yerzhanat Abai, is currently in the custody of Kazakh police, according to RFA.
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Zurich gathering marks 30 years since disappearance of 11th Panchen Lama
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Over 200 Tibetans and rights advocates gathered in Zurich to mark 30 years since the disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima. The event, part of a global movement, called on China to reveal his whereabouts and address ongoing religious persecution in Tibet.
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3 Uyghur men resettled in Canada after 10 years in Thai detention, escape
Updated : 11 months ago IST
These men were part of a larger group of over 300 Uyghurs who fled China in 2014, where this ethnic minority endures ongoing persecution, only to be captured by Thai authorities, leading to a lengthy dispute regarding their future.
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"Blot on humanity": Sadhguru condemns killing of Hindu minority leader in
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Following the killing of Hindu minority leader Bhabesh Chandra Roy in Bangladesh, Spiritual guru and founder of the Isha Foundation, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, called the incident "a blot on the subcontinent and on humanity," urging that the "savage persecution of the minority community" com
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India condemns killing of Hindu leader in Bangladesh: MEA
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
India has condemned the abduction and killing of Hindu leader Bhabesh Chandra Roy in Bangladesh, calling it part of a pattern of persecution against minorities. The MEA urged Bangladesh's interim government to ensure protection for all communities.
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Uyghur rights advocate exposes China's financial repression tactics at HRF
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
According to WUC report, in her speech, Abbas detailed how economic tools are weaponized as part of the CCP's broader campaign of persecution, calling the tactics "a devastating financial dimension to the genocide Uyghurs are facing."
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EU urged to suspend Pakistan's trade benefits over human rights violations
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Politicians and human rights organizations have called on the European Union (EU) to suspend Pakistan's preferential tariff benefits for exports under the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) until the country takes concrete steps to address widespread human rights violations and
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Protest against persecution of minorities in Bangladesh raises concerns at
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A press conference in Geneva raised serious concerns over the persecution of minorities in Bangladesh, highlighting impunity, the release of convicted terrorists, and rising crimes against women. Speakers called for urgent UN intervention and criticised the government's failure to uphold the
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CFU extend Eid wishes, highlights ongoing persecution of Uyghurs by China
Updated : 12 months ago IST
As Ramadan concludes, CFU underscored their perseverance in enduring severe religious oppression and the systematic erasure of their ethnic and religious identity.
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US bill seeks fast asylum process for Uyghurs facing persecution in China
Updated : 12 months ago IST
A bipartisan group of twelve US House representatives has introduced a bill aimed at making it easier for Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities fleeing persecution in China to seek asylum in the United States, as reported by Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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