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"His principles left no space for extremism": TN Minister PK Sekar Babu pa
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Tamil Nadu Minister PK Sekar Babu, on the demise of veteran CPI leader Nallakannu, said his principles opposed religious extremism and hegemonic forces, praising his lifelong sacrifices.
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'We want democracy, not rule by false propaganda, and not religious state'
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bangladeshi journalist Muktadir Rashid has expressed strong optimism about the possibility of holding free and peaceful elections in Bangladesh, asserting that the country should emerge as a democratic nation with fairly elected leadership, free from false propaganda and religious extremism,
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Anger spills onto streets in India, Bangladesh as protests erupt over lync
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Kolkata on Monday witnessed a wave of protesters surrounding the High Commission of Bangladesh there, expressing intense anger over the mob lynching and burning of the Hindu youth, Dipu Chandra Das, in Bangladesh's Mymensingh district.
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"Oppression is oppression": Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan condemns mob
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Underscoring the United Nations' Charter of Human Rights, Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan said that every individual deserves to be treated as a human being and that any act against them should be called out.
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Bangladesh minorities protest lynching of Hindu man in Mymensingh, demand
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hindu and minority groups in Bangladesh protested in Dhaka over the lynching of Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh, alleging rising religious extremism and government inaction. Protesters demanded justice, security for minorities and accountability, expressing fear over continued violence and
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"Violence a norm, interim government powerless": Sheikh Hasina slams Yunus
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina slammed the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in the wake of the recent violence in the country following the killing of Inqilab Moncho convenor, Sharif Osman Hadi, and stated that violence destabilises relations with neighbouring countri
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Pakistan affairs experts highlight deteriorating situation amid TLP dissen
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Amid escalating religious extremism, governance failures, and growing unrest across its provinces, Pakistan appears to be entering one of the most turbulent phases in its history, as highlighted by Human Rights Defender and Executive Director of Asian Human Rights Forum, Arif Aajakia and Pak
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Geneva: European lawmakers, experts call to suspend Pakistan's GSP+ over h
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Delivering the keynote address, European Parliament Member Barbara Bonte warned that the EU's economic incentives had unintentionally strengthened radical religious education in Pakistan. She argued that education, which should serve as the foundation of any society, has been undermined by t
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"Yunus government is completely illegal": Switzerland Awami League General
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Switzerland Awami League General Secretary Shaymal Khan on Tuesday (local time) said that "the Yunus government is completely illegal" and accused him of promoting religious extremism in Bangladesh
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Forum in Geneva exposes alarming human rights abuses in Pakistan, Banglade
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A seminar held during the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva highlighted the deteriorating human rights conditions in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Organised by the Forum on Inter-Cultural & Inter-Religious Dialogue (FICIR) in collaboration with the Asian-Eur
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Shafi Burfat warns US against backing Pakistan's radical military leadersh
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Burfat condemned US President Donald Trump for endorsing Pakistan's current military leadership, asserting that it would result in a significant increase in religious extremism, terrorism, and political turmoil across the region.
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Any kind of terrorism, religious extremism is unacceptable in Africa: Ethi
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaker of the House of Ethiopia, Tagesse Chafo, has highlighted "very long-standing relationship" between India and his country and stressed the importance of working together with New Delhi and international organisations to eradicate terrorism.
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