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Rising attacks at places of worship in India, home to great diversity of f
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): Terming religious freedom as the vital front of US policy priority, Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday claimed that there are rising attacks on people at places of worship in India, a home to great diversity of faiths.
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Arrest of 90-yr old Hong Kong cardinal sparks outcry over Beijing's nation
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 13 (ANI): Amid rising fears that Beijing would begin instituting closer control over the church in Hong Kong, the detention of a 90-year-old retired bishop of Hong Kong cardinal Joseph Zen, prompted an immediate outcry from international human rights leaders along with calls f
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Islamic cleric says former Pak Minister's letter to UN on blasphemy bid to
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Saying that all the legal forums were available for the redressal of such issues in Pakistan, Chairman of Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Monday said former Human Rights Minister Dr Shireen Mazari's letter to the UN aga
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Turkey imposes systematic religious discrimination on minorities: Report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 4 (ANI): After more than a hundred years of its supposed secular foundations, the institutionalised religious intolerance and racism in Turkey has continued to persist and has even accelerated in recent times, a report said.
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US-based Human Rights Commission expresses concerns over escalating attack
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 30 (ANI): Expressing concerns over escalating attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, International Commission for Human Rights and Religious Freedom (ICHRRF) in its latest report highlights the historical context of violence on the life and property of Bangladesh's Hi
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US urges China to account for whereabouts of Tibet's 11th Panchen Lama
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 26 (ANI): On the 33rd birthday of the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the United States on Monday (local time) urged the People's Republic of China (PRC) to account for his whereabouts, who remains missing since 1995.
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USCIRF 'penetrated' by anti-India pan Islamist groups: Report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is slated to publish its annual report on international religious freedom on April 25 but some key influential officials of the USCIRF have been seen on the platforms of IAMC, an Islamist group,
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Karnataka Advocate General tells HC, Hijab not essential religious practic
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 18 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Hijab controversy, the Karnataka government on Friday submitted before the Karnataka High Court that Hijab is not an essential religious practice of the Muslim faith and preventing it does not violate the constitutional guara
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Karnataka colleges creating controversy over hijab, violating religious fr
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 17 (ANI): Karnataka state general secretary of Popular Front of India, Nasir Pasha on Sunday alleged that colleges here were creating unnecessary controversy over the hijab (headscarf) issue, violating the religious freedom of Muslims.
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US State Department expresses concern on Tibetans living in China
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): The US State Department expressed concern on the plight of the Tibetans living in China with the recent increasing actions by Beijing targeting the minority community.
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Sanctions on USCIRF officials yet another China's 'affront' against univer
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): Expressing solidarity with US Commission on International Religious Freedom, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Chinese sanctions on four USCIRF officials constitute yet another China's "affront" against universal rights.
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US rights body condemns China's additional sanctions against USCIRF Commis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) strongly condemned the Chinese government's additional sanctions against its chairman and Commissioners.
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