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Human rights violations, curtailed religious freedom qualifies Pakistan to
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): Successive Pakistani administrations have engaged in gross violations of human rights, suppressed dissent and curtailed religious freedom. It qualifies Pakistan to be designated as a terror sponsor State.
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US condemns China's sanctions against former USCIRF Commissioner: Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): The United States condemns China's move to impose sanctions on former US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Johnnie Moore, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday (local time).
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Chinese authorities restrict religious practices of Tibetans in Lhasa duri
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], May 15 (ANI): Tibetans in Lhasa have been instructed to restrict certain religious practices during the holy month called 'Saga Dawa', in what appears to be yet another move by Chinese authorities to curb the religious freedom of the Buddhist population.
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US rights body reiterates calls on Chinese govt for release of Buddhism's
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 15 (ANI): US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Friday (local time) reiterated the call on the Chinese government to reveal the whereabouts of Tibetan Buddhism's 11th Panchen Lama, who was taken into captivity by Chinese authorities when he was
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Terrorists continued to target religious groups in Afghanistan in 2020: Re
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 13 (ANI): The 2020 International Religious Freedom Report released by the United States on Wednesday revealed that terrorist groups in Afghanistan continued to target specific religious and ethnoreligious groups.
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US report says Pak's blasphemy laws, attacks on minorities hampering relig
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): The 2020 report International Religious Freedom released by the United States on Wednesday (local time) has highlighted a downward spiral of religious expression in Pakistan, most notably in the form of blasphemy laws, punishment for which ranges up to the deat
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China continued to restrict activities, personal freedom of religious adhe
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): The Chinese government in 2020 continued to assert control over religion and restrict the activities and personal freedom of religious adherents that it perceived as threatening state or Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interests, according to the US 2020 report o
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US releases 2020 International Religious Freedom Report
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday (local time) released the 2020 International Religious Freedom Report, which offers a comprehensive review of the state of religious freedom in nearly 200 countries and territories around the world.
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Religious freedom conditions in Pakistan continue to worsen: US rights com
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): Religious freedom conditions in Pakistan continue to worsen as the government systematically enforced blasphemy and anti-Ahmadiyya laws, according to a report released by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
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China continues to detain Uyghurs, other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang: US ri
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 22 (ANI): The Chinese government has continued to detain Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the northwest region of Xinjiang despite claiming to have released all detainees, according to a report released by the United States Commission on International Religiou
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On Baisakhi, Chairman British Sikh Association advises people to 'shun mis
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 13 (ANI): While extending greetings on the occasion of Baisakhi, Lord Rami Ranger, Chairman of the British Sikh Association advised people to ''shun misguided Sikhs''.
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China should have no role in succession process of Dalai Lama, says US
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday (local time) emphasised that the Chinese government should have no role in the succession process of Tibet's spiritual leader Dalai Lama and Beijing's interference in the matter is an "outrageous abuse of religious freedom".
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