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"Every Canadian has right to practice faith safely": PM Trudeau on temple
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau strongly condemned the recent attack on the Hindu Sabha temple in Brampton by Khalistani extremists. Emphasising the importance of religious freedom, Trudeau asserted that every Canadian has the right to practice their faith freely and safely.
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"We continue to carefully monitor religious freedom situation in every cou
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The United States Department of State on Tuesday (local time) said that it has seen the recently released report by USCIRF (United States Commission on International Religious Freedom) on India, and added that they continue to monitor the religious freedom situation in every country.
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Taiwan calls out China's systematic 'religious suppression' following USCI
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In a post on X, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the USCIRF report had highlighted China's systematic repression of religious groups.
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"Utilise time on addressing human rights issues in US...": MEA rubbishes U
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
It further called USCIRF a "biassed organisation" with a political agenda, which continues to misrepresent facts and peddles a "motivated narrative" about India.
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"Why do you repeatedly try to tarnish India's image?": Rajasthan CM's swip
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Bhajanlal Sharma on Wednesday condemned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent remarks made in the US regarding the Sikh community. Sharma said that the remarks on the religious freedom in India have hurt the dignity of the country.
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Religious freedom does not include collective right to convert others: All
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Allahabad High Court, on Tuesday observed that religious freedom does not include the collective right to convert others while rejecting the bail plea of a person accused of forcibly converting a girl to Islam and sexually exploiting her. The court stated that the Uttar Pradesh Prohibit
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Pakistan observes National Minorities Day 2024 on "Jinnah's 11 August Spee
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) observed National Minorities Day on Sunday, and raised voices through a protest rally, on the theme of religious freedom.
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India rejects "deeply biased" US report on international religious freedom
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal condemned the report, accusing it of being driven by "votebank considerations" and maintaining a prescriptive outlook.
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Indian Minority Foundation condemns USCIRF's international religious freed
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The IMF statement said that the USCIRF's report appears to be unduly influenced by NGOs and activists who have been at the receiving end of regulations that have nothing to do with religion or religious identity.
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US claims 'concerns' on alleged discrimination of minorities in India
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
A detailed section of the report also mentioned the "targeted attacks against religious minorities in India."
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"Deeply committed to promoting universal respect for freedom of religion":
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
"We are deeply committed to promoting and protecting universal respect for the right to freedom of religion or belief of all around the world. We have engaged many countries including India on the importance of equal treatment for members of all religious communities," US State Department
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"Propaganda on India": MEA firmly rejects USCIRF report on religious freed
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
India on Thursday rejected the report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom that accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of "reinforcing discriminatory nationalist policies" and said the organisation is completely 'biased' and it doesn't even expect from the orga
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