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Activists flag religious freedom concerns across South Asia at UNHRC sessi
Updated : 1 week ago IST
South Asian activists at a UNHRC side event raised concerns over religious intolerance and minority persecution in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Organised by Shivi Development Society, the session called for stronger international cooperation and UN intervention to protect fundamental rel
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Bangladesh Media reports attack on another Hindu man, set on fire by miscr
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Another Hindu man in Bangladesh was attacked by a mob of miscreants, seriously injuring him and then setting the man on fire in Shariatpur's Damudya region of the country.
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Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai expresses concern over violence against Hin
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has expressed concern over rising violence against religious minorities in Bangladesh following the murder of Hindu youth Deepu Chandra Das. Calling the situation distressing, the CM said such incidents against Hindus should not be happening.
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Artists, fans of traditional Baul music singer Abul Sarkar hold rally to p
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The interim government recently arrested the king of Baul music (Moharaja Abul Sarkar) after an Islamist extremist group claimed that a song by Abul Sarkar insulted Islam. Abul Sarker's wife, Aleya Begum, denied the allegations, saying her husband is innocent.
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Pakistan's historical hypocrisy on Ahmadis rekindles debate on religious i
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Fawad claimed that "religious extremists, whether Hindu, Muslim, Jew or Christian, are all the same," but then controversially accused Ahmadis of having played a role in partition-era communal violence in Sialkot.
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Pakistan under fire for systematic persecution of Ahmadis, Hindus, and Chr
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan continues to face global condemnation for its deep-rooted religious intolerance, as highlighted in a recent country update, citing the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
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Pakistan's human rights abuses against Hindus laid bare at the UN
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Addressing the Council under General Debate IX, Dr Sharma stated that equality and dignity are the fundamental values that cannot be compromised under any circumstances. "We categorically reject all forms of racial discrimination, xenophobia, and religious intolerance, regardless of where th
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Pakistan's role in extremist violence exposed at the UNHRC
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
At the UNHRC's 60th session, ECO FAWN Society CEO Sai Sampath Mettu condemned the Pahalgam terror attack, urging global action against intolerance and extremist violence. He called for accountability, stronger mechanisms to counter extremism, and interfaith dialogue to promote peace and just
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Geneva: Bangladesh interim government criticised for downplaying religious
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
He highlighted that in the immediate aftermath of Hasina's ouster, hundreds of Hindu homes, businesses, and temples were vandalised across the country, disproportionately impacting the minority community, which constitutes about 8 per cent of Bangladesh's population. Over 2,000 incidents, in
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"SP leaders should be a little sensitive": UP Minister Danish Azad slams S
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Hasan sparked controversy after associating calamities in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand with "religious intolerance" and deforestation.
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"Mentally disturbed...": Congress' Imran Masood slams ST Hasan over contro
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Hasan had earlier stated that apart from "religious intolerance", natural calamities were also happening in these states due to deforestation.
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World Peace Centre being inaugurated in India to make world stress free, n
Updated : 1 year ago IST
In an interview with ANI, Acharya Lokesh Muni said that the centre will be dedicated to resolving the issues that the world faces due to religious intolerance.
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