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India ranks 1 among 110 nations for inclusivity measures towards religious
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the Global Minority Report's analysis of 110 nations, India has the highest level of religious minorities acceptance, followed by South Korea, Japan, Panama, and the US. Maldives, Afghanistan, and Somalia are at the bottom of the list, with the UK and the UAE coming in at positi
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Indo-German parliamentary group to visit India from Jan 28 to Feb 4
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In addition to bilateral relations and geopolitical issues, the content should also deal with energy supply, the economic and social situation and the position of minorities, especially religious minorities.
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Alarm raised over religious conversions of underage girls in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Noting Pakistan's previous attempts to pass legislation prohibiting forced conversions and protecting religious minorities, the UN experts deplored the lack of access to justice for victims and their families.
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2022 an alarming year for Pakistan's religious minorities: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The year 2022 has been alarming for Pakistan's religious minorities. The year started with a Sri Lankan national being lynched and his body set on fire by a mob in Sialkot.
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Pakistan's civil society protests forceful conversion of minor girls to Is
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Highlighting the plight of religious minorities in Pakistan, a human rights group in a fresh report laid bare the rising number of cases of abduction, forced faith conversion, forced and child marriage of girls belonging to the minority Christian community.
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Pakistan's religious minorities face severe marginalization in all aspects
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The United States on December 2, 2022, designated Pakistan, along with China, Iran and Russia, as countries of particular concern under the Religious Freedom Act over severe violations, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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Centre step-motherly towards Tamil refugees; CAA arbitrary: DMK to SC
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has told the Supreme Court that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019 is "arbitrary" as it only considers religious minorities from three countries while keeping Sri Lankan Tamils staying in India as refugees.
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Protesters outside UN in New York demand recognition of 1971 genocide by P
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 24 (ANI) Protesters representing ethnic and religious minorities on Friday protested outside the United Nations in New York, demanding recognition of the genocide committed by the Pakistani Army in 1971 in Bangladesh.
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ISIS group targets religious minorities in Afghanistan, says HRW
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 8 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) repeatedly attacked Hazaras and other religious minorities at their mosques, schools, and workplaces.
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Atrocities against women continues in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): The targeting of religious minorities, especially women, has been continuing in Pakistan recently a Hindu girl returned to her family after enduring two years of gang rape by her abductors, local media reported.
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Freedom of religion under grim state since Taliban seized power in Afghani
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI): Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the country is facing a severe decline in religious freedom as the interim government has failed to safeguard religious minorities, a report by United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (US
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New study highlights Xinjiang paramilitary group's 'central role' in Uyghu
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 27 (ANI): A new paper has revealed fresh evidence detailing the role of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) in implementing the Chinese government's brutal campaign of persecution against the Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Xin
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