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UNSC condemns 'heinous' terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, calls it threat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], May 1 (ANI): United Nations Security Council condemned the continued "heinous" terrorist attacks targeting civilians, including religious minority communities, and civilian infrastructure across Afghanistan during the month of Ramzaan and called it a serious threat to internat
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Women's safety still a big question in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 25 (ANI): The murder of a Hindu girl in Pakistan, has raised the question about women's safety in the country, especially of women from the religious minority communities.
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Beijing threatens reciprocal sanctions after US unveils visa curbs on Chin
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 23 (ANI): China has threatened the United States with retaliatory sanctions after Washington announced visa restrictions on officials over human rights violations in the country.
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US imposes travel bans on Chinese officials for repression of ethnic, reli
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 22 (ANI): The United States has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials for their involvement in the repression of ethnic and religious minority groups inside and outside the border of China.
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Women's day: Pakistan rights group protests against forceful conversions o
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Paksitan], March 9 (ANI): Observing International Women's Day 2022 in collaboration with Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD), Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) on Tuesday raised concerns over the increasing incidents of forceful conversions of girls from religious minorities in Pa
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Congress leader Deora says CAA a political gimmick as rules not yet framed
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 19 (ANI): Congress leader Milind Deora has said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 was a political gimmick to win elections in India and was not intended to safeguard religious minority rights in the subcontinent as the government has not yet not
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Biden administration declares Chinese actions in Xinjiang as 'genocide'
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): Amid escalating tensions with Beijing, the Biden administration on Tuesday (local time) declared Chinese actions against the Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang as 'genocide'.
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Uyghur rights group applauds US' atrocity determination of Chinese genocid
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU), a US-based rights group on Tuesday applauded the outgoing Donald Trump administration's reiteration that China has committed genocide against Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang.
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In final act, outgoing Trump administration declares China's atrocities ag
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): In a final blow to Beijing, the outgoing Trump administration on Tuesday (local time) determined that China has committed genocide against Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang and said that Chinese Communist Party (CC
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Abduction of girls from minority communities continues in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 22 (ANI): There is a long history of abduction of women from religious minority communities in Pakistan and minor girls continue to be victims of religious violence and persecution, according to a report.
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Centre extends facilities to religious minorities people from Pakistan, Ba
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): The Centre has extended various facilities to many people belonging to religious minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh, who have come to India and are staying on long-term Visas, Union Minister Nityananda Rai said here on Wednesday.
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Sikh community welcomes resolution introduced in US Congress
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 20 (ANI): Jackie Speier introduced a House Resolution in the Congress condemning targeted terrorist attacks against members of the Sikh, Hindu, and other religious minority communities in Afghanistan.
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