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Bangladesh: 10 arrested in connection with brutal murder of 27-year-old Hi
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Ten individuals have been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of Dipu Chandra Das, a 27-year-old Hindu youth, in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) apprehended seven suspects, while the police arrested three others.
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Congess MP Shashi Tharoor questions Bangladesh over the mob lynching of Hi
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In a post on X, Tharoor questioned the Bangladeshi regime about actions against the murderers of Dipu Chandra Das and measures being taken to prevent such incidents.
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Bangladesh's political shift raises alarm over minority safety, regional s
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A recent statement by Hasnat Abdullah, a leader and Southern Chief Organiser of Bangladesh's newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP), warning that India's northeastern "Seven Sisters" could be isolated if Bangladesh were "destabilised", has triggered concern among regional observers, accor
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"Guns-a-blazing": Trump warns Nigeria of aid cut, threatens military actio
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
United States President Donald Trump warned that the United States could stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria if the country fails to act against the killings of Christians.
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CFU marks International Day for Victims of Religious Violence, urges actio
Updated : 9 months ago IST
As per the press release by CFU, this day highlights those who are targeted because of their faith, including the Uyghur population, whose ability to practice Islam has been outlawed amidst China's extensive genocide. CFU emphasised that safeguarding the freedom of belief is crucial for ensu
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Pak: Christian priest urges govt's action against Zakir Naik who "openly q
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Reverend Azad Marshall, President Bishop of the Synod, the Church of Pakistan, has written a letter to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari expressing his concerns regarding remarks made by controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik about the Christian community and their beliefs during his
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Pakistan: Hindu family attacked by politician's relative for trying to ove
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): A Hindu family was attacked on Sunday evening by the relative of a Politician and his associates after the family tried to overtake his car, local media reported on Monday citing local police.
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Religious festivals have become a weapon for communal politics, says CPI-M
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 4 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) Politburo Member Brinda Karat slammed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh- Bharatiya Janata Party (RSS- BJP) without taking its name after the Jodhpur Communal Clashes and said that religious festivals have become a weapon for com
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Security forces on high alert in Maharashtra ahead of upcoming religious f
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 13 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming religious festivals across Maharashtra, two lakh police forces, 38 thousand home guards and 100 SRPF companies have been deployed to avoid religious violence in the state.
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Religious violence on rise in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 22 (ANI): With the Imran Khan government's inability to curb religious violence in Pakistan, the cases of such incidents have risen to an alarming level in the country in recent years, according to a media report.
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Abduction of girls from minority communities continues in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 5 years, 8 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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I am targeted for being a defender of religious minorities, alleges Pak Ch
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 8 (ANI): A Pakistani Christian human rights defender has accused the country's government and security agencies of targetting him and his colleagues for helping the victims of religious violence.
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