Thu 13 January 2022: The UN Secretary-General has warned that millions of Afghans are on the verge of starvation, urging the international community to fund the UN’s $5 billion humanitarian appeal, release Afghanistan’s frozen assets, and restart its banking system in order to avert economic and social collapse. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters on Thursday […]
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Thu 13 January 2022: The withdrawal of Russian-led forces from Kazakhstan has begun, according to local media on Thursday. At a farewell ceremony held at the Sagadat Nurmagambetov Land Forces Military University in Almaty, the former capital, peacekeeping forces from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were transferred back to their respective countries. Kazakhstan’s Deputy […]
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Thu 13 January 2022: India’s Supreme Court has issued notice to a northern Himalayan state following a petition that sought to prosecute several Hindu religious leaders for allegedly calling for a “genocide” of Muslims at a closed-door meeting last month. Three Supreme Court judges on Wednesday said they were notifying the Uttarakhand state government that […]
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Wed 29 December 2021: One of India’s highly regarded actors, Naseeruddin Shah, has warned of a civil war in India if the anti-Muslim campaign by the Hindu extremists continues. He said if attempts at Muslim genocide and ethnic cleansing did not stop immediately, India’s Muslims were going to fight back. “If it comes to the […]
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Wed 29 December 2021: India’s government is under pressure to curb growing hate speech and attacks against religious minorities. Human rights organisations around the world are sounding the alarm on India. They say hate speech is fuelling violence and intolerance against minorities to levels never seen before. Recent attacks against Muslims and Christians have been […]
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Wed 29 December 2021: According to a report in the Guardian, around 12,000 Afghan refugees will usher in the new year in hotels as the UK government struggles to persuade enough councils to look for permanent homes. “Over 4,000 individuals have either moved into a settled home or are in the process of being moved […]
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Wed 29 December 2021: According to Hong Kong police, six people from an independent news organization were arrested for “conspiracy to print seditious publications.” Employees of Stand News, both current and former, were among those targeted. More than 200 cops were dispatched to the publication’s headquarters, where the search is still underway. According to police, […]
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Tue 28 December 2021: Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj, who is facing FIRs in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra for allegedly using derogatory words against Mahatma Gandhi, remained defiant and said he does not have any remorse for his utterances. In a video message, the seer claimed his statements were correct and said he hates Mahatma Gandhi. […]
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Tue 28 December 2021: China put hundreds of thousands more people under lockdown Tuesday to try and stamp out a worsening coronavirus outbreak, as infections hit new highs in multiple US states and Europe. Covid surges have wreaked havoc around the world, with many nations in Europe and North America trying to strike a balance […]
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Tue 28 December 2021: India’s government has frozen the bank accounts of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity (MoC) in West Bengal, says the state’s political leader, dealing a blow to one of the country’s most prominent groups running shelters for the poor. The move on Monday came after several right-wing Hindu groups disrupted Christmas mass […]
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