Wed 26 August 2020: An Indian national accused of spying on Sikh and Kashmiri communities in Germany for New Delhi’s secret services went on trial in Frankfurt on Tuesday. The suspect, identified as 54-year-old Balvir S, is accused of working for the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India’s foreign intelligence agency, from at least January […]
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Wed 26 August 2020: Democratic Party rejects charges against 2 lawmakers arrested over anti-government protests, local media reports Hong Kong authorities have arrested 10 people, including two Democratic Party lawmakers, over last year’s anti-government protests, local media reported on Wednesday. According to Radio and Television Hong Kong, police picked up lawmakers Ted Hui and Lam Cheuk-ting […]
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Wed 26 August 2020: Islamist preacher Zakir Naik in a recent video on YouTube urged Muslims to united behind a single political party and suggested that they should perform ‘Hijra’ (migration) if they are unable to perform their daily rituals. He made the remarks during a response to a question from one of India followers living […]
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Tue 25 August 2020: On 3rd anniversary of Rohingya exodus, refugees want safe, dignified return to their homeland in Myanmar DHAKA, Bangladesh – Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s crammed camps Tuesday commemorated the third anniversary of genocide with silent prayers within tents due to the coronavirus pandemic and the host country’s embargo on gathering at camps. […]
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Mon 24 August 2020: Explosions hit capital of Solo province in Bangsamoro, killing soldiers and civilians At least 12 people were reported dead and dozens injured in twin blasts that rocked southern Philippines Monday, local media reported. Two explosions hit Jolo in Sulu province of autonomous Bangsamoro region in southern Philippines early this morning, Philippines […]
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Mon 24 August 2020: Myanmar urged to immediately ensure conducive environment for safe and dignified return of Rohingya Three years on, the Rohingya Muslim minority on Tuesday will commemorate the crackdown by Myanmar’s military forces which drove away hundreds of thousands from their lands. The crackdown in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state which began on Aug. […]
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Mon 24 August 2020: Health minister says first indigenously developed vaccine against coronavirus may be available by end of this year NEW DELHI – The gap between recoveries from the novel coronavirus and active cases continues to widen in India, the Ministry of Health said Monday. The recoveries are more than three times the active […]
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Sun 23 August 2020: It is Facebook’s responsibility to help us get justice, say Rohingya rights groups Facebook played a role in violence in Myanmar that forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas to flee their homes to Bangladesh, rights groups have claimed. In a statement on Sunday, representatives of the Voice of Rohingya, Arakan Rohingya […]
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Sun 23 August 2020: Myanmar seeks to avoid falling into ‘debt trap’ amid heavy reliance on China due to global isolation over Rohingya abuses YANGON, Myanmar (AA) – Myanmar held its fourth major peace talk in its political capital Nay Pyi Taw this week, but the 230 delegates from government, military and ten ethnic rebel […]
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Sun 23 August 2020: Police book 29 foreign Muslims for allegedly defying COVID-19 measures by attending congragation NEW DELHI – A court in western India quashed criminal proceedings Saturday against foreign and Indian nationals accused of snubbing precautions against the novel coronavirus by attending a Muslim congregation in a mosque, saying they were made “scapegoats.” […]
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