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Dalit women stuck at bottom of India’s social ladder0
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- October 14, 2019
Dalit women stuck at bottom of India’s social ladder Symposium told that constitutional and legal provisions have done nothing to prevent discrimination Bijay Kumar Minj, New Delhi India October 11, 2019 Dalit women continue to face violence and discrimination in India even though they have been given constitutional rights. Church leaders and activists heard at
READ MOREBangladesh: Violence highlights plight of Bangladesh’s Bihari Muslims0
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- October 11, 2019
Rights campaigners horrified at withdrawal of slum dwellers’ power and water Rock Ronald Rozario and Stephan Uttom, Dhaka Bangladesh October 10, 2019 Hundreds of Urdu-speaking Muslims, popularly called “stranded Pakistanis” or “Biharis”, gathered by a road in the Mohammadpur area of Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. The Biharis were demonstrating on Oct. 5 for the second consecutive
READ MORELynching originated in the Bible, says Hindu leader0
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- October 11, 2019
ucanews reporter, Bhopal India October 10, 2019 Mob attacks are a Western phenomenon, according to the head of a group linked to India’s ruling party. Mob lynching is not part of Indian culture but is a Western phenomenon and examples can even be found in such religious texts as the Bible, claims the head of
READ MOREDark clouds over higher education in Bangladesh0
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- October 8, 2019
Massive irregularities and corruption in top public and private universities are holding students back Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka Bangladesh October 7, 2019 Without warning, Fatema Tuz Zinia was suspended from one of Bangladesh’s premier universities — Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University. The part-time journalist and law student was a
READ MOREIndian celebrities in trouble over mob lynching letter0
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- October 8, 2019
VIPs accused of ‘tarnishing the image of the country and undermining the prime minister’ All Bengal Minority Youth Federation members protest in Kolkata on July 3 about a rise in mob lynching in India. (IANS photo) Bijay Kumar Minj, New Delhi India October 8, 2019 Indian authorities have accepted a complaint against 49 celebrities who wrote
READ MOREBangladesh’s deadly ‘teen gang’ culture0
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- October 2, 2019
Murder of 14-year-old highlights breakdown in society and families Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka Bangladesh October 2, 2019 On Sept. 4, a group of teenagers hacked to death Mohsin Ali, 14, a ninth-grade student from the Mohammadpur area of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. The attack also left three of his friends seriously injured. The
READ MORERaised eyebrows over Myanmar military chief’s charm offensive Min Aung Hlaing, under pressure over Rohingya abuses, is visiting non-Buddhist sites, but not everyone believes he is sincere0
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- October 1, 2019
ucanews.com reporter, Yangon October 1, 2019 While pressure mounts on Myanmar’s military over atrocities suffered by the Rohingya, a rare scenario is unfolding inside the country as the military chief pays visits to Muslim mosques and other non-Buddhist places. In late August, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the Myanmar military, and his deputies visited
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‘Chilling’ video shows blindfolded and shackled Uyghurs0
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- September 26, 2019
Politicians criticize China after verified footage shows ‘inhumane treatment that detained individuals’ are subjected to ucanews.com reporter China September 24, 2019 Politicians and members of the Uyghur community have condemned a “chilling” video that shows hundreds of blindfolded and shackled Uyghur men being led from a train in the Xinjiang region of northwest China. The
READ MOREBangladesh crime purge dismissed as political ploy. Awami League crackdown on youth groups seen as a way of bolstering its faltering image0
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- September 26, 2019
Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka Bangladesh September 24, 2019 Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League (AL) party of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has launched an unprecedented crackdown on rogue and crime-ridden leaders of its associate student and youth fronts. It started after Hasina, during a top-level party meeting on Sept. 7, reportedly expressed frustration over intelligence
READ MORENo escape from domestic drudgery in Bangladesh Without legal protection, most domestic workers face slave-live conditions and abuses0
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- September 19, 2019
Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka, BangladeshSeptember 19, 2019 Fahima Begum looks much older than her 30 years with her tired, pale face and dark shadows beneath her eyes. Her worn features are not only because she has given birth to seven children — two daughters and five sons — since getting married at
READ MOREAn Indian journalist’s struggle for a free media0
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- September 16, 2019
Ravish Kumar wins Magsaysay Award for his efforts to preserve and promote critical, socially responsible journalism Mark Saludes India September 16, 2019 In the age of instant information via social media, an Indian journalist has been working to create a “space for ethical journalism” in the so-called mainstream media. For his “people-centered reporting,” Ravish Kumar
READ MORERohingya refugees increasingly unwanted in Bangladesh0
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- September 10, 2019
Local media have published reports accusing them of being involved in crimes, including drug dealing and armed militancy Stephan Uttom and Rock Rozario, Dhaka Bangladesh September 10, 2019 The days and nights have been stressful for Muhib Ullah at the Kutupalong refugee camp at Cox’s Bazar, in southeastern Bangladesh. “It’s tragic for Rohingya that we always
READ MOREPakistanis angry over Twitter’s Kashmir ‘censorship’0
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- August 21, 2019
Catholic officials, activists concerned about freedom of expression after critics of India have accounts suspended ucanews.com reporter, Islamabad, Pakistan, August 20, 2019 Church officials, Pakistani activists and journalists have accused microblogging website Twitter of censorship and bias for shutting down accounts tweeting about India’s decision to strip Kashmir of its autonomy. The Indian move on
READ MOREIndia’s Dalit Christians mark ‘black day’ with protest1
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- August 14, 2019
Leaders call for an end to 69 years of injustice without social benefits Bijay Kumar Minj, New Delhi India August 13, 2019 Indian Christians of socially poor Dalit groups observed a “black day” to highlight what they call state discrimination that denies them statutory social benefits because of their Christian faith. Dalit leaders gathered in
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