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  • PAKISTAN: Pakistani Ahmadis accused of blasphemy over Islamic tombstones0

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    • January 18, 2021

    Hardline Islamist party files police complaint against ‘declared infidels’ for hurting Muslims’ religious feelings Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore January 18, 2021 Ahmadi graves desecrated in Gujranwala, Punjab province, in July 2020. (Photo supplied)   Ahmadis in a Pakistani town have been accused of blasphemy for inscribing Islamic phrases on gravestones. Police in Sharaqpur Sharif in Punjab

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  • INDIA: India’s BJP uses bishops’ logo against Muslims, apologizes0

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    • January 18, 2021

    Pro-Hindu party accused of trying to gain Christians’ political support for upcoming elections in Kerala state UCA News reporter January 18, 2021   Kummanam Rajasekharan, then president of the BJP in Kerala, leads a march in October 2017. The party is trying to improve its position ahead of state elections due in April. (Photo: IANS)   Leaders

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  • INDIA: How will an unaffordable Covid-19 vaccination help India’s poor?0

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    • January 15, 2021

    Is rolling out the world’s largest vaccination program justified and why would the government drain the public coffers? Nirendra Dev, New Delhi January 15, 2021 Vehicles move past the People’s University in Bhopal on Jan. 8. A homegrown coronavirus vaccine will be rolled out in India from Jan. 16 even though clinical trials have not

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  • INDIA: Shut down all churches in India’s tribal areas, Hindu group demands0

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    • January 15, 2021

    Indigenous Catholic priest says Christians are being persecuted for helping poor tribal people Saji Thomas, Bhopal January 15, 2021 Hindu devotees take a holy dip in the Narmada River on Makar Sankranti, a day considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, at Tilwara Ghat in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh on Jan. 14. (Photo: AFP)   A right-wing Hindu

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  • Bangladesh’s rape victims cry for justice in the wilderness0

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    • January 14, 2021

    The scourge of rape is extremely high but the rate of prosecution frustratingly low in the Muslim-majority nation Stephan Uttom, Dhaka January 14, 2021oU with palm oil firm sparks outrage Jan 13, 2021 Young people take part in a protest against violence against women in Dhaka in 2015. Bangladesh has seen a spike in rape

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  • Persecuted Hazara demand justice in Pakistan0

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    • January 11, 2021

    Shia Muslims protest latest killings and demand protection from attacks by Islamic militants Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore January 11, 2021 Blindfolded female protesters at the sit-in by the Hazara community in Quetta. (Photo supplied)   When Tahir Khan visited a Quetta highway blocked with the bodies of 11 slain coal miners, he was greeted by women wearing white

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  • Crematorium accident kills 25 in northern India0

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    • January 4, 2021

    Church and political leaders in Uttar Pradesh mourn loss of lives Bijay Kumar Minj, New Delhi January 04, 2021 Rescue workers attempt to reach victims of the crematorium roof collapse in Muradnagar in India’s Uttar Pradesh state on Jan. 3. (Photo: YouTube)   Church and political leaders in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are mourning the deaths

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  • CHINA: ICC refuses to investigate China over Uyghur atrocities0

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    • December 15, 2020

    China is not a party to the Rome statute of the International Criminal Court UCA News reporter December 15, 2020 A demonstrator wearing a mask painted with the colors of the East Turkestan flag attends a protest in Istanbul in July 2018 to denounce China’s treatment of ethnic Uyghur Muslims. (Photo: Ozan Kose/AFP)   The International Criminal Court

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  • Three years on, Pope Francis’ visit inspires Bangladeshi Catholics0

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    • December 2, 2020

    Pope taught a lesson of serving the poor irrespective of caste, creed or ethnicity Stephan Uttom, Dhaka December 02, 2020 A child greets Pope Francis as he lands in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Nov. 30, 2017, for a three-day visit to the country. (Photo: Joe Torres/UCA News) Share this article : Maria Purification shivers with

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  • Indian court throws out criminal cases against Tablighi Jamaat0

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    • August 25, 2020

    Judges say foreign nationals and Muslims were made scapegoats for coronavirus outbreak Bijay Kumar Minj, New Delhi   August 25, 2020 A court in Mumbai has struck down criminal cases registered against Tablighi Jamaat members who were blamed for spreading Covid-19 in India, saying foreigners were being made scapegoats. Bombay High Court on Aug. 21 observed

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  • Sri Lanka’s ruling party gets landslide victory0

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    • August 7, 2020

    Rajapaska brothers handed a mandate by voters to change the constitution UCA News reporter, Colombo August 07, 2020 President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s party is celebrating a landslide win in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election. The Sri Lanka Podujana Party (SLPP) secured a two-thirds “super majority” by winning 145 of the 225 seats in the Aug. 5 poll.

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  • India: Modi pushes controversial temple to center stage of Indian politics0

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    • July 22, 2020

    An architect’s rendering of the proposed Ram temple in Ayodhya town in Uttar Pradesh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to join a foundation stone-laying ceremony on Aug. 5. (Photo: opindia.com)   PM faces criticism for promoting the construction of a Ram temple amid a pandemic and falling economy Nirendra Dev, New Delhi     22 July 2020

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  • Bangladesh: Harassment of Bangladeshi blogger’s family condemned0

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    • July 22, 2020

    Blogger Asad Noor says six family members were detained by police for two days. (Photo from Asad Noor’s Facebook)   Asad Noor charged with hurting Muslims’ religious sentiments with Facebook videos UCA News reporter, Dhaka   22 July 2020 A church official has joined a global rights watchdog to call on Bangladeshi authorities to stop harassing

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  • Justice sought for Musahar leader crushed to death in India0

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    • July 10, 2020

    Upper-caste men ran their vehicle over people several times, killing one and seriously injuring three Saji Thomas July 10, 2020 Jesuit Father Anand Kerketta (with black bag) at the house of the socially poor Musahar leader who was killed by upper-caste people over a dispute on June 10. (Photo supplied) Catholic priests and rights activists

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