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Officials take police action against leaders of bulldozed mosque in India
Demolition of mosque in Uttar Pradesh was ‘violation of rule of law’, says Indian MP A local administration ac…
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Indian mosque bulldozed in defiance of high court order
Local officials in Uttar Pradesh demolish mosque that had stood since time of British ruleA local administrati…
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Yemen, Myanmar and George Floyd: human rights this fortnight in pictures
A roundup of the coverage on struggles for human rights and freedoms, from Cambodia to Peru Continue reading..…
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Campaigners call for global response to ‘unprecedented’ oppression in Xinjiang
Human Rights Watch urges more coordination by governments to tackle China’s treatment of Turkic MuslimsThe Chi…
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French citizens advised to leave Pakistan as protests worsen
Pakistani government bans religious leader as row over satirical cartoons simmersFrench nationals and companie…
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Commons to vote on declaration of genocide in Xinjiang province
Organisers seek backing of two-thirds of MPs for all-party motion citing China’s treatment of UyghursThe House…
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‘Every year we dig mass graves’: the slaughter of Pakistan’s Hazara
Decades of persecution has left the Shia minority with little space left in its graveyards but prime minister …
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‘India’s soul at stake’: West Bengalis vote in divisive election
Tensions between Muslims and Hindus high as Modi’s BJP shows it could win state for first timeIn the sleepy, s…
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China imposes sanctions on UK MPs, lawyers and academic in Xinjiang row
Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith says he will wear the retaliation like a ‘badge of honour’ China has impo…
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Australia and New Zealand welcome sanctions on China over Uighur abuses but impose none of their own
Chinese embassy accuses Canberra of ‘despicable smearing’ of China after Australian foreign minister raises ‘g…
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Sri Lanka to ban burqa and close 1,000 Islamic schools
Minister cites national security for decision, saying garments are ‘sign of religious extremism’Sri Lanka has …
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China breaching every article in genocide convention, says legal report on Uighurs
Thinktank publishes first non-governmental legal examination of China’s actions in XinjiangThe Chinese governm…
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Australian senator calls to recognise China’s treatment of Uighurs as genocide
Independent Rex Patrick moves after similar parliamentary motions passed in Canada and the NetherlandsAn Austr…
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Delhi Muslims fear they will never see justice for religious riot atrocities
A year after the city was engulfed by violence, victims are harassed into silence by police and find the law h…
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‘This is historic’: Malaysian man wins appeal against Islamic gay sex charge
Unanimous decision by highest court hailed a step towards acceptance of LGBT+ peopleA Malaysian man has won a …