November 05, 2024 22:16 (IST)
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Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy booked for threatening cop probing into mining case | Supreme Court upholds validity of Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Act | Not all private properties are community resources that govt can take over: Supreme Court | Pakistan's Lahore has become world's most polluted city with an AQI of 1900 on Sunday | Indian Army 'successfully completes' patrolling to a key point in Ladakh's Depsang region

Rights experts urge Iran to end ‘systematic persecution’ of religious minorities

New York: Authorities in Iran must stop the persecution and harassment of religious minorities, a group of independent UN human rights experts said in a statement issued on Monday expressing alarm over the escalation in incidents there.

Pakistani schools teach children about hating Hindus, Jews: Baloch activist tells UN

Geneva: Munir Mengal, the president of Baloch Voice Association, has alerted the United Nations that schools in Pakistan teach about hatred against Hindus and Jews to the students. 

Religious intolerance: China now 'orders' Christians to destroy crosses on their churches and take down images of Jesus

Beijing: In what can be seen as an aggressive stance taken by China to destroy religious tolerance in the country, authorities have directed  some Christians to smash the crosses on their churches and remove images of Jesus from their homes, media reports said.

India-based think-tank moves US and UN on plight of Ahmadiyyas in Pakistan

New Delhi: India-based think-tank Usanas Foundation has approached the key decision makers in the UN and USA who deal with human rights and religious freedom to highlight the plight of Ahmadiyyas in Pakistan, media reports said.

COVID-19: Minority communities in Pakistan alleges discrimination by Imran Khan govt

Islamabad/IBNS: Showing the troubles faced by minority communities in Pakistan at a time when the nation is dealing with COVID-19 outbreak, many people belonging to the Christian community have been removed from their jobs, leaving them to an uncertain future ahead.