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Centre of learning or hub of sexual crimes? Exposing the dark side of religious institutions in Pakistan

Akshita Bhadauria -
Children sent to study come back with scars of sexual abuse and physical violence. Pakistan a UN Human Rights Council Member puts to shame the organization established to promote and protect Human Rights globally
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UK PM Boris Johnson to visit India in April, earlier scheduled tour in January was cancelled due to Covid concerns in Britain

OpIndia Staff -
This is going to be first major international trip of the UK PM since Britain's exit from the European Union.
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Denmark bans foreign countries from funding mosques in the country, seen as important step in curbing ‘Islamist extremism’

OpIndia Staff -
Denmark passed a law to ban foreign countries from funding mosques, seen as an important step to curb the rise of Islamism..
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Pakistan: In a rare judgement, Peshawar cleric gets death sentence for raping a minor girl inside mosque

Akshita Bhadauria -
Qari Saeed based in Peshawar who holds a master’s degree in Islamiyat and leads Friday prayers in his mosque, was found guilty of rape of a minor and was convicted under Section 376(3) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
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Myanmar: Dozens die as Burmese protesters put Chinese companies on fire, suspecting China being behind the coup

OpIndia Staff -
Protesters in Myanmar set Chinese factories on fire on one of the darkest days for the country since the coup.
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US Army may reverse gender neutral physical tests after men and women register divergent results with majority of women failing

OpIndia Staff -
The US Army is considering reversing gender neutral physical tests because women are overwhelmingly failing the tests.
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Chinese atrocities against Uyghur women: Harrowing tales of gang rapes, sexual abuse and torture

Anurag -
Thousands of Uyghur Muslims have been moved from their native land to detention centres. They are being 'trained' and moved to other parts of mainland China as forced labour.
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Democracy under threat in USA? Military under Biden intimidates, threatens civilians, journalists over policy disagreement

K Bhattacharjee -
he US Military under Joe Biden has launched a comprehensive propaganda campaign against Tucker Carlson.
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Oxford racism row: EAM S Jaishankar raises the issue in Parliament, says will champion the fight against such intolerance

OpIndia Staff -
"We will always champion the fight against racism and other forms of intolerance," S Jaishankar emphasised.
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Pakistan: Hindu community ‘pardons’ Islamists who had destroyed the Krishna Dwara temple in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

OpIndia Staff -
The Krishna Dwara temple in Pakistan was attacked by hundreds of Islamic fanatics who set it on fire and razed it down on December 30, 2020.
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