Religious Freedom

As elements from the USA pontificate to India, American Islamist body CAIR says discrimination against Muslims in the USA increased by 9%

In a recently released report titled "Still Suspect: The Impact of Structural Islamophobia", the controversial Islamist body Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has said that there has been a rise…

US-based International Commission for Human Rights and Religious Freedom(ICHRRF) officially recognises the genocide of Kashmiri Hindus

The ICHRRF declared its recognition of the Kashmiri Hindu Genocide in Jammu & Kashmir after a hearing on the issue.

Christian country Papua New Guinea Covid controller first denies permission for Durga Puja because of ‘idol worship’, apologises later: Details

Earlier, a letter signed by Manning had denied Hindus living in PNG permission to hold Durga Puja celebrations saying idol worshipping is morally inappropriate and against Christian values.

Sushant Singh’s Team Saath again accused of targeted harassment and online bullying, hounds Twitter user for expressing opinion

Responding to @Being_Humour's tweet, Team Saath had labelled the response as 'harassment of a woman' just because the handle Khushboo Khan was apparently a female, and reported the tweet, tagging…

Blow to anti-Modi ‘Minorities under attack’ narrative as US rejects USCIRF comments accusing India of violating religious freedom of minorities

US State Department has rejected USCIRF 2020 report recommendations for India. It acknowledged that no violation of religious freedom was carried out India.

Pakistan: Blasphemy complaint against opposition politician for saying ‘all religions are equal’

"This is a country of 22 crore people, irrespective of religion. No religious group is superior to another religious group," Khawaja Asif had said in the National Assembly.

India denies visa to controversial USCIRF teams, MEA says the ‘prejudiced’ body has no locus standi in country’s affairs

The minister added that the USCIRF has been known to make prejudiced, inaccurate and misleading observations regarding the state of religious freedom in India.

Pakistani Sikh politician forced to flee country after threats by Islamist fundamentalists, says minorities there are under constant threat

Tony had to earlier leave Peshawar and come to Lahore leaving his business and properties due to threats by fundamentalist groups.

Tulsi Gabbard might find the United State’s stance on religious freedom a joke

A new report—“Religious Persecution in the United States”--has burned Uncle Sam at the stake of religious discrimination on its land over the centuries.

Supreme Court asks ‘why government officials should manage temples’, bench talks about rampant idol theft in Tamil Nadu

A bench of Justices SA Bobde and SA Nazeer while considering the issue of harassment to several devotees visiting the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha questioned as to why should…