India

Police responsible for New Delhi violence, not Muslims: Indian police admit

Mar 14, 2020 13:27

The Indian police have openly confessed to the closure of a route in the country’s capital of New Delhi that turned into a scene of deadly brutal clashes last month between Hindu nationalist mobs and Muslim protesters, a fact that members of the Muslim community in India have been insisting on since the anti-government rallies started there.
Indian pilgrims in Iran protest New Delhi’s failure to consider evacuation request

Mar 12, 2020 10:17

A group of Indian pilgrims in Iran have gathered in front of their country’s embassy in Tehran to denounce the New Delhi government’s failure to consider their demand for evacuation after more than two weeks of being stranded over fears of exposure to the new coronavirus.
Indian police involved in violence against Muslims

Mar 12, 2020 10:14

Indian police engaged in direct violence against Muslims and helped Hindu mobs in their atrocities against Muslims, or just stood aside watching, as Hindu extremists targeted the Muslim minority in the capital, New Delhi, last month, a new report shows.
Iran's Assembly of Experts urges India to stop violence against Muslims

Mar 11, 2020 04:59

Iran’s Assembly of Experts has denounced the massacre of Muslims and the destruction of mosques and religious places at the hands of pro-government Hindu mobs in India, urging New Delhi to take swift action to end the crimes.
India ingratiating itself with US through anti-Muslim violence: Iranian MP

Mar 09, 2020 02:30

Spokesman for the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Seyyed Hossein Naqavi Hosseini condemned recent killings of Muslims in India and said the New Delhi government is ingratiating itself with the US by remaining silent on such crimes.
Iran: NGOs, student organizations urge UN to end brutality against Muslims in India

Mar 08, 2020 16:07

A large group of Iranian student organizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and individuals have penned a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, asking her to take decisive action to end the ongoing wave of violent attacks and brutality against Muslims in India.
India lifts ban on coverage of anti-Muslim violence amid intl. pressure

Mar 07, 2020 16:27

India has been forced to lift a ban on media coverage of a recent wave of sectarian violence against Muslims in the Hindu-majority country.
Thousands protest Indian PM Modi’s upcoming visit in Bangladesh

Mar 07, 2020 04:02

Thousands protested against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit in Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka on Friday.
Leader: India must stop killing Muslims to avoid isolation in Muslim world

Mar 05, 2020 11:01

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned the government of India against continued massacre of Muslims, saying that the current pogrom going on against Muslim people in the South Asian country will lead to isolation of New Delhi in the Islamic world.
Iranians launch social media campaign against India's anti-Muslim approach

Mar 05, 2020 09:48

Iranian social media users have launched a campaign against India’s discriminatory measures targeting Muslims and the deadly acts of violence perpetrated by pro-government extremist mobs towards the country’s largest religious minority.