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Harassment of Indian Muslims rises over COVID-19 rumors
Apr 24, 2020 05:36Indians are apparently looking for a coronavirus scapegoat as the country’s Muslim population is widely reporting that they are being harassed over rumors of spreading the new virus.
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Indian government under fire for intimidating Kashmir journalists
Apr 23, 2020 03:48The Indian government is under fire for intimidating the media against the backdrop of its police charging journalists in Kashmir with ‘anti-national’ activities.
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India: Hospitals rejecting Muslims amid coronavirus pandemic, 2 babies die
Apr 21, 2020 14:02Two babies have died in India after hospitals refused to admit their Muslim mothers over their faith, as the pandemic is causing a spike in discrimination against minority Muslims in the country.
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Over two dozen Rohingya found starved to death on boat stranded for weeks
Apr 16, 2020 06:52Coastguard officials in Bangladesh say they have rescued nearly 400 members of the ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority group aboard a ship that had been marooned at sea for weeks, adding that more than two dozen of them have lost their lives as a result of starvation.
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Muslims attacked, 'nearly lynched' amid coronavirus rumors in India: Report
Apr 13, 2020 09:44The coronavirus outbreak has sparked a spree of anti-Muslim attacks across India, with the Health Ministry of the Hindu nationalist government of Narendra Modi claiming that Muslims are spreading the virus.
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Iranians celebrate Imam Mahdi’s birth anniversary under coronavirus lockdown
Apr 09, 2020 01:55Iranians are celebrating the birth anniversary of Lord of the Age, Imam Mahdi (May God hasten his reappearance), the 12th and last Infallible Heir of God's Last and Greatest Messenger, Prophet Mohammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny), at their homes amid a ban on outdoor festivities and the closure of religious centers due to a deadly coronavirus pandemic.
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British press ignores role of ethnic minority doctors in coronavirus fight
Apr 05, 2020 02:30As Britain enters deep crisis zone in the battle against the cornavirus pandemic, the country's health workers are expected to be hit hard in the coming days and weeks.
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New Zealand mosque attacker changes plea to guilty
Mar 26, 2020 03:11The Australian man who killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand last year has changed his plea to guilty to all charges leveled against him.
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Police clear citizenship law protest site in Indian capital, citing virus lockdown
Mar 24, 2020 12:53Police have cleared out a long-running protest against a controversial citizenship law in the Indian capital, New Delhi, citing the a recently-announced lockdown to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
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India’s Supreme Court must use legal methods to end discrimination against Muslims: Iran’s Guardian Council
Mar 15, 2020 04:04A member of Iran's Guardian Council, Hadi Tahan Nazif, has called on India's Supreme Court to use all legal methods and procedures to pave the way for the repeal of a discriminatory law against Muslims in the South Asian country.