India

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.
Reactions on India's sectarian riots

Mar 12, 2020 04:11

The violence raged across the north-east of India’s capital for four days as Mosques were set alight, Muslims were burned alive in their homes or dragged out into the streets and lynched. Muslim businesses and property were also set alight. The police have been accused of enabling, encouraging or even joining the Hindu mobs. The Citizenship Amendment Act was passed by the Indian parliament in December last year sparking protests and riots across the country.
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.
Amid anti-Muslim violence, India sees more protests

Mar 04, 2020 14:23

In India, latest reports are of more protests amid a recent wave of sectarian riot which has left several dozen Muslims dead and hundreds more injured in the capital New Delhi over a time span of one week.