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Allahabad High Court orders 24/7 armed protection for Bareilly Muslim man allegedly prevented from offering namaz at home
Summoning the district magistrate and SSP of Bareilly, the Allahabad High Court said any violence against the petitioner or his property would be presumed to have occurred at the instance of the State, as the case raises serious concerns over interference with religious prayers inside private property
Bijnor: Muslim family harassed on Holi, attackers claim its tradition
A viral video has captured an incident of harassment towards a Muslim family during the Holi festivities in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor. Three accused have been taken in custody thus far.
Int’l Day to Combat Islamophobia: UN Chief’s Remarks | United Nations
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, addresses Member States at the UN General Assembly on International Day to Combat Islamophobia.
Sharp increase in violence against Christians, 161 incidents of violence in 75 days of 2024
The report by the United Christian Forum (UCF) has documented 161 incidents and highlighted that burial rights denied to families even as fabricated cases have seen over 100 Indian Christians arrested
As the date for the general assembly election approaches, hate crimes in India continue
From Noida which witnessed a heinous beating of a reportedly Muslim man, to UP’s Badaun where a man committed the double murder of children and was soon after gunned down. Hate continues to result in crime and violence.
Ground report: Protests erupt in Assam after portrayal of Muslims as criminals in rally by Bodoland University
Protests have arisen after a cultural procession organised by its Department of Geography at the Bodoland University in Kokrajhar, Assam had depicted Muslims as criminals in their rally. Protestors demand an investigation, say student statement is not ‘enough.’
Parents and students protest in Gujarat after girls asked to remove hijab before board exam
The exam administrator has reportedly been suspended after Muslim girl students in Gujarat were asked to remove their hijab before the class X board exams. However, officials from the Gujarat Board have stated that there is no uniform required to sit for the board exams.
Shops reopened in Dharchula, Uttarakhand FIRs filed after calm restored: SP
Shops belonging to the minority community reopened in Dharchula town of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand on Monday, March 18 following the intervention of the district administration.
Uttarakhand: Registration of 91 Muslim shopkeepers cancelled; protest memorandum submitted by delegation of Jan Manch & CPI (ML) to DM, Pithoragarh, highlights selective targeting
Local traders’ association in Dharchula cancelled the registrations of 91 shops after a Muslim youth, who used to work at a barber shop, allegedly eloped with two girls to his home state of Uttar Pradesh; the shopkeepers have been asked to leave the state immediately
Hate crime committed against foreign students in Gujarat University
Foreign students attacked in GU, rooms and motorcycles vandalised over namaz row
Conspiracy or Coincidence? Mosques defaced in March after spate of hate speeches provoking the crime weeks before
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