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Religious Freedom

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India accuses US of playing vote bank politics in international relations with its International Religious Freedom report

OpIndia Staff - 3 June, 2022

MEA said that US govt is indulging in vote bank politics in international relations with Religious Freedom report

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Chhattisgarh: Muslim man fills urine in a plastic bag, throws it at Hindu women observing Vat Savitri Puja, protests at Jashpurnagar

OpIndia Staff - 2 June, 2022

Speaking to OpIndia, the Jashpurnagar police have informed that the culprit has been arrested and sent to custody under charges as per IPC sections 295, 295A, 153A and 505(2).

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

OpIndia Staff - 28 April, 2022

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 in discrimination against Muslims living in the United States.

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

OpIndia Staff - 28 March, 2022

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

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

OpIndia Staff - 1 October, 2021

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.

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

OpIndia Staff - 8 July, 2021

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 Twitter's online safety handle alleging that @Being_Humour has been "trolling and harassing women".

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

OpIndia Staff - 10 December, 2020

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

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

OpIndia Staff - 14 July, 2020

"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.

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

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2020

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

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