US panel flags India’s ‘sharp, alarming’ decline in religious freedom; Delhi calls the report biased

The USCIRF suggested that the Department of State impose ‘targeted sanctions’ on Indian officials and agencies responsible.

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· Apr 28, 2020 · 10:12 pm

Pakistan rejects US report calling it a violator of religious freedom, points at India instead

The Pakistan Foreign Office questioned India’s omission from the list, alleging that New Delhi was the ‘biggest violator of religious freedom’.

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· Dec 25, 2019 · 06:53 pm

Haryana: Rohtak village tells its Muslim residents to choose Hindu names, not wear skull caps

The Titoli village panchayat is also reported to have advised Muslims against offering prayers in the open and keeping long beards.

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· Sep 20, 2018 · 02:59 pm

Canada cabinet minister says he was told to remove turban at Detroit airport, US apologises

United States officials said the officer conducting the screening was given additional training after the incident.

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· May 11, 2018 · 12:06 pm

Modi administration has not addressed the problem of communal violence: US commission report

The report on religious freedom said that Hindu-nationalist groups sought to saffronise India through violence in 2017.

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· Apr 27, 2018 · 10:00 am

United States places Pakistan on Special Watch List for severe violations of religious freedoms

The US had listed Myanmar, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan as countries of particular concern.

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· Jan 04, 2018 · 09:33 pm

China bans ‘abnormal’ beards, full-face veils in Uyghur Muslim-dominated Xinjiang region

The new rules aim to check religious extremism in the far west region, which often witnesses clashes with security forces.

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· Mar 30, 2017 · 05:22 pm

Watch: Unlike Mumbai's Haji Ali, women have free access to the Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan

"Nobody was pushed and there was no threat of any harassment to women."

Aakash Karkare

· May 23, 2016 · 11:00 am

The Charlie Hebdo paradox: Why India scores high on religious freedom but low on free speech

A Pew survey shows that rigidly secular France places much less importance on religious freedom but is much higher up on the free expression index.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Nov 21, 2015 · 03:30 pm