Controversial Hijab ban in India a form of “religious apartheid”
Many fear that the headscarf ban in educational institutions will intensify persecution of minority groups by far-right Hindu nationalists forces within the country
Families of disappeared persons in Sri Lanka face increasing surveillance and intimidation
With a rise in surveillance, intimidation and harassment by the state apparatus, families of victims of enforced disappearance in Sri Lanka are facing increasing threats, as per rights groups
63 persons forcibly disappeared, 37 killed in Pakistan’s Balochistan
Enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings continue in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province with over 63 disappearances and 37 casualties reported within the month of December
Journalists and media organizations condemn crackdown on press in Kashmir
Local and international bodies have condemned the September 8 police raids in Srinagar targeting senior journalists Hilal Mir (44), Shah Abbas (50), Showkat Motta (52) and Azhar Qadri (34)
A decade of enforced disappearances in Bangladesh
Several rights organizations have called for Bangladeshi security agencies to be held accountable for allegedly subjecting hundreds of people to enforced disappearances in the country
Families of disappeared persons demonstrate in Sri Lanka’s Mullaitivu
Hundreds of Tamil families have been protesting in northern Mullaitivu for four years, demanding justice and campaigning to trace down the whereabouts of their family members
Rights organizations condemn deadly attacks in Afghanistan
The blasts took place in Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi area and the Shahr-e-Safa district in southern Zabul province. The United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan reported that 573 civilians were killed in the first three months of 2021
Rohingya refugees detained for violating Foreigners Act in India
Close to 170 Rohingya refugees in Jammu were taken into the Hiranagar sub-jail on March 7 after being declared as “illegal migrants” under Section 3 (2) e of the Foreigners Act. The move has instilled fear in thousands of refugees living in the region
Three years after beginning of genocide in Myanmar, Rohingyas have been abandoned
Nearly 750,000 Rohingyas have fled Myanmar fearing persecution at the hands of the military. Those who remain in the volatile Rakhine State are still at risk, making the slogan “never again” appear empty
In Kashmir, India’s policies echo Israeli atrocities
A year after the abrogation of Kashmir’s special status and the imposition of a harsh lockdown, the parallels between India’s policies and that of Israel are all the more stark
Health workers left in the lurch as pandemic spreads in Bangladesh
The International Secretary of the Socialist Student Front in Bangladesh, Manisha Chakraborty, talks about how Bangladesh is coping with the COVID-19 pandemic
Protests break out after paramilitary forces kill civilian for “jumping a checkpoint” in Kashmir
The killing of a 25-year-old civilian has triggered massive protests across central Kashmir. The security forces have responded by firing tear gas canisters and pellets, injuring scores of protesters
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