Religious minorities in Pakistan face various forms of discrimination and persecution because of social and institutional biases allegedly preserved and promoted by elements in society and the state.

The Syrian interim government’s six-month rule saw a rise in sectarian violence, which Israel is trying to exploit to continue breaching Syria’s sovereignty.

82-year-old Mehboob Ahmad Khan was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on November 8 in the outskirts of Peshawar. This year, at least four persons belonging to the minority Ahmadiyya community have been killed

49 renowned public figures, including artists, intellectuals and activists, had been charged with sedition for writing an open letter to the prime minister, calling for an end to the mob lynching of Dalits, Muslims and other minorities

Residential area regulations that were approved in May 2018 are widely believed to be racially instigated, in a bid to structurally isolate ethnic minorities and immigrant Muslims

Police raided the home of Preethy Shekhar supposedly over her participation in an unemployment protest in 2013

The right-wing Freedom Party of Austria (FPO), part of the ruling coalition, has been continuously propagating racist statements against the immigrant Muslim community in the country

More than 40 Indian paramilitary personnels were killed after an explosive-laden vehicle rammed into their convoy

Among those killed was Avtar Singh Khalsa, the only Sikh candidate in the upcoming parliamentary elections in October