India: Odisha Tribal Women Tied to Tree, Beaten Up Over Religious Conversion Suspicion
The incident came to light after a video showing the two tribal women in their forties tied to the tree with the face of one of them appearing disfigured went…
India – Chhattisgarh: Dalit Man Tied To Tree, Beaten to Death Over Suspicions of Stealing Rice
Activists say that provisions under mob lynching should also be invoked in the case while the police says it does not come under BNS’s definition of such an offence. Three…
Pakistan denounces US sanctions on its missile program as ‘discriminatory’
Pakistan on Thursday denounced new US sanctions on the country’s ballistic missile program as “discriminatory” that put the region’s peace and security at risk. Pakistan’s foreign ministry warned in a…
Caste Discrimination at IIM-B: Probe Finds Dalit Professor Faced Humiliation, Exclusion
The report highlighted IIM-B’s failure to comply with statutory obligations to establish an institutional mechanism for addressing grievances of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) employees. An inquiry has…
After the bulldozer: Indian Muslims grapple with loss amid demolished homes
From death to the loss of relationships, India’s wave of bulldozer demolitions leaves a long-lingering trail of despair. Shahid Malik is fighting for a home that no longer exists. For…
Three Muslims Killed as Locals Opposing Survey of Mughal-Era Mosque in Sambhal Clash With Police
A senior government official claimed that the police only lobbed teargas and used plastic bullets to disperse the protestors. Three Muslim men were killed as a mob opposing the survey…