Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

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13 Jan, 2021

Religious Freedom

A Bloody Sunday in Damascus

Ambulances and emergency personnel were quickly dispatched to the site, and local hospitals have been placed on high alert to receive the injured. No group…

23 June, 2025

At Least 50 Killed in Taraba State, Nigeria, Amid Widespread Violence and Displacement

The violence began in Bandawa but quickly spread to the nearby villages of Mungalelau and Mungadoso in the Karim Lamido council area. Half the residents…

29 May, 2025

Muslims Protest Against the Indian Government’s Move to Amend the Muslim Waqf Law

Muslim organisations and opposition parties have been saying that the changes could give sweeping powers to the government and threaten the management of these community…

24 November, 2024

Aljazeera English granted rare access inside Myanmar for the first time since the coup

Hlaing seized power in February 2021 after ousting the elected, civilian government, and declaring a state of emergency. More than 3000 people have been killed…

27 March, 2023

An ongoing legal dispute over hijab in south India

A 2 judge Supreme Court bench last year gave a split verdict on a High court order that wearing a headscarf was not an essential…

8 February, 2023

Bachelet’s report on alleged human rights violations in Xinjiang

Rights groups say that at least 1 million mostly Muslim minorities have been incarcerated in ‘re-education camps. China denies the accusations and says it is…

30 August, 2022

U.S banned goods linked to Muslim Uyghurs

China denies abuses in Xinjiang, and says the law ‘slanders’ the country’s human rights situation.

22 June, 2022

Calls to suspend demonstrations in India

Protests in UP, India’s most populous state, turned violent last week. More than 300 people have been arrested since then and several homes demolished.

14 June, 2022

Insult of Prophet Muhammad aftermath

There’s been international criticism and anger after the comments were made.

6 June, 2022