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Indian court confirms end of special status for Kashmir
December 12, 2023
Indian court confirms end of special status for Kashmir
India’s Supreme Court has upheld the government’s decision to revoke special status for the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Ruling on Monday, the court also ordered the region to hold local elections by September 30 next year. The decision is…
United Nations: Three quarters of South Asian children exposed to extreme heat
August 8, 2023
United Nations: Three quarters of South Asian children exposed to extreme heat
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that most children in South Asian countries, including Afghanistan, are exposed to extreme heat. On Monday, August 7, UNICEF’s South Asia Department announced that about 460 million children in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives…
ISIS leader for Southeast Asia killed in Marawi
June 14, 2023
ISIS leader for Southeast Asia killed in Marawi
The Islamic State group’s emir for Southeast Asia was killed on Wednesday during a pre-dawn raid in the south of the Philippines, the country’s military said. Faharudin Hadji Satar, who is known as Abu Zacharia, died in the military operation…
UNICEF confirms over 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict in 2005-2022
June 6, 2023
UNICEF confirms over 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict in 2005-2022
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that about 315,000 serious violations inflicted on children in conflict-related incidents between 2005 and 2022. The figure, confirmed by the UN agency, recorded incidents in more than 30 conflict situations across Asia,…
New research reveals Chinese authorities’ cross-border persecution against Uyghurs
April 12, 2023
New research reveals Chinese authorities’ cross-border persecution against Uyghurs
The University of Sheffield conducted research which surveyed more than 120 Uyghur respondents in Turkey and dozens in the UK, and obtained notes from Chinese police detailing their tactics. Many of the Uighurs surveyed said they had been threatened by…
China and US clash over Uyghurs at UN Islamophobia event
March 15, 2023
China and US clash over Uyghurs at UN Islamophobia event
China has accused the US of “abusing” a United Nations event to mark an international day against Islamophobia after the American ambassador in New York used it to draw attention to Beijing’s persecution of its Uyghur minority. The event was…
Philippines: Resolution on Nat’l Hijab Day approved in Bangsamoro parliament
March 1, 2023
Philippines: Resolution on Nat’l Hijab Day approved in Bangsamoro parliament
A resolution seeking to support Senator Robinhood Padilla’s Senate Bill No. 1272 and its counterpart House Bill No. 5693 in the House of Representatives, which declares Feb. 1 of every year as National Hijab Day, was approved by Philippines’s Bangsamoro…
Malaysia allocates RM10 million to print and distribute 2 million copies of Noble Quran
February 28, 2023
Malaysia allocates RM10 million to print and distribute 2 million copies of Noble Quran
Malaysia has allocated RM10 million from Budget 2023 to print and distribute two million translated copies of the Quran. This initiative by the Yayasan Restu non-profit organization has been met with what was described as Islamophobic criticism by those who…
Canada votes to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees amid Chinese pressure
February 2, 2023
Canada votes to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees amid Chinese pressure
Canada’s parliament has unanimously passed a motion to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees who fled China, but are now facing pressure to return. The vote on Wednesday builds on a February 2021 move by Canadian lawmakers to label Beijing’s treatment…
American writer: The Chinese extermination campaign against the Uyghurs continues in light of global silence
January 24, 2023
American writer: The Chinese extermination campaign against the Uyghurs continues in light of global silence
Foreign Affairs magazine published an article by James Milorad, professor of history at the College of Foreign Services at Georgetown University, in which he referred to China’s continuation of its campaign of repression in Xinjiang against the Muslim Uyghur minority…