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US designates Saudi Arabia as country with low religious freedom
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US designates Saudi Arabia as country with low religious freedom

International human rights organizations have been denouncing human rights and religious freedom violations in Saudi Arabia for years. International human…
Proposal to ban the headscarf in secondary schools in Austria
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Proposal to ban the headscarf in secondary schools in Austria

Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kors has proposed a ban on headscarves in high schools as part of his promises to…
Bahrain Forum monitors 54 violations of religious freedom during the Ashura season this year
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Bahrain Forum monitors 54 violations of religious freedom during the Ashura season this year

The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that from September 1 to 8, 2019, it had observed 54 violations…
Kashmir curfew eased in Srinagar but blackout remains
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Kashmir curfew eased in Srinagar but blackout remains

There were signs that travel restrictions in Indian-administered Kashmir had been relaxed on Saturday in the state’s summer capital, Srinagar,…
Press freedom in ‘downward spiral’ across the world
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Press freedom in ‘downward spiral’ across the world

Press freedom is declining around the world, with democratic governments joining authoritarian regimes in seeking to suppress independent journalism, a…
Manama using anti-terror laws to silence speech freedom, dissidents: Rights group
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Manama using anti-terror laws to silence speech freedom, dissidents: Rights group

An independent human rights group says Bahraini officials are exploiting anti-terror laws to suffocate freedom of speech and silence voices…
Muslim women in Liberia want freedom to wear hijab
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Muslim women in Liberia want freedom to wear hijab

The Liberia Muslim Women Network (LMW-NET) says government must create an enabling environment for Muslim women and girls to wear…
Netherland’s anti-Islam cartoon contest riles Muslims
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Netherland’s anti-Islam cartoon contest riles Muslims

An anti-Islam cartoon exhibition in the Netherlands has sparked fresh controversy across Europe, drawing fire from Muslims and religious rights…
Scholars: UN, Security Council fully responsible for Saudi-led aggression on Yemen
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Scholars: UN, Security Council fully responsible for Saudi-led aggression on Yemen

Yemeni scholars and religious figures have strongly denounced a recent deadly airstrike by Saudi warplanes on a bus carrying schoolchildren…
Muslim couple denied Swiss citizenship over handshake refusal
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Muslim couple denied Swiss citizenship over handshake refusal

The Swiss city of Lausanne blocked a Muslim couple’s bid to become Swiss nationals over their refusal to shake hands…
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