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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nUSCIRF recommended that the U.S. State Department designate India as a \u201cCountry of Particular Concern,\u201d noting that the deportations align with broader trends of religious discrimination. Human rights groups and international media have reported escalating violence against Muslims and Christians, with attacks on individuals, mosques and churches becoming more frequent. At least ten Indian states have enacted anti-conversion laws, which observers say are often misused to target minorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Assam, the controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) has left nearly two million people, mostly Bengali-speaking Muslims, stateless or facing deportation. Similar concerns have been raised over India\u2019s treatment of refugees, with accusations of violating non-refoulement obligations through the forced return of Rohingya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These developments add to a history of communal unrest, from the 2008 Kandhamal riots in Odisha to more recent anti-Christian violence in Karnataka. USCIRF\u2019s 2025 report also cited India\u2019s efforts to silence Sikh dissidents abroad, suggesting that patterns of religious repression extend beyond its borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Analysts warn that these policies and incidents collectively point to a systematic erosion of religious freedom in India, heightening calls for international scrutiny and protective measures for vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged India to immediately stop the deportation of Rohingya refugees and Bengali-speaking Muslims, warning that the expulsions reflect a wider pattern of systemic violations of religious freedom. According to a report cited by Maktoob Media, Indian authorities have deported at least 40 Rohingya back to Myanmar …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":133182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"no","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[{"account":"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329","service":"facebook","timestamp":1757233646,"status":"error"}],"rop_publish_now_status":"done","footnotes":""},"categories":[2929],"tags":[14952,14953,7318],"class_list":["post-133177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india","tag-deportation-of-religious-minorities","tag-religious-freedom-concerns","tag-uscirf"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-07-112449.png\")
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