NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A 39-year-old Muslim vendor who travelled from village to village selling artificial jewellery died from severe injuries in northern India after being violently assaulted by a group of villagers, the latest incident underscoring growing fears over mob attacks targeting minority communities. Police identified the victi...
BERLIN, Germany (MNTV) — Uyghur organizations have issued a renewed plea for international action against Beijing’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim communities, marking four years since an independent people’s tribunal found that China was committing genocide and crimes against humanity in the East Turkistan. Commemorations held b...
BEIJING, China (MNTV) — A sweeping new research report has exposed ties between leading Western universities and Chinese artificial intelligence labs deeply embedded in Beijing’s surveillance and security apparatus — connections that rights groups warn are aiding systemic repression targeting ethnic and religious minorities in China. The study...
Feudal structures, entrenched elites shield abusers, leaving women to navigate a system stacked against them Mushfiq Ahmed KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) — When Uzma Noorani, who runs Panah Shelter Home for women in Karachi, speaks about violence against women in Pakistan, she begins not with police, laws, or courts — but with the men who dominate [...
ISTANBUL, Türkiye (MNTV) — Uyghur refugees once drawn to Türkiye for safety are now facing mounting risks of detention, loss of legal status and possible deportation, according to new findings raising alarm among rights advocates. The warnings follow a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report that says the country has become an increasingly precarious...
HOMS, Syria (MNTV) — A surge of sectarian violence has swept across parts of western Syria following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, with members of Alawite and Christian communities increasingly targeted in apparent revenge attacks that have reignited old divisions and fears of persecution. In Homs province and surrounding areas, re...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A 98-year-old Indian literary icon has faced harassment from right-wing groups after announcing she would forgo her birthday celebration in solidarity with Palestinians suffering under Israel’s war on Gaza. According to Maktoob Media, Mundanat Leelavathi, a renowned Malayalam critic and award-winning author from the s...
As ASEAN turns another year older, former diplomats and experts urge the regional body to break free from consensus paralysis, revisit its charter, and confront humanitarian crises with greater resolve Mushfiq Ahmed KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) — As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) marks ASEAN Day, reflections on its journey are ...
LONDON (MNTV) – The Hind Rajab Foundation has submitted a formal war crimes complaint to the U.K.’s Metropolitan Police War Crimes Unit, demanding an immediate investigation into Israel’s assault on the Handala, a British-flagged humanitarian ship intercepted while attempting to deliver aid to Gaza. The Handala, part of the Freedom Flotilla Co...
SYDNEY, Australia (MNTV) –The Australian government’s antisemitism plan has a flawed approach, says Dr Louise Chappell, Scientia Professor at the School of Social Science, University of New South Wales. She writes in an article for The Conversation that the strategy, presented by Jillian Segal, the special envoy to combat antisemitism, ...
