NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A mosque in India’s northeastern state of Tripura was desecrated last week in an incident that has intensified concerns over religious intimidation and the targeting of Muslim communities amid rising Hindu nationalist activism. The attack occurred on December 24 at Mainama Jame Masjid, located in a rural area of Tripu...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Muslim man was publicly assaulted by a mob in eastern India’s Bihar state after being accused of carrying beef, in an incident that has intensified concerns over vigilante violence and religious targeting under majoritarian politics. The assault took place on Saturday in Gopalganj district, where the victim, Ahmed A...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has voiced strong concern over mob violence targeting religious minorities in India, including Muslims and Christians, and called on Indian authorities to ensure accountability of those responsible. Speaking at a media briefing on Sunday, S.M. Mahbubul Alam, spokesperson for Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreig...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A young Muslim woman has alleged that she was forced to remove her hijab in front of male staff at a railway recruitment examination centre in India’s western state of Gujarat, triggering outrage and renewed scrutiny of how public institutions treat visibly Muslim women. In a video widely circulated on […]
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV)— A 19-year-old Bengali-speaking Muslim laborer from eastern India was beaten to death by a group of men in the state of Odisha, in what activists describe as a lynching driven by suspicion and ethnic profiling of migrant workers. According to the local media, the victim, Juyel Rana, was attacked on Wednesday […]...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Kashmiri Muslim laborer and seasonal trader was violently assaulted, threatened, and forced to chant a Hindu nationalist slogan in northern India’s Uttarakhand state, in an attack that has heightened fears among Kashmiri workers who travel across the country for seasonal livelihoods. The victim, Bilal Ahmed Ganie, a...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Hindu extremist groups stormed a Christian school and targeted Christmas-related businesses in India’s eastern state of Assam, disrupting celebrations and spreading fear in an incident that rights advocates say reflects a growing pattern of majoritarian intimidation against religious minorities. Viral videos on social...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A centuries-old tomb linked to a Mughal-era administrator was demolished in India’s eastern state of Bihar, despite being officially protected by the country’s archaeological authorities, prompting outrage among local residents, historians and rights advocates. According to Clarion India, the Shamsher Khan Tomb in Aur...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Indian border forces have pushed at least nine confirmed Indian citizens, including women, into Bangladesh, Bangladeshi border authorities said, after escorting the group across a fenced frontier under cover of darkness along the two countries’ northeastern border. Bangladesh’s border force, Border Guard Bangladesh, ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A series of attacks and intimidation incidents targeting Christians across India during the Christmas season has sparked alarm among church leaders and rights groups, highlighting what they describe as a growing pattern of religious violence driven by Hindu majoritarian mobilization. In central India, a video from Jab...
