NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Muslim communities in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, are protesting what they describe as a systematic campaign by police to dismantle loudspeakers used in mosques for the Islamic call to prayer — a move many say reflects growing religious repression under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist governmen...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — United Nations human rights experts have called on India to immediately halt punitive demolitions that disproportionately impact minorities, low-income communities, and migrants, warning that the practice constitutes a severe violation of international law. In a joint statement released Monday, four UN Special Rapport...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Nearly 950 incidents of hate crimes and hate speech were recorded across India in the first year of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term, with religious minorities—especially Muslims and Christians—bearing the brunt of the attacks. A new report by civil rights groups—the Association for Protection of Civil Rights...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — In yet another escalation of anti-Christian violence in India, a Christian wedding was violently attacked by a Hindu extremist mob in the central India state of Chhattisgarh, forcing the bride to flee into nearby fields and leaving several guests injured. The celebration, held for a pastor’s family in Raipur district,...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Ahead of World Refugee Day, Amnesty International has called on the Indian government to immediately stop the deportation of Rohingya refugees and to formally recognize them as refugees under international human rights law. The human rights watchdog condemned recent incidents in which Indian authorities allegedly aban...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Indian authorities detained at least 25 left-wing leaders and activists on Wednesday to prevent a planned Gaza solidarity rally in Mumbai, drawing widespread condemnation from political parties and civil rights groups. The protest, part of a nationwide call by left parties, was scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at Azad Maidan b...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Tensions flared in northern India this week after authorities relocated a liquor shop to a site directly opposite a Muslim cemetery, sparking protests in the state of Uttar Pradesh and fueling accusations of targeted disrespect toward Islamic religious sites. The unrest unfolded in Chak Majra Rehramau, a village in Ba...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Muslim man has died and another remains in critical condition after a brutal mob attack by suspected cow vigilantes in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The incident occurred on June 5 in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, where Junaid Khan and his companion Arman were reportedly transporting […]
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Armed Hindu mobs assaulted Muslim youth in the southern city of Hyderabad earlier this week, beating them with sticks and swords and forcing them to chant Hindu nationalist slogans — part of a broader pattern of escalating anti-Muslim violence in India. The attack occurred late on June 10 near a […]
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Off the southwestern coast of India, scattered across the Arabian Sea just 200 kilometers from Kerala, lie the Lakshadweep islands — India’s only Muslim-majority territory. With Islam followed by over 96% of its population, Lakshadweep has long maintained its own cultural, linguistic, and religious identity. But under...
