NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India’s national human rights watchdog has ordered an inquiry into allegations that police publicly beat and paraded suspects in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, describing the incidents as a serious violation of human rights. The National Human Rights Commission of India said it had taken cognizance of two inci...
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (MNTV) — Two Rohingya men remain missing and another has been detained after fighters from the Arakan Army opened fire on three civilians who had just been returned from Bangladesh, according to local residents in western Myanmar. The three men, all from Tharaik Oak village in Maungdaw Township, had traveled to Bangladesh fo...
MELBOURNE, Australia (MNTV) — Muslim communities have called out a rise in “anti-Muslim hate” across Australia after a church that was being converted into a mosque was set alight in what Victoria police are treating as a “suspicious” fire, reports The Guardian. In a statement, Victoria police said the abandoned church in Kilmore, north of [&h...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A voter roll revision in eastern India has raised concerns about potential disenfranchisement after a disproportionately large number of Muslim voters were flagged for verification, while neighboring Hindu-majority areas recorded minimal scrutiny. Data from a constituency in the state of West Bengal’s Murshidabad dist...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A court in northern India has denied bail to 14 Muslim men accused of organizing an Iftar gathering on a boat in the Ganges river, in a case that has raised concerns about selective law enforcement and the criminalization of Muslim religious practices. The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate in Varanasi […]
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Indian authorities have reportedly halted the release of an Oscar-nominated film about the killing of a Palestinian child in Gaza, with officials warning that screening the documentary could strain India’s diplomatic ties with Israel, according to the film’s local distributor. Mumbai-based distributor Manoj Nandwana s...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Two men from Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir have been acquitted after spending more than seven years in prison under India’s anti-terror law, in a case that has renewed scrutiny over prolonged detentions and the use of stringent security legislation against Muslim accused. A Delhi court cleared Jamsheed Zahoor ...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Muslim passenger in India’s capital was allegedly denied a ride by a driver who refused service explicitly on religious grounds, in an incident that has renewed concerns about everyday discrimination faced by Muslims in public-facing services. The passenger, identified as Zain, a Kerala-based journalist living in Ne...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Two Muslim teenagers were violently assaulted in India’s capital after being singled out based on their religious identity, in an incident that has heightened fears among minority communities and renewed concerns about targeted attacks. The students, both 17 and named Mohammad Faizan, were returning from a school exam...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Police in the northern Indian city of Varanasi have arrested 14 Muslim men for holding an iftar gathering on the Ganges river, in a case that analysts say reflects a pattern of selective enforcement targeting Muslims under the guise of protecting religious sentiments. The men were detained after a video […]
