Posts tagged Hindu nationalist
Reporter's Notebook: Kashmir is more silenced than ever
Reporter's Notebook: Kashmir is more silenced than ever

(OPINION) A journalist on the ground reflects on how the Indian-administered lockdown on Kashmir, a Muslim-majority region, has impacted the people one year after their semi-autonomy was stripped from the Indian Constitution. The lockdown has brought major job losses, disconnected Internet and phones, arbitrary detentions, house arrests of politicians, excessive force and more.

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Asia, Opinion, PoliticsRiyaz WaniKashmir, India, Riyaz Wani, Islam, Hindu nationalist, Modi, jammu and kashmir, kashmir bleedsComment
India’s Supreme Court to hear 'untouchable' Christians' plea for equality
India’s Supreme Court to hear 'untouchable' Christians' plea for equality

India’s affirmative action policy for Dalits excludes Muslims and Christians. A petition filed by several human rights activists and Christian organizations is challenging the policy’s constitutionality.

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Asia, News, Politics, ReligionAvinash GiriAvinash Giri, Christian Dalit, Dalit, Catholic Church in India, caste discrimination, caste system, Hindu nationalist, Indian Constitution, affirmative action, caste reservation, India supreme court, untouchable, religious discrimination, Primary Feature, Christianity, Secondary Feature, Supreme CourtComment