Buddhist Mob
- All
- News
-
The Latest On Sri Lanka Crisis And Violence Against Muslims: 10 Facts
An indefinite curfew in the Sri Lankan town of Kandy will be temporarily lifted today, authorities said, following days of violence against members of the minority Muslim community by Buddhists. Buddhist mobs attacked mosques and Muslim businesses in Kandy since an altercation between members of the two communities over the weekend, prompting Presi...
-
15 Temples Vandalised In Bangladesh Over Facebook Post
An angry mob vandalised at least five Hindu temples and attacked property in Bangladesh after an alleged Facebook post mocking one of Islam's holiest sites, police and residents said Monday.
-
Mosque In Myanmar Torched As Religious Tensions Spike
Nearly 100 police guarded a northern Myanmar village today after a Buddhist mob burned down a mosque, a police officer said, in the second attack of its kind in just over a week as anti-Muslim sentiment swells in the Southeast Asian nation.
-
Mob Burns School in Riot-Hit Myanmar City
Muslims in Myanmar's second-largest city accused police on Saturday of standing by as a Buddhist mob went on a rampage, torching a school and other buildings.
-
Sri Lanka Religious Riots Spark International Concern
Sri Lanka slapped an indefinite curfew in a popular tourist region on Monday after rioting Buddhist mobs killed three Muslims in a surge of religious violence that triggered international concern.
-
Curfew in Sri Lanka Resorts After Buddhist Mob Violence
Sri Lankan police extended a curfew in a popular tourist region Monday after at least 80 people were injured and dozens of Muslim-owned shops and homes torched when a Buddhist mob went on the rampage.
-
Curfew in Colombo as tensions rise after mosque attack
Sri Lankan police clamped a fresh curfew on a Colombo neighbourhood on Sunday, a day after a Buddhist-led mob vandalised a mosque in an incident that raised religious tensions and sparked US concern.
-
Buddhist mob attacks Sri Lankan mosque, 12 injured
A Buddhist mob attacked a mosque in Sri Lanka's capital and at least 12 people were injured, the latest in a series of attacks on the minority Muslim community by members of the Buddhist majority.
-
Mosque, orphanage burned in new Myanmar violence
Hundreds of Buddhist men on motorcycles waved iron rods and bamboo poles and threw rocks in a northeastern Myanmar town on Wednesday, a day after a mosque and a Muslim orphanage were torched in a new wave of violence targeting the religious minority. Residents said a movie theater was burned as the mob sped around the town.
-
Myanmar violence: houses torched, 10 injured
Buddhist mobs hurling bricks overran a pair of mosques and set hundreds of homes ablaze in central Myanmar on Tuesday, injuring at least 10 people in the latest anti-Muslim violence to shake the Southeast Asian nation.
-
The Latest On Sri Lanka Crisis And Violence Against Muslims: 10 Facts
An indefinite curfew in the Sri Lankan town of Kandy will be temporarily lifted today, authorities said, following days of violence against members of the minority Muslim community by Buddhists. Buddhist mobs attacked mosques and Muslim businesses in Kandy since an altercation between members of the two communities over the weekend, prompting Presi...
-
15 Temples Vandalised In Bangladesh Over Facebook Post
An angry mob vandalised at least five Hindu temples and attacked property in Bangladesh after an alleged Facebook post mocking one of Islam's holiest sites, police and residents said Monday.
-
Mosque In Myanmar Torched As Religious Tensions Spike
Nearly 100 police guarded a northern Myanmar village today after a Buddhist mob burned down a mosque, a police officer said, in the second attack of its kind in just over a week as anti-Muslim sentiment swells in the Southeast Asian nation.
-
Mob Burns School in Riot-Hit Myanmar City
Muslims in Myanmar's second-largest city accused police on Saturday of standing by as a Buddhist mob went on a rampage, torching a school and other buildings.
-
Sri Lanka Religious Riots Spark International Concern
Sri Lanka slapped an indefinite curfew in a popular tourist region on Monday after rioting Buddhist mobs killed three Muslims in a surge of religious violence that triggered international concern.
-
Curfew in Sri Lanka Resorts After Buddhist Mob Violence
Sri Lankan police extended a curfew in a popular tourist region Monday after at least 80 people were injured and dozens of Muslim-owned shops and homes torched when a Buddhist mob went on the rampage.
-
Curfew in Colombo as tensions rise after mosque attack
Sri Lankan police clamped a fresh curfew on a Colombo neighbourhood on Sunday, a day after a Buddhist-led mob vandalised a mosque in an incident that raised religious tensions and sparked US concern.
-
Buddhist mob attacks Sri Lankan mosque, 12 injured
A Buddhist mob attacked a mosque in Sri Lanka's capital and at least 12 people were injured, the latest in a series of attacks on the minority Muslim community by members of the Buddhist majority.
-
Mosque, orphanage burned in new Myanmar violence
Hundreds of Buddhist men on motorcycles waved iron rods and bamboo poles and threw rocks in a northeastern Myanmar town on Wednesday, a day after a mosque and a Muslim orphanage were torched in a new wave of violence targeting the religious minority. Residents said a movie theater was burned as the mob sped around the town.
-
Myanmar violence: houses torched, 10 injured
Buddhist mobs hurling bricks overran a pair of mosques and set hundreds of homes ablaze in central Myanmar on Tuesday, injuring at least 10 people in the latest anti-Muslim violence to shake the Southeast Asian nation.
