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Hindus Among Four From Minority Communities Elected To Bangladesh Parliament
Four candidates from minority communities, including two Hindus, won in the recent general elections in Bangladesh, with all being nominees of the BNP, which is set to form the government.
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Who Is Imaan Mazari, Pak Lawyer Jailed For "Anti-State" Social Media Posts
Imaan Mazari shot to prominence tackling some of the country's most sensitive topics while defending ethnic minorities, journalists facing defamation charges and clients branded blasphemers.
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Woman Featured On China's "One-Yuan Banknote" Found After 50 Years
Shi mentioned that her family never used this identity to seek government aid or any other benefits.
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3 From Ethnic Minority Groups Killed In Bangladesh During Protests Over Rape
At least three people were shot dead in firing by security forces during protests in Bangladesh's Khagrachhari over the alleged gangrape of a girl belonging to an ethnic minority.
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"Might Be Worse": Iran Executed Over 800 People In 2025, Says UN
More than 800 people have been executed in Iran since the start of the year, the UN said Friday, decrying "a systematic pattern of using the death penalty as a tool of state intimidation".
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Syria's Minorities Demand For Constitution That Guarantees Pluralism
Hundreds of representatives of Syria's various ethnic and religious groups called Friday for the formation of a decentralised state and the drafting of a new constitution that guarantees religious, cultural and ethnic pluralism.
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Syria Withdraws Bedouin Fighters From Druze-Majority City After Week-Long Clashes
Syria's armed Bedouin clans on Sunday announced that they had withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida following over a week of clashes and a US-brokered ceasefire, as humanitarian aid convoys started to enter the battered southern city.
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Study Explores Factors Behind Minority Voter Support For Donald Trump
A new study reveals that ethnic minorities, regardless of political affiliation, show a greater tendency to support "strong" political leaders compared to left-leaning Whites.
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Six Indian-Americans Sworn-In As Members Of US House Of Representatives
In a momentous occasion for Indian Americans, six of their leaders were sworn-in as the members of the US House of Representatives, the largest so far for this minority ethnic community in the United States.
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Biden Watching Situation In Bangladesh Very Closely: White House
President Joe Biden is closely monitoring the situation in Bangladesh and the US will hold the Bangladeshi interim government accountable for ensuring the protection of religious and ethnic minorities in the country, the White House has said.
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Hindus Among Four From Minority Communities Elected To Bangladesh Parliament
Four candidates from minority communities, including two Hindus, won in the recent general elections in Bangladesh, with all being nominees of the BNP, which is set to form the government.
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Who Is Imaan Mazari, Pak Lawyer Jailed For "Anti-State" Social Media Posts
Imaan Mazari shot to prominence tackling some of the country's most sensitive topics while defending ethnic minorities, journalists facing defamation charges and clients branded blasphemers.
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Woman Featured On China's "One-Yuan Banknote" Found After 50 Years
Shi mentioned that her family never used this identity to seek government aid or any other benefits.
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3 From Ethnic Minority Groups Killed In Bangladesh During Protests Over Rape
At least three people were shot dead in firing by security forces during protests in Bangladesh's Khagrachhari over the alleged gangrape of a girl belonging to an ethnic minority.
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"Might Be Worse": Iran Executed Over 800 People In 2025, Says UN
More than 800 people have been executed in Iran since the start of the year, the UN said Friday, decrying "a systematic pattern of using the death penalty as a tool of state intimidation".
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Syria's Minorities Demand For Constitution That Guarantees Pluralism
Hundreds of representatives of Syria's various ethnic and religious groups called Friday for the formation of a decentralised state and the drafting of a new constitution that guarantees religious, cultural and ethnic pluralism.
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Syria Withdraws Bedouin Fighters From Druze-Majority City After Week-Long Clashes
Syria's armed Bedouin clans on Sunday announced that they had withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida following over a week of clashes and a US-brokered ceasefire, as humanitarian aid convoys started to enter the battered southern city.
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Study Explores Factors Behind Minority Voter Support For Donald Trump
A new study reveals that ethnic minorities, regardless of political affiliation, show a greater tendency to support "strong" political leaders compared to left-leaning Whites.
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Six Indian-Americans Sworn-In As Members Of US House Of Representatives
In a momentous occasion for Indian Americans, six of their leaders were sworn-in as the members of the US House of Representatives, the largest so far for this minority ethnic community in the United States.
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Biden Watching Situation In Bangladesh Very Closely: White House
President Joe Biden is closely monitoring the situation in Bangladesh and the US will hold the Bangladeshi interim government accountable for ensuring the protection of religious and ethnic minorities in the country, the White House has said.
