by Sahan Tennekoon in The Daily Morning, Nov 23, 2023The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) of the Parliamentary Opposition said that the Legislature is yet to appoint a member to the Constitutional Council (CC) representing the ethnic minorities, even though this matter had been raised on many an occasion. Speaking in Parliament yesterday (22), TNA Parliamentarian, President’s Counsel (PC) M.A. Sumanthiran said that even though they had named TNA MP Dharmalingam Sithadthan for the vacant seat…
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Report in The Daily Star, Nov 21, 2023Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Oikya Parishad yesterday demanded that the safety of minorities is ensured before and after the national polls. Rana Dasgupta, general secretary of the parishad, presented a statement in this regard at a press conference held in Jatiya Press Club. “We want religious and ethnic minority voters to feel secure when going to polling centres and for candidates not to face any obstacles in their candidacy,” read…
report in Daily Times, Oct 12, 2023In today’s fame-driven world, where one’s worth is often measured by their social media followers, Pakistan has emerged as a prominent player with over 72 million internet users. However, this growing access to free social media platforms has brought about significant concerns regarding e-security. Pakistan ranks as the 5th largest mobile phone market in Asia. Internet regulation falls under the jurisdiction of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and the…
by Saima William in Dawn, August 27th, 2023The writer is a human rights activistTwo years after the tragic incident involving a Sri Lankan man accused of blasphemy – who faced a brutal death at the hands of an enraged mob in Sialkot – another distressing chapter unfolded in our national history when an irate mob,driven by blasphemy claims,set fire to churches and wreaked havoc on Christian homes in Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad. The Christian community…
report in Dawn, August 22nd, 2023TOBA TEK SINGH: The Minorities Alliance Pakistan (MAP) says the state completely failed to protect the Christians at Jaranwala. Addressing a press conference at the Faisalabad Press Club on Monday, MAP Chairman Akmal Bhatti said the minorities had always played their role in progress of the country but the state had always denied them their fundamental rights since 1947. On Aug 16, he said, the whole world saw how the…
by Kalbe Ali in Dawn, August 17th, 2023ISLAMABAD: As a mob burnt down churches and houses of the Christian community over an unverified case of blasphemy in Jaranwala on Wednesday, members of the religious minorities cried out for justice and said they were left at the mercy of the angry mob. Church of Pakistan President Bishop Azad Marshall said in a tweet on X (formerly Twitter), “Words fail me as I write this, We, bishops,…
by Ahmadul Hassan in Prothom Alo, July 28, 2023The Special Branch (SB) of police began gathering data of voters in every constituency ahead of the twelfth parliamentary election. The intelligence unit of police is also collecting data on whether any polling centres are risky, how is the infrastructure of the polling centres, how many voters belong to minority communities or support Jamaat-e-Islami. Sources said SB headquarters on 24 July asked field level officials and district…
report in The Daily Star, June 25, 2023The number of minority population has not reduced by half under the Awami League-led government, but the policies leading towards a decline in minority population continues under this government, said Rana Dasgupta, general secretary of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad, yesterday. He made the remark refuting the claim made by six Congressmembers in a letter to the US president that the Hindu population has been halved since…