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Prophet Muhammad row: Why a section of BJP justifies action against Nupur Sharma, Naveen Jindal

NEW DELHI: While former BJP functionaries Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal have the support of a section of the party, another section justifies the action taken against them for their controversial remarks against Prophet Muhammad. This group believes that by penalising the two for their “out of turn outbursts”,…

The Times of India · Jun 16, 2022

Philippine officials designate 11 insurgents `terrorists'

The Philippine government has designated a former peace negotiator and five other suspected communist rebel leaders as “terrorists" to allow the freezing of their financial assets, which it says could be used to finance attacks

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Lebanon: Hariri Killers to Be Sentenced as End Looms for Court

A UN-backed court for Lebanon will sentence two Hezbollah members in their absence Thursday for the 2005 assassination of former premier Rafic Hariri in what could be the cash-strapped tribunal's final act. The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), which is based in the Netherlands, found Habib Merhi and Hussein Oneissi…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 16, 2022

Thousands protest 'bulldozer justice' against Indian Muslims

Protests are erupting in many Indian cities against the demolition of homes and businesses belonging to Muslims in what critics call a growing pattern of “bulldozer justice” aimed at punishing activists from the minority group

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

Amnesty says India should stop ‘vicious’ Muslim protest crackdown

Ex-Supreme Court judges say the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh state acted illegally by demolishing Muslim homes.

Al Jazeera · Jun 15, 2022

‘We are homeless now’: Bulldozers raze rights of India’s Muslims

Indian authorities are in international damage control mode after controversial comments about the Prophet Mohammed by a senior ruling party official sparked a diplomatic spat. But inside the country, the home of a prominent Muslim family was demolished by the state in a display of majoritarian might against India’s largest…

France 24 · Jun 15, 2022

Indian forces in Kashmir kill militant suspected of targetted killing

Indian forces in Kashmir killed two militants on Wednesday, one them suspected of gunning down a bank manager this month, police said, part of a stepped-up counter-insurgency effort that has triggered an exodus from the Muslim-majority region.

Reuters · Jun 15, 2022

Animation 'Lightyear' banned in 14 markets after same-sex kiss controversy

LOS ANGELES: Disney's latest animation "Lightyear," which features a same-sex kiss, has been denied release in more than a dozen mainly Muslim countries, a source close to the company told AFP on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · Jun 15, 2022

Protests by Indian Muslims continue, as lawyers condemn state response

Thousands of Muslims marched in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Tuesday in a second week of protests, while six prominent former judges said a state government had acted illegally by demolishing the house of a Muslim activist.

Reuters · Jun 14, 2022

Sansad Watch Ep 38: How does India deal with blasphemy?

After Nupur Sharma’s derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad on a Times Now show sparked an uproar, at home and abroad, the BJP leader was booked by the police in Maharashtra under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code. In the recent past, Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami and standup comedian…

Newslaundry · Jun 14, 2022