Sri Lankan government insists it will continue forced COVID cremations
The Sri Lankan government has insisted it will continue to cremate all coronavirus victims, effectively rejecting recommendations from its own medical experts to allow...
China: Uyghur women “emancipated,” no longer “baby-making machines”
A Chinese government research centre has said the minds of Uyghur women had been "emancipated" resulting in a natural decline in the population in...
Pakistan lifts all visa restrictions for Bangladeshis
Pakistan has lifted all restrictions on visas for Bangladeshi citizens and says it is now waiting for Dhaka to do the same.
“Pakistan has already...
Sri Lankan govt fails to act after expert panel backs burials for COVID-19 victims
The Sri Lankan government appears to be dragging its heels after an expert medical panel it appointed concluded that burials were safe for COVID-19...
Indian state shuts down Islamic schools
An Indian state ruled by the Hindu nationalist BJP party has passed a law converting state-run Islamic schools into secular schools.
More than 700 madrasas...
MCB to sue Sri Lankan government over forced cremations
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has announced that it will launch legal action against the Sri Lankan government’s forced cremation policy.
Colombo's policy of...
International Criminal Court refuses to investigate China’s crackdown on Uyghurs
The International Criminal Court has decided not to pursue an investigation into China’s mass detention of Muslims because China is not a party to...
Sri Lankan authorities cremate 20 day old Muslim baby
The Sri Lankan authorities burned the dead body of a 20 day old Muslim baby on Wednesday in accordance with the nation's controversial policy...
Former Uyghur detainees say they were ‘forced to eat pork’
Uyghur Muslims who were former detainees have claimed that the forcible feeding of pork is rampant in Chinese re-education camps and detention centres.
Sayragul Sautbay...
Sri Lanka Supreme Court rejects demands to stop cremating Muslim COVID-19 victims
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has rejected petitions by members of the Muslim community against the government's regulation that makes cremations mandatory for COVID-related...
