Major cities throughout the world have been rocked by demonstrations against the loss of innocent life in Gaza . Israel ’s response to the unrelenting terrorism by the democratically elected Hamas government of the Palestinian territories has been widely condemned as disproportionate. The scenes of hospitals, schools and United Nations feeding centres attacked by Israeli [...]
August 8, 2014
HHR
World Focus
Ms. Sagorika Haldar(16) Minority belonging to Hindu raped and murdered by Perpetrators on 25.07.2014 : An investigative report of Bangladesh Minority Watch- Police trying to suppress the facts: Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW) received an application from mother and father of Ms.Sagorika Haldar requesting us for legal assistance as their minor girl was raped and killed [...]
July 31, 2014
HHR
Archives, Bangladesh
As per my typical “modern-Hindu” upbringing – I was taught to see all other religions in the best possible light, on par with my own. “All religions are a path to the same God” was an often repeated phrase when talking about religion. I remember a member of my family speaking in praise of Prophet [...]
July 15, 2014
Rajesh Patel
Analysis/Insights
Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW) received an appeal relating to abduction, rape and forceful conversion of to Islam by four perpetrators: Name of the Victim: Ms. Pinky Roy (11 years 9 months) Age of the victim : 11 years nine months. Name of the father: Pulin Chandra Das Permanent Address: Village – Velebari – Mejitari, P.s. [...]
July 13, 2014
HHR
Bangladesh
Identifying the key challenges facing Sri Lankan Tamil youth in the Great White North I GREW UP IN LONDON, ontario, canada, just west of Toronto. As the only Hindu in my elementary school, I was often asked to explain Hinduism and Hindu culture to other students. As I grew older, I did class presentations. This [...]
July 13, 2014
HHR
Analysis/Insights
CHENNAI: Police probing the murder of Hindu Munnani leader K P S Suresh Kumar in Ambattur in June have claimed to have identified four suspects. “We have identified their hideouts and will nab them soon,” a senior police officer said. While three of the suspects are from Melapalayam in Tirunelveli district, one is from Kerala, [...]
Tirunelveli (TN): A 38-year old Hindu Munnani leader was murdered during wee hours today in front of his house at Sankarankoil near here by three unidentified men, triggering tension in the area, police said. Jeevaraj was a former town secretary of the right wing organisation, they said, adding the incident occurred when he was having [...]
July 6, 2014
HHR
Archives, India
WASHINGTON, DC: A young man of Bangladeshi origin has been arrested in Austin, Texas under allegations that he has been consorting with foreign terrorist networks to help plan attacks on US soil. Rahatul Ashikim Khan (23), along with alleged co-conspirator Michael Todd Wolfe (23), was formally charged with conspiring to commit terroristic acts by a [...]
June 28, 2014
HHR
Archives, News updates
After missing several deadlines, Railways has finally got the mandatory safety clearance from the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) to commission the much-awaited train service to Katra, the base camp of Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, before the Rail Budget 2014-15. The 25-km long Udhampur-Katra rail section in Jammu and Kashmir is slated to be inaugurated [...]
June 22, 2014
HHR
Archives, News updates
With Iran being pressured over nuclear weapons, a chilling new video from the al-Qaida has asked Muslims in Kashmir to emulate “brothers” in war-torn Syria and Iraq and wage a violent jihad against India. It is fashionable among right-wing pundits to blame President Obama for the present victories by ISIS in Iraq. But then the [...]
June 21, 2014
Ranbir Singh
Analysis/Insights, World Focus