Arundhati Roy is facing terrorism charges over a comment she made at a conference 14 years ago
Since his rise to power in 2014, Modi has promoted a Hindu nationalist vision that has left the nation’s more than 204 million Muslims complaining of persecution and discrimination by the society and the state
Since February, at least 1,500 Rohingya men and boys have been forcibly recruited by Myanmar’s military, according to human rights groups and Rohingya sources
As India holds phased elections until June 1, Modi and some BJP leaders have been accused of delivering “hate speeches” during the campaign
The Washington Post named an official of India’s spy agency for plotting the killing of a U.S.-based Sikh separatist leader
Under a recent court ruling, almost 2 million students will be required to switch to mainstream schools
A new Human Rights Watch report says academics, journalists and activists are among those who have been targeted by India's government
The Modi government maintains that the law is simply designed to protect religious minorities from neighboring countries
Several families have appealed to New Delhi for help in extracting loved ones from front lines of Russia’s war on Ukraine
Activists say keeping the lioness with the name of the Hindu goddess Sita in the same enclosure as Akbar the lion, named after a 16-century Muslim emperor, amounts to an assault on religious beliefs
Media rights organizations criticize the actions taken in Vanessa Dougnac’s case.
Petition became public last week and calls for India’s regulators to monitor Facebook and remove ‘hate speech and harmful content that originates in India’
Supporters of Muhammad Yunus said that the case against him is politically motivated as he’s perceived as a potential political threat for the country’s Sheikh Hasina-led government
Thousands of opposition activists have been arrested ahead of January elections
It claims it cannot participate in ‘sham’ vote
With thousands of opposition leaders and members in prison, the election will be one-sided, rights activists say
An official with the ruling Awami League party accused US Ambassador Peter Haas of supporting a rival party
Saima Wazed, daughter of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is one of two candidates for senior regional position with the UN health body
Activists were sentenced last month over a report published 10 years ago, founder tells VOA their work will continue
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