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LAHORE, Sep 1: A court in Pakistan has handed a 21-year-old Hindu woman back to her parents after she was allegedly taken away, pressured to convert to Islam and married to a Muslim man in Punjab, according to officials. Shirimati Reeta, a resident of Rana Rajput Colony in Khipro ...

At least 117.8 million people worldwide remain forcibly displaced due to conflict, violence, human rights abuses and persecution.At least 117.8 million people, or one in 70 individuals worldwide, remain forcibly displaced, according to a report released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today.For the first time in ...

In Lahore, Pakistan, a report alleges a 14-year-old Christian girl with health challenges was kidnapped, forcibly converted and married by a 41-year-old man. The family disputes official documents claiming consent, and legal action has been filed seeking recovery and investigation Published Date - 21 May 2026, 07:24 PM ...

AI-generated image used for representation An Amritdhari Sikh girl was allegedly assaulted at a Christian school in Pakistan’s Faisalabad district, IANS reported, citing Khalsa Vox.The report claims that the girl’s turban was forcibly removed and she was beaten after she refused to take part in Christian prayers. The incident ...

L-G Manoj Sinha in Srinagar on March 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: Imran Nissar Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday (March 15, 2026) pledged to take steps “to secure justice for every terror victim’s family” and reopen pending cases to hold the perpetrators accountable, as he handed over ...

Over 2.17 million Afghans, including 60% children, have been forcibly deported from Iran and Pakistan, straining Afghanistan’s fragile infrastructure. Refugees face harassment, extortion, and human rights violations, while UNDP urges international support to prevent worsening humanitarian crises Published Date - 19 December 2025, 12:24 PM ...

Over 10,000 Afghan refugees were forcibly deported from Iran and Pakistan in two days, with thousands more detained in Pakistan in 2025. Humanitarian groups warn of instability, lack of housing, and basic services for returned families. Published Date - 13 December 2025, 05:38 PM File ...

Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of treating persons from West Bengal as “infiltrators”, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that residents of a settlement occupied predominantly by Bengali migrant workers in New Delhi are being forcibly evicted.“Speaking Bengali does not make one a Bangladeshi,” she said. In a ...

Source link www.rferl.org Thousands of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan have been forcibly repatriated since Pakistani authorities set an April 10 deadline for those without documents to leave the country. Truckloads of Afghans have crossed the Torkham border from Pakistan into Afghanistan. Many refugees are reluctant to return to ...

Dhaka, Bangladesh – For Michael Chakma, a Bangladeshi Indigenous rights activist, each day of his five-year detention in a secret prison allegedly run by the country’s military intelligence was harrowing and filled with unending despair. “There was no window and I had no way to tell time, or whether ...