Volunteers set up their own roadblocks. Neighborhoods set their own limits. The efforts could help the fractious country battle the outbreak but risk also stoking divisions and xenophobia.
Tag: Minorities
Leader of Pakistani Rights Movement Is Arrested on Conspiracy Charges
Manzoor Pashteen and his peaceful protest movement have accused the security forces of extrajudicial killings. Now, he may face charges of conspiring against the state.
U.N. Resolution Condemns Myanmar’s Abuse of Rohingya
The General Assembly passed a resolution denouncing human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims and other minority groups.
As Modi Pushes Hindu Agenda, a Secular India Fights Back
Protesters are speaking out against what they say is a government bent on attacking diversity, the foundation on which India was built.
As Modi Pushes Hindu Agenda, a Secular India Fights Back
Protesters are speaking out against what they say is a government bent on attacking diversity, the foundation on which India was built.
In Era of Hardening Identities, Trump Order on Jews Kindles Questions Old and New
The president said he wanted to target anti-Semitic speech on campuses, but in the time of new nationalism, nothing is really that simple.
Leaked China Files Show Internment Camps Are Ruled by Secrecy and Spying
A secret document reflects leaders’ struggle to manage Xinjiang sites swelling with Muslim detainees.
China’s Prisons Swell After Deluge of Arrests Engulfs Muslims
Arrests, trials and prison sentences have surged in Xinjiang, where Uighurs and Kazakhs also face re-education camps.
Hindu Veterinarian Is Latest to Face Blasphemy Charges in Pakistan
A veterinarian is accused of wrapping medicine in Quran verses. Critics say Pakistan’s blasphemy law is being used to persecute minorities and settle feuds.
The Interpreter: ‘Overrun,’ ‘Outbred,’ ‘Replaced’: Why Ethnic Majorities Lash Out Over False Fears
Around the world, long-dominant groups see themselves as under siege, driving the rise of right-populism, religious nationalism and white terrorism.