China’s repressed Uighurs have long found sanctuary in Turkey. But as the country strengthens ties with China, the Uighurs feel their safe haven shrinking.
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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.
Gandhi Biographer Arrested as Protests Over Citizenship Law Sweep India
The scholar, Ramachandra Guha, was among hundreds detained on Thursday, as opposition to the new citizenship law continued to roil Indian cities. Many of those detained were later released.
Why the State Dept. Has Largely Been Muted on India’s Moves Against Muslims
The contrast over U.S. demands to protect Chinese Uighurs and Myanmar’s Rohingya will be an undercurrent in high-level meetings with India this week.
Why People Are Protesting in India
The anger over a new citizenship law has led to unrest in more than a dozen cities as people fear it could endanger the nation’s sizable Muslim minority.
As Protests Rage on Citizenship Bill, Is India Becoming a Hindu Nation?
Several people have been killed as unrest spreads to new corners of the country. Many see the passage of a new law as anti-Muslim.
Soccer Broadcast Pulled After Arsenal Star Mesut Özil Criticized China
A state-run television network pre-empted an English Premier League match between Manchester City and Arsenal after Mesut Özil denounced the mass detention of Uighurs.
Indian Parliament Passes Divisive Citizenship Bill, Moving It Closer to Law
The government says it is trying to protect religious minorities from being persecuted in Muslim countries. Indian Muslims say the bill is discriminatory, and protests are spreading.
Saudi Family of Pensacola Gunman: ‘Even We Don’t Know the Truth’ of Motive
The father and brother of Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, who shot and killed three sailors in Pensacola, said in interviews in Saudi Arabia it was “a mystery” why he opened fire in a classroom.