Hazara Shia pilgrims returning home to Pakistan after travelling to Iran were quarantined beyond the recommended 14 days for Covid-19, in poor conditions and with…
Marzia Akhlaqi Fatima, aged 40, was one of the thousand Hazara-Shia pilgrims who were quarantined at Taftan (at the Pakistan-Iran border) after returning from the…
Ammar Aziz Nineveh, a number of women mourn at the graves of their beloved ones, 2018. Photo: Irabhim Ezidi Just like every other morning, Bayan…
Bahman Wali and two of his sons - Photo by Muhammad Almas At Bahman’s home, authentic traditional singing and reciting poetry are interfused with melodies…
Originally published by The Diplomat (8 June 2020) Jaffer A. Mirza Referring to COVID-19 as “the Shia virus.” Denying aid to Christians and Hindus. These…
Naumana Suleman The world battles COVID-19 as we continue to lose lives and live under constant fear. While the pandemic has posed an immense challenge…
Covid-19 cases linked to an international gathering of Muslim missionaries in Delhi quickly descended widespread Islamophobia on social media and discrimination and violence towards ordinary…
By Naumana Suleman, CREID Programme Officer at Minority Rights Group International On the 5th of May the government of Pakistan announced the establishment of a…
Bardarash, Hussein Gharib, 11, sells second-hand goods with his father, 2020. Photo: Ammar Aziz Hussein is giving up on his hobbies: playing football with his…
Pakistani Christians, who make up about 2% of the population but around 75-80% of sanitation workers, have been on the frontline of the fight against…
Nineveh Plain, Alqosh, the hometown of the Iraqi Christians, 2019. Photo: Ammar Aziz Christians of the northern Iraqi town of Alqosh have been left with no options but to rely on…
By Claire Thomas, Deputy Director of Minority Rights Group, and Aila Gill, CREID Program Coordinator From the US to the UK, many are outraged over the continued…
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