Region: Asia

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The Covid-19 lockdown and the associated social restrictions have exacerbated the dire situation of Muslims and Christian Dalits in India. The pandemic has added new…

The world is faced with an unprecedented challenge and many argue that every resource we have should be deployed as fast and as fully as…

In Pakistan, as in many other countries with high levels of inequity, the pandemic has further widened the gaps between advantaged and disadvantaged groups and…

The Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development (CREID), led by IDS, has expressed grave concern over a dangerous anti-Ahmadi campaign, currently trending on Twitter…

Religious minority communities in Lahore, Pakistan, are frequently deprived of basic services such as access to clean drinking water and waste management which are available…