GREENWOOD VILLAGE; February 15, 2007. The Dalit Freedom Network welcomes the recent publication of a report by Human Rights Watch highlighting the Government of India`s refusal to properly address the Dalit issue and thereby follow treaty obligations. The report, "Hidden Apartheid, Caste Discriminat

An off-duty police officer having an early Valentine`s Day dinner with his wife was credited today with cornering Sulejmen Talovic, exchanging fire with him until other officers arrived to shoot and kill the gunman.
The trench-coated teenager wanted to "to kill a large number of people" and probab

The European Parliament has this week passed a resolution opposing caste discrimination.
Caste discrimination is most commonly associated with India, but the existence of similar discrimination in Japan, some South Asian countries, and a number of African states, is gaining wider recognition.
The

Steadfast Christian faith sustains them through month-long imprisonment. Two brothers who used to work at a brick kiln have escaped from what they describe as a kidnapping and torture by the business owner, who wanted them to convert from Christianity to Islam, according to a new report from Voice o

The rules come in a new town council declaration on culture that Muslims have branded shocking and insulting.
Quebec is in the midst of a huge debate on integrating immigrant cultures.
Montreal police are investigating an officer who wrote a song called That is Enough Already, which says immigra

but three-fifths of 16-to 24-year-olds say they have as much in common with non-Muslims as with Muslims, according to an opinion poll published on Monday.
According to Jonny Paul, writing in the online edition of The Jerusalem Post, the survey, entitled "Living Together Apart: British Muslims and

ISTANBUL (Compass Direct News) -- Uzbek secret police arrested a Protestant pastor from his church in Andijan last weekend, seven months after a regional prosecutor had accused him of committing high treason.
Pastor Dmitry Shestakov, 37, is apparently now accused of "incitement of national, racial

Parliament was scheduled to convene to give final approval to Raleb Majadele`s appointment, which the government billed as a step toward equality for Muslim Arabs, Israel`s largest minority.
The appointment was mired for weeks in political infighting and charges of racism. It drew criticism from ha

Sharing Life Ministry visited Martha family for fact finding. Martha's family left their house and took refuge at one of their relatives, the place where Martha's family is taking refuge can not be mentioned here due to security measures.
Sharing life Ministry Pakistan (SLMP) met with Martha hus

According to initial reports submitted by Sohail Johnson, Chief Coordinator SLMP shed light on this new case registered against Christian woman while in same district a case was also registered against another Christian woman in 2006.
In this new blasphemy, Martha got some goods of construction on

The autopsy report has established his death as being due to poison. The police also claim they have evidence linking the deceased to Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister Stephen Marandi.
Identifying the dead man as Suresh Thakre, purportedly a preacher with the CNI, the police said that he had recentl

The bloodthirsty manner in which the Hindutva brigade in India celebrated the Birth Centenary of its founder and Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh chief Guru Golwalkar last Sunday is evidence that the hyper nationalist and religious fundamentalist group has sharpened its attack on Christians and Muslims a

"The Democratic People Republic of North Korea is well-known as a country where Christians are persecuted for their faith. Because the government there keeps a tight lid on communication, however, only rarely does specific information leak out."
Quoting the World Bible Translation Center, Gary Bis

Catholic Church in village Nangul Sada Mureed Kay attempted to set on fire on 25th December the Christmas night. Case has been registered and one of three culprits has been arrested by the local police while one has been got bail before arrest.
Sharing Life Ministry Pakistan visited the place fo

Interior minister is considering setting up a foundation which would monitor foreign funding for religious buildings and mosques.
A similar system already exists in France.
Italy now has 1.2 million Muslims, making Islam the country`s second biggest religion after Catholicism.
Giving alms is a