Ethnic and religious minorities

Plight of Iran’s Jews a reminder of its terror against women, minorities - opinion

Iran's Jews were forced to protest against Israel's actions in Gaza. Yet Tehran tellingly turned a blind eye to the Hamas' horrific crimes against women.

More than 100,000 Nagorno-Karabakh refugees arrive in Armenia

"The situation often involves families arriving with children so weak that they have fainted in their parents' arms," an aid representative said.

30/09/2023

Ethnic Armenians will leave Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan says it will guarantee their rights and integrate the region but the leadership of the Armenians in Karabakh stated that they would leave.

By REUTERS
24/09/2023

Professor resigns after allegedly faking Native American identity

University of California, Riverside professor, Andrea Smith, has faced accusations for years that alleged she was co-opting an identity that wasn’t her own.

Israeli court orders to evict 500 Bedouin from unrecognized village

The residents had argued that they owned and resided on the land for generations, prior to the 1970 Land Law that registered land and established state-owned real estate.

Repression by the morality police: Iran’s ethnic minority ‘taming’ policy - opinion

As South Azerbaijani dissident Babek Chalabi noted, the world needs to "break free from Iran's nurturing of terrorism."

NATO soldiers on guard in Kosovo Serb town following clashes

Tensions have risen since ethnic Albanian mayors took office in northern Kosovo's Serb-majority area after elections the Serbs boycotted.

By REUTERS
30/05/2023

New bill to give priority hiring to minorities who have completed IDF service

A new bill which seeks to improve benefits for minorities serving in the IDF by giving them priority status during civil service job applications.

Pakistan declares anti-terror plan following terrorist commander's arrest

The plan was announced at the National Security Committee’s meeting in Islamabad on Friday, which was chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

By ARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
10/04/2023

US gov't commission ‘seeks assurances’ for status quo of Jerusalem holy sites

The commission said it had recorded an increase in the targeting of churches, mosques, and synagogues, as well as religious sites.

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