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First Martyr for Human RIghts? Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji

First Martyr for Human RIghts? Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji

Tweet (CHAKRA) Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur is a religious observance for the Sikhism followers. Sikhism followers remember the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur on November 24. He was beheaded as he refused to be forced to accept Islam as his religion and now stands as an example of freedom of choosing each one’s religion. [...]

November 25 2011 | Posted in In This Month, Insight/Opinion, Sikhism | Read More »

Human Rights Struggles of Malaysian Hindus and Other Minorities

Human Rights Struggles of Malaysian Hindus and Other Minorities

Tweet (CHAKRA) Continuing to generate awareness of the human rights violations faced by Hindus, Christians, and other ethnic minority groups in Malaysia, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) sponsored a Congressional briefing, Institutionalized Racism and Religious Discrimination in Malaysia, yesterday, featuring exiled Malaysian Hindu civil rights leader, Waytha Moorthy, and Dr. Ramesh Rao, HAF’s Human Rights [...]

November 11 2011 | Posted in Hinduism, Insight/Opinion | Read More »

Kasab ka Hisaab – Beyond the Death Sentence

Kasab ka Hisaab – Beyond the Death Sentence

Tweet By Mehak Budhrani Ajmal Kasab Confessed to the 26 11 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks This century, the word ‘K’ has dominated India in the arenas of Business, Government and especially Television. But only one ‘K’ shook India within hours – “Kasab”, the only surviving terrorist of 26/11. On the night of November 26, 2008 a [...]

July 29 2011 | Posted in Hinduism, Insight/Opinion | Read More »

Hindus Fight for Marriage Rights in Pakistan Just Like Gays are Fighting for Marriage Rights in the West

Hindus Fight for Marriage Rights in Pakistan Just Like Gays are Fighting for Marriage Rights in the West

Tweet By Linda Brock Bollywood Stars Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan during their Hindu Wedding Ceremony in India Lahore, Pakistan (CHAKRA) – A Hindu couple, Mukesh and Padma in Hyderabad Pakistan, tied the knot with a traditional Hindu ceremony but in a fashion different from the rest. The wedding, while having the seven pheras (seven [...]

July 16 2011 | Posted in Featured, Hindu Related, Ignored News, World News | Read More »

Activist in Pakistan Wrongly Accused of Murder After Trying to Stand Up for Human Rights

Activist in Pakistan Wrongly Accused of Murder After Trying to Stand Up for Human Rights

Tweet PAKISTAN – Veerji Kohli, a Hindu activist in Pakistan has been accused of murder after trying to stand up for Hindu rights in Islamabad Pakistan. Veerji is a well-known human rights activist who particulary focuses on the issues related to bonded labour. Recently, he helped to release a number of children, women and men [...]

June 20 2011 | Posted in Featured, Hindu Related, Ignored News, World News | Read More »

Swami Ramdev’s fight against the ‘Mockery of a Democracy’

Swami Ramdev’s fight against the ‘Mockery of a Democracy’

Tweet By Ranbir Singh Swami Ramdev has declared a war against corruption in India The brutal suppression of Swami Ramdev’s protests against corruption which reaches to the highest echelons of the Indian government should come as no surprise to anyone who has had the unfortunate experience of coming face to face with the country’s administrative [...]

June 9 2011 | Posted in Featured, Hinduism, Insight/Opinion | Read More »

Bangladesh’s 200-year-old Kali Temple Vandalized

Bangladesh’s 200-year-old Kali Temple Vandalized

Tweet By Antony Thomas A damanged idol of Bal Krishna during a Hindu temple attack Dhaka, Bangladesh (CHAKRA) — Nine idols have been vandalized at a Kali Temple in Bangladesh by Islamists which has been standing for 200 years. According to temple committee president, Harendranath Barman, four of the nine damaged idols were found beheaded in [...]

May 10 2011 | Posted in Featured, Hindu Related, Ignored News, World News | Read More »

Islamic Terrorists Kill 4 Buddhists, Set Homes On Fire In Thailand

Islamic Terrorists Kill 4 Buddhists, Set Homes On Fire In Thailand

Tweet Bangkok, Thailand (CHAKRA) – Muslim Insurgents broke into the homes of Buddhist villagers in the southern province of Narathiwat on Saturday. 4 Buddhists were shot and killed before all invaded properties were set on fire. Based on the police investigation, 10 Islamic militants in fatigues had invaded 3 homes in Hutaeyuloh village before violently opening fire with their M16 [...]

September 21 2010 | Posted in Buddhist Related, Featured | Read More »

60 Hindus Attacked and Forced Out of Their Homes for Drinking Water from ‘Muslims Only’ Fountain

60 Hindus Attacked and Forced Out of Their Homes for Drinking Water from ‘Muslims Only’ Fountain

Tweet Sindh, Pakistan (CHAKRA)—When a Hindu boy drank water out of a water facility outside of a mosque, several members of the minority community of Hindus were attacked and forced out of their homes in Sindh, Pakistan. In the capital city of Karachi in Memon Goth, about 60 Hindus were brutally hurt and kicked out [...]

July 31 2010 | Posted in Featured, Hindu Related, World News | Read More »

87-year-old Hindu Temple Facing Demolition in Pakistan

87-year-old Hindu Temple Facing Demolition in Pakistan

Tweet Islamabad, Pakistan (CHAKRA) —The minority Hindu community in Pakistan has protested against the demolition of a pre-partition 87-year-old Hindu temple, in the town of Rawalpindi, but the destruction has been set to take place. The temple was being used by Hindus and Sikhs to perform the last rituals of close ones, according to Jagmohan [...]

July 23 2010 | Posted in Featured, Hindu Related, Ignored News, World News | Read More »