The publication of the UK Government’s four-year plan for tackling hate crime, ‘Action Against Hate’ has demonstrated a clear bias against those of non-Abrahamic faiths. The forty-page document published last month, gives 23 examples of hate crimes against Jews, 19 against Muslims and 3 against Christians. There is not a single reference to hate crimes […]
UK Government Fails to Take Anti-Sikh Hate Crimes Seriously
The Network of Sikh Organisations (NSO) expresses disappointment at the British government’s continuing apathy on the subject of Sikh victims of hate crime. In late 2015, the government announced anti-Muslim hate crime would be monitored as a separate category across all police forces, providing parity with the recording of anti-Semitic hate crime. In contrast Britain’s other […]
Latest Hate Crime Against Hindus in NYC Adds to Series of Vandalisms & Attacks Targeting Hindus
Leaders of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) and Hindu Americans from across the country condemned a possible anti-Hindu arson in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens over the Thanksgiving weekend. According to reports, a man was caught on camera setting fire to dozens of symbolic Hindu flags (also known as Jhandi flags) outside of a Hindu […]
Hundreds Attend Funeral of Possible Hate Crime Victim
Sacremento, California (CHAKRA)— After being shot to death, a Sikh man’s funeral had hundreds of attendees paying their respects. In the Sacramento area, a Sikh man was shot to death while talking an afternoon stroll. Surinder Singh, an innocent man, decided to take a walk one afternoon, not aware of the fact that this would […]
Arsonists Blamed for Fire at the Construction Site of Buddhist Temple in Turku
By Tan Ong Turku, Finland Turku, Finland (CHAKRA) – A fire thought to be set out deliberately, almost destroyed a Buddhist Temple under construction in Turku last Saturday. The fire was started at about 2:00 AM and is thought to be set deliberately. Deputy Chairman of Finland’s Vietnamese Buddhist community, Ari Vuokko, said that they […]