3 radicalized British men were accused of planning for a deadly terror attack with various harmful weapons, including a meat cleaver and a pipe bomb. They have previous terrorism convictions, a court also heard. The accused UK residents Naweed Ali, Khobaib Hussain and Mohibur Rahman pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in 2012. They and a […]
Bangladesh Hindus Live in Fear During Ramadan as 500 Year Old Hindu Temple Attacked in Another Hate Crime
On May 28th, 2017, during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, a historic 500 year-old and very peaceful Hindu temple was attacked and vandalized repeatedly in another hate crime that has brought the total attacks on Hindu temples in the last 12 months to almost 200. Although Hindus make up approximately only 8% of the […]
Minority Hindu Malaysian Community Concerned Over 7 Temple Attacks by Extremists in 3 Months
Hindus worldwide are highly concerned after reports of frequent desecration & Hinduphobic hate-crimes against Hindu temples in Malaysia recently. According to reports, vandals damaged the statue of a Hindu deity at Dewa Sri Mathurai Veeran Hindu Temple in Bayan Baru (Penang) on July two evening. A statue at the Sri Veera Muniswarar Alayam Hindu temple […]
90 Yr Old Hindu in Pakistan Severely Beaten By Police for Eating 1 Hour Before Muslims Ended Their Fast During Ramadan
Chacha Gokal Das, A 90 year-old senior living in the Sindh region of Pakistan was severely beaten on Friday by police officials for eating rice outside his home at 6.30 pm, which was 40 minutes before Muslims were supposed to break their fast (known as Iftar) during Ramadan. Ramadan is a major Muslim religious celebration […]
American Hindu, Buddhist, LGBT, Christian & Athiest Groups Hold Candlelight Vigil for Persecuted Bangladeshi Minorities
Sonnets of famed Bengali Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore charged the atmosphere on Wednesday evening at the historic Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. The chorus held candles and sang solemnly, mourning the recent murders of Bangladeshi minorities at the hands of Islamist extremists, “Jodi tor dak shune keu na ashe tobe ekla cholo re (If no […]
Abducted Hindu Girl Case in West Bengal During Ramadan Ignored by Police and Government
In a letter sent to the Indian state of West Bengal yesterday, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to take immediate action to locate the whereabouts of an abducted 14 year-old Hindu girl, Tuktuki Mandal (also referred to as Tutuki Mandal), and secure her safe return to her family. Tuktuki was […]
Over 1500 Hindu Temples & Homes Damaged by Muslim Mobs in Bangladesh During January to March of 2013
(CHAKRA) Extremist Muslim mobs have attacked innocent Hindu temples, homes and shops of Hindus in four districts in Bangladesh. Since Jamaat leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee was handed down a death sentence for war crimes in February, dozens of hindu temples, houses and shops of non-muslim minorities across the country have been vandalized torched and looted. Basudev […]
Attacks on Buddhists in Southern Region of Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand (CHAKRA)—In the southern region of the Narathiwat province, three consecutive bomb explosions killed four Malaysians as well as a Thai volunteer that was working in a tourist area. Concern has risen for the area, especially because officials believe that the targets of such blasts are foreign tourists. The specific targets of the blasts […]
87-year-old Hindu Temple Facing Demolition in Pakistan
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 Kumar, […]