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US 'condemns' India's BJP officials' remarks on Prophet Muhammad

"We encourage India to promote respect for human rights," says State Department spokesperson Ned Price, following last month's insulting comments by spokespeople for PM Narendra Modi's Hindu ultra-nationalist party.

Bulldozer Raj: India's display of brute force against its Muslim minorities

The extrajudicial use of bulldozers on the homes of Indian Muslims sends a clear message about who the law will and will not protect from the encroachment of the state.

Exploring the Hindu and Jain heritage of an ‘Islamic’ city

Temples from Mughal-era India demonstrates the fluidity of art and contradicts contemporary Hindu nationalist historical revisionism.

India urged to stop 'selective and vicious' crackdown on Muslim protesters

India's cracking down on protesters with excessive use of force, arbitrary detention and punitive house demolitions is in complete violation of international human rights law and standards, human rights organisation Amnesty International says.

India bulldozes homes of Muslim families amid anger over anti-Islam remarks

Authorities in northern Uttar Pradesh state arrest more than 300 people and tear down several houses belonging to Muslims in connection with unrest over insulting remarks made by members of ruling BJP about Prophet Muhammad and his wife Ayesha.

Two killed in India as protests rage over remarks against Prophet

Police fired on a crowd in the eastern Indian city of Ranchi after a large number of Muslims took to the streets following Friday prayers to protest remarks by a ruling party official.

Pakistan urges UN to take notice of insults to Prophet Muhammad

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari spoke with President of UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid over the phone and apprised him of the derogatory and offensive remarks made by BJP officials against Prophet Muhammad.

Suspended BJP official faces Indian police action after Prophet remark

Delhi Police say they have registered two preliminary complaints, including one pertaining to Nupur Sharma, on the basis of social media analysis.

India's BJP asks staff to exercise caution after Islamic nations protest

Over 30 members and some federal ministers of the Hindu nationalist party, who are authorised to take part in TV debates, asked to be "extremely cautious" when talking about religion, two BJP leaders say.

Kuwait supermarket pulls Indian products over insulting remarks on Prophet

A supermarket just outside Kuwait City has boycotted Indian goods in protest over insulting remarks made by officials from India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

Indian police arrest 'members of right-wing group' for desecrating mosques

A police investigation into the desecration of three mosques and a shrine in northern India has led to the arrest of seven out of 11 Hindu right-wing nationalists believed to be involved in the incident.

Restoring the British South Asian community’s solidarity and activism

It is especially important today that this broad but fragmented community work together to overcome reactionary division in a state that thrives on racism.