Genocide

Pakistan: Thousands Join Baloch March Against Genocide As It Organises Sit-In At Dera Gazi Khan

Thousands of people were seen participating in the ongoing rally by the Baloch Unity Committee in Dera Ghazi Khan. 

Dec 18, 2023, 17:10 PM IST

Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Kashmir Files' to go global, film to release in Israel on April 28

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri’s recent release 'The Kashmir Files' has been the talk of the town ever since it was announced. The film is all set to get released in Israel.

Apr 20, 2022, 18:46 PM IST

Russia's actions amount to 'genocide,' trying to 'wipe out' Ukraine: Joe Biden

Joe Biden had previously said he did not believe Russia's actions amounted to genocide, just that they constituted "war crimes.

Apr 13, 2022, 06:15 AM IST

Former Muslim leader imprisoned at China's largest mosque in Xinjiang: Report

Several reports have revealed that the Chinese government has detained millions of Muslim Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang internment camps for opposing growing state surveillance under the re-education campaign.

May 24, 2021, 13:07 PM IST

Rohingya pray for justice on eve of Myanmar genocide hearings

Gambia launched proceedings against Myanmar at the UN's International Court of Justice in November, accusing it of violating its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Conventionand not doing enough to safeguard the interests of Rohingya Muslims.

Dec 10, 2019, 14:46 PM IST

Muhajir Congress demands Pakistan's apology for 1971 genocide

Pakistan must tender an unconditional apology to Bangladesh for the "genocide" committed by its troops during the 1971 war, a group claiming to speak for refugees has demanded.

Dec 15, 2017, 12:07 PM IST

Timeline: UN tribunal to give verdict in genocide trial of Ratko Mladic

The U.N. war crimes tribunal for former Yugoslavia delivers its verdict on Wednesday in the trial of Ratko Mladic, the ex-Bosnian Serb military commander charged with genocide and crimes against humanity in Bosnia`s 1992-95 war.

Nov 22, 2017, 10:20 AM IST

Myanmar says no 'ethnic cleansing,' genocide against Muslims

Myanmar's UN ambassador insisted Monday that there is no "ethnic cleansing" or genocide taking place against Muslims and objected "in the strongest terms" to countries that used those words to describe the situation in Rakhine State.

Sep 26, 2017, 10:54 AM IST

UN court to review Rwanda genocide conviction

Augustin Ngirabatware was convicted for his role in Rwanda`s 1994 genocide in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed.

Jun 20, 2017, 16:57 PM IST

India rejects Ontario Assembly's move to call 1984 anti-Sikh riots as 'genocide'

The Indian government on Thursday strongly rejected the motion passed by the legislative assembly of Ontorio in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. 

Apr 07, 2017, 21:44 PM IST

Malaysia PM to attend rally condemning Myanmar violence

The gathering, which will take place in an yet-to-be announced location on Sunday, will involve politicians, NGOs and "all concerned with the issue" the official told AFP, without giving further details.

Nov 29, 2016, 16:49 PM IST

Baloch activists hold protest against Pakistan in Germany, say "PM Modi Balochistan loves you"

The Pakistani Army's savagery in Balochistan is nothing new but its scale is said to have intensified after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech on Independence Day.

Aug 31, 2016, 09:38 AM IST

Pakistan's Hizbul Mujahideen chief accuse India of 'genocide' in Kashmir

Militants in Pakistan-administered Kashmir accused New Delhi of 'genocide' Wednesday, after days of clashes left 32 people dead and hundreds wounded on the Indian side of the heavily-militarised frontier.

Jul 13, 2016, 20:55 PM IST

Yazidi victim demands genocide trial for IS leaders

The Yazidis, neither Muslim nor Arab, are an ancient religious minority of more than half a million people concentrated near the Syrian border in northern Iraq.

Jun 28, 2016, 09:04 AM IST

Pope denounces Armenian `genocide` in Yerevan visit

Pope Francis on Friday denounced the mass killing of Armenians a century ago by Ottoman forces as "genocide", risking Turkey`s fury as he met Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian.

Jun 24, 2016, 22:08 PM IST

Islamic State committing genocide against Yazidis: UN

Islamic State is committing the crime of genocide against the Yazidis in Syria and Iraq, seeking to destroy the ethno-religious group of 400,000 people through killings, sexual slavery and other crimes, United Nations investigators said on Thursday.

Jun 16, 2016, 15:39 PM IST

Italy outlaws Holocaust denial, incitement to racial hatred

Denying the World War II Nazi Holocaust is now a crime in Italy punishable with between two and six years in jail after the Parliament outlawed incitement to racial hatred.

Jun 09, 2016, 22:45 PM IST

Erdogan blasts `tainted blood` of German MPs over genocide vote

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused German lawmakers of Turkish origin in the German parliament of having "tainted blood" after they backed a resolution recognising massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide.

Jun 09, 2016, 15:51 PM IST

Turkey `recalls ambassador` over German genocide resolution

Turkey has recalled its ambassador to Berlin after the German parliament passed a contentious resolution describing the 1915 killings of Armenians as genocide, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported, quoting the Turkish prime minister.

Jun 02, 2016, 18:32 PM IST

Germany calls 1915 massacre a 'genocide', Turkey calls it 'historic mistake'

The German parliament, despite a barrage of pressure from the Turkish government, on Thursday approved a symbolic resolution that declares the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces a "genocide". Turkey was equally scathing, calling the resolution a "historic mistake".

Jun 02, 2016, 18:20 PM IST