Tension gripped in Rajasthan after incidents of stone pelting at six different places in the state on Friday. Police had to retort with lathi-charge to disperse the crowd gathered to commemorate mourning ceremony observed by Shia community on the day of Ashura in Muharram. Jaipur, Kota, Ajmer and Rajsamand districts.[Read More…]
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Pak: Man sentenced to death for blasphemous content on social media
While where every individual fights for his freedom of expression in a country, on Saturday, a minority Shia Muslim man was sentenced to death in Pakistan by an anti-terrorism court for posting blasphemous content on Facebook. This is the first death sentence handed for blasphemy on social media in a[Read More…]
Syria: Dozens killed in twin bombing near cemetery in Damascus
At least 33 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a twin bombing in Syria’s capital, Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA has reported. Two explosive devices went off near Bab al-Saghir cemetery in Damascus’ Bab Mousalla area, the city’s Police Command was quoted by SANA news[Read More…]