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Delhi Court Grants Bail to Rights Activist Khurram Parvez

By Kashmir Times June 10, 2026 Second NIA case still pending; his release from custody depends on a hearing listed next month Credit: Kashmir Times NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to prominent Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez in the terror-conspiracy and terror-funding case registered against him by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), more than four and a half years after his arr

Kashmir Times

Jun 18

Bangladesh says it Foiled Indian Attempts to Force Migration

By Reuters June 4, 2026 Credit: Reuters DHAKA, June 4 (Reuters) - Bangladesh said on Thursday it had foiled several attempts by India to force people into the country over the previous 24 hours, reviving a dispute over alleged undocumented migration and clouding efforts to improve ties between the South Asian neighbours. Their border is ‌one of the longest land frontiers in the world, stretching for more than 4,000 km (2,500 miles) across all sorts of terrain, making it diff

Reuters

Jun 16

Extermination in India: The Ninth Stage of Genocide

In part nine of our Ten Stages of Genocide in India Series, we explain how the ninth stage/process of genocide, Extermination, is occurring in India. A policeman looks on as a row of shops burns in Ahmedabad during the 2002 Gujarat riots. Credit: AFP India has a history of genocides, including between 200,000 and two million killings during Partition in 1947. At this stage, the killing legally defined as genocide occurs. Perpetrators do not view their victims as fully human.

Genocide Watch

May 13

Persecution in India: The Eighth Stage of Genocide

In part eight of our Ten Stages of Genocide in India Series , we explain how the eighth process/stage of genocide, Persecution, is occurring in India. Pawan Pandit, a cow vigilante, stops a truck at a road block near Chandigarh, India [File: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters] Persecution is the stage when the state or state-endorsed perpetrators commit destructive acts against a targeted victim group. The group’s human rights are violated through extrajudicial killings, the expropria

Genocide Watch

Mar 30

Female Genital Mutilation in Southeast Asia

South & Southeast Asia: The Medicalization of Female Genital Mutilation By Juliana Girotto, Genocide Watch March 2026 Activists carry banners to commemorate International Women’s Day. Toto Santiko Budi/Shutterstock The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently released a call to action surrounding the medicalization of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Asia-Pacific region. FGM can be defined as “all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female extern

Genocide Watch

Mar 23

The Ten Stages of Genocide translated into Punjabi

Translation of Ten Stages of Genocide into Punjabi Source article in English by Dr. Gregory H. Stanton translated by Jaspreet Singh The Golden Temple, or Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar photo© Tigerbarb/Shutterstock.com ਨਸਲਕੁਸ਼ੀ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆਵਾਦ (Process of Genocide) ਨਸਲਕੁਸ਼ੀ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਦੱਸ ਪੜਾਅ   ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਕਸਿਤ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਪੜਾਅ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਅੱਗੇ-ਪਿੱਛੇ ਹੋ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ ਪਰ ਲਾਜ਼ਮੀ ਨਹੀਂ। ਹਰ ਪੜਾਅ 'ਤੇ ਰੋਕਥਾਮੀ ਕਦਮ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਇਸਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਿਆ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਰੇਖਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ ਚਲਦੀ;

Jaspreet Singh | Genocide Watch

Dec 9, 2025