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Police say attacks on Pakistani minorities kill 23 (AP)

September 3rd, 2010

People rush for cover soon after an explosion during a Shiite procession in Quetta, Pakistan on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. Police say a blast at a Shiite procession has killed many  people in southwestern Pakistan in the third deadly attack this week on the country's religious minorities.(AP Photo/Arshad Butt)AP - Suicide bombings targeting religious minorities killed at least 23 people in Pakistan on Friday, driving up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country already battered by massive…

Religious Minorities Suffering Worst in Pakistan Floods (Time.com)

September 2nd, 2010

Time.com - Amid the catastrophes, the country’s religious minorities are under assault — and one group has allegedly been denied official assistance

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Religious minorities in Indonesia push back (AP)

August 16th, 2010

Indonesian Christians have their mouths taped as Indonesian national Red-White flags are waved at half-mast during a protest against rising violence by Islamic hard-liners in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010. Several hundred people from the Forum for Religious Freedom Solidarity held a rally, protesting what they said was the government's inaction in dealing with the hard-liners. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)AP - Tired of government inaction, Christians and other religious minorities in Indonesia are pushing back against rising violence by Islamic hard-liners.


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French opposition: Sarkozy scapegoating minorities (AP)

August 1st, 2010

French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech in Grenoble, French Alps, Friday, July 30, 2010. Nicolas Sarkozy came in Grenoble to install the new prefect after confrontations between youths and policemen, which came after a local resident suspected in the armed robbery of a casino was killed while fleeing police. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)AP - French opposition lawmakers and media attacked a host of new government proposals targeting Gypsies and immigrants suspected of crimes, charging Sunday that President Nicolas Sarkozy was pandering to…

Kidnapping reflects fears of Pakistan minorities (AP)

March 22nd, 2010

In this photo made on March 19, 2010, Surjeet Singh, from Pakistan's Sikh community, kisses his son after his release in Peshawar, Pakistan.  Singh, who had been kidnapped for ransom by alleged militants, was freed after 42 days as a result of a crackdown operation by security forces. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - Five Sikh men who fled their hometown on the Afghan border were making a quick trip back home when masked men blocked their way with a pickup on…

China boosts social spending, targets minorities (AP)

March 5th, 2010

In this photo rteleased by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a government work report during the opening meeting of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, March 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Liu Weibing)AP - China’s government pushed ahead Friday with plans to strengthen economic growth while dampening social tensions, introducing a budget intended to narrow a rich-poor gap and bring growth to…