Mastodawn

There were many advantages to growing up in a small town of 900 folks. For a member of a despised minority, there were also numerous disadvantages. What's to be done with our bigoted society? #equalrights #civilrights #bigotry #endbigotry #enddiscrimination #discrimination #lgbt #lgbtrights #gayrights #bigotryiswrong #racism #sexism #xenophobia #homophobia #minorityrights #minority #gaymen #smalltown #smalltowns #pennsylvania

The Japan Times Mar 12

China is set to pass a law on a “shared” national identity among the country’s 55 ethnic minority groups, a move critics say will further erode the identity of people who are not majority Han Chinese. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/12/asia-pacific/politics/china-ethnic-minority-law-mandarin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #indigenouspeople #xijinping #minorityrights

China passes ethnic unity law to advance Xi’s assimilation push

For critics, the law adds to pressure on minorities across the Han Chinese-majority country.

The Japan Times

Balkan Insight Mar 10

Cem Ozdemir: First German State Prime Minister with Turkish Origins

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://balkaninsight.com/2026/03/10/cem-ozdemir-first-german-state-prime-minister-with-turkish-origins/

Balkan Insight Mar 6

Caught Between Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest: Vojvodina’s Fractured Minorities

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://balkaninsight.com/2026/03/06/caught-between-belgrade-bratislava-budapest-vojvodinas-fractured-minorities/

Mike_V Mar 5

“Roughly summarized, the far right is a broad coalition of actors opposed to liberal democracy…. the far right is not against democracy per se, but they are united by a hostility to the principles of liberalism, in particular minority rights, the rule of law, and the separation of powers…. a democracy without the inclusion of minority voices is hardly a democracy at all.”
#Japan #farright #minorityrights

https://www.tokyoreview.net/2026/03/japans-far-right-turn-is-real-but-not-in-the-way-you-think/

Japan’s far-right turn is real, but not in the way you think – Tokyo Review

The Liberal Democratic Party’s absolute majority in the House of Representatives under the leadership of PM Takaichi Sanae, and the 15 seats won by the anti-immigration party Sanseitō, mark another step in the rise of the far right in Japan. The views and policies they have expressed should make this assessment uncontroversial, and yet, a […]

joe•iuculano

Mar 2

Via #DemocracyDocket - Mar 2, 2026

#BREAKING 🚨🚨🚨

In a setback for #VotingRights, the U.S. #SupremeCourt has halted #NewYork’s order to redraw its 11th Congressional District — a district a state court found diluted minority voting power.

The current map will remain as appeals continue.

#MinorityRights #SCOTUS

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/scotus-halts-redraw-of-new-york-district-found-to-have-discriminated-against-minority-voters/

SCOTUS halts redraw of New York district found to have discriminated against minority voters

Sotomayor accused the majority of overstepping and interfering in an ongoing state court process before New York’s highest court had even ruled.

Democracy Docket

PugJesus Feb 14

Gathering of Kurdish revolutionaries during the Aylul Uprising, Iraq, 1960s

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1778321/gathering-of-kurdish-revolutionaries-during-the-aylul-uprising-iraq-1960s

Fllics Feb 10

Breaking: Hindu Businessman Hacked To Death In Bangladesh Ahead Of General Elections |

A 62-year-old Hindu businessman, Sushen Chandra Sarkar, was brutally hacked to death inside his shop in Mymensingh. The murder occurred just 48 hours before the national elections, raising serious concerns over the safety of minorities under the interim administration. #Bangladesh #BangladeshElections #MinorityRights #itwebvideos #HinduCommunity #Mymensingh #HumanRights #BreakingNews…

https://fllics.com/en/video/breaking-hindu-businessman-hacked-to-death-in-bangladesh-ahead-of-general-elections/

odnewsin Feb 8

Mohan Bhagwat On Bangladesh Hindu Unity For Security | OTV

Mohan Bhagwat On Bangladesh Hindu Unity For Security | OTV #mohanbhagwat #rsschief #bangladeshhindus #hinduunity #otv #otvnews #regionalsecurity #bangladeshnews #socialissues #minorityrights #indiabangladesh #otvenglish #otvnewsenglish --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OdishaTV is Odisha's no 1 News Channel. OTV being the first private…

https://www.odnews.in/mohan-bhagwat-on-bangladesh-hindu-unity-for-security-otv/

Mohan Bhagwat On Bangladesh Hindu Unity For Security | OTV

OD NEWS

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD Jan 19

With #Türkiye's modern history of #genocide against Greeks, Armenians, Kurds, & Assyrians, it won't surprise you that #FarRight nationalists Ogün Samast and Erhan Tuncel on #ThisDayInHistory in 2007 murdered #HrantDink, a journalist calling for #HumanRights and #MinorityRights.