First the FCRA, now a Welfare Board? The Union Government’s move to create a National Christian Welfare Board is sparking intense debate. From managing church properties to redefining rights for the "micro-minority", critics are calling it a "tsunami" for religious freedom. Here is what you need to know about the escalating row. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/after-fcra-new-row-erupts-union-government-moves-to-establish-national-christian-welfare-board-nok8yc0b?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ChristianWelfareBoard #FCRAControversy #MinorityRights #ChurchNews

Graveyards being dug up in Pakistan, a disturbing trend, but why? Know the inside story https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/pakistan-graveyard-crisis-minority-burial-shortage-2026-q6vns20x?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Pakistan #Peshawar #GraveyardCrisis #MinorityRights #BreakingNews

"This unjust, arbitrary Bill must be withdrawn." TN CM M K Stalin slams the proposed FCRA amendments, alleging a direct attack on minority institutions and NGOs. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/an-attack-on-minorities-tamil-nadu-cm-stalin-slams-proposed-fcra-amendments-ghqyqvzv?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MKStalin #FCRA #MinorityRights #TamilNadu #IndianPolitics

Kosovo Failing to Protect Non-Albanian Communities’ Cultural Heritage Sites

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Congress vows to block FCRA Bill tomorrow. "Unconstitutional," says Venugopal. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/congress-protest-parliament-fcra-amendment-bill-2026-minority-rights-kc-venugopal-utpbnv4b?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #FCRA2026 #Parliament #Congress #LDF #MinorityRights

Father’s Dying Wish: Albanian Sues Serbia in Strasbourg after Address ‘Erased’

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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

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

Cem Ozdemir: First German State Prime Minister with Turkish Origins

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

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