"This unjust, arbitrary Bill must be withdrawn."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
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
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

“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.”
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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 […]