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India: Muslim man dies after being beaten for hours, forced to chant Hindu slogans

Posted  25 Jun 2019, 8:25am Police have arrested the alleged ringleader of a mob who tortured a Muslim man in eastern India for hours, forcing him to shout Hindu slogans, before he later died. A 10-minute video shows scores of men beating Tabrez Ansari in the latest suspected case of religious violence in India. The mob also forced Mr Ansari to shout "Jai Shri Ram" — Hail Lord Ram — a slogan widely used by Hindu hardliners. Mr Ansari died in hospital on Saturday, four days after he was attacked, tied to a pole, then beaten and punched over accusations that he carried out a burglary in Jharkhand state. The mob killing was captured on a video, which has gone viral since the victim died. "We have arrested the main accused for the murder, but a dozen people from the mob are on the run," Seraikela Police Chief Kartik S said. The Police Chief said villagers accused the 24-year-old victim of being a thief and beat him for nearly 12 hours. Mr Ansari wa...

Myanmar : Aung San Suu Kyi finds common ground with Orbán over Islam

From her failure to speak out against ethnic cleansing to imprisoning journalists, the reputation of  Aung San Suu Kyi  in the west has taken a battering in recent months. But the leader of Myanmar has found a new ally in far-right, staunchly anti-immigrant Hungarian prime minister  Viktor Orbán . In a rare trip to Europe, state counsellor  Aung San Suu Kyi , the Nobel peace prize laureate who was once the figurehead of the fight for democracy in Myanmar, met Orbán in Budapest. There, the two leaders found common ground on the subject of immigration and Islam . “The two leaders highlighted that one of the greatest challenges at present for both countries and their respective regions – south-east Asia and Europe – is migration,” read  a statement  released after their meeting. From peace icon to pariah: Aung San Suu Kyi's fall from grace   Read more “They noted that both regions have seen the emergence of the issue of co-ex...