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Pakistan: LHCBA imposes life ban on Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah for his statement on Ahmadi Muslims

Source: http://nation.com.pk/national/13-Oct-2017/ahmadis-should-stop-declaring-themselves-as-muslims-rana-sanaullah Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan today said that Ahmedi community should stop declaring themselves as Muslims, if they want to be treated in equal manner as other religious minority groups in Pakistan. While addressing a press conference today Sanaullah said, “I said that Ahmedis pretend to be Muslims as they […]

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Pukhtunkhwa Times: #IStandWithAhmadis – Why is Pakistan against its Ahmadi Muslim community?

Source: http://pukhtunkhwatimes.blogspot.in/2017/10/istandwithahmadis-why-is-pakistan.html Former PM Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law has caused uproar among Pakistan’s liberal sections by demanding a ban on military jobs for the minority Ahmadi community. DW examines why Pakistan has a problem with Ahmadis. Captain (retired) Muhammad Safdar, who is ousted premier Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law and a member of the […]

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Pakistan: PM to seek ‘explanation’ from Capt Safdar over tirade against Ahmadiyya Muslims

Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1529859/pm-seek-explanation-capt-safdar-tirade-ahmadiyya-community/ ISLAMABAD:  Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has distanced himself and his party, the PML-N, from the tirade of a ruling party lawmaker against the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar, a son-in-law of deposed premier Nawaz Sharif, has called for a ban on hiring Ahmadis in the military […]

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Malaysia: Ahmadiah Muslim community lives in fear after veiled threats from PPIM

Source: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/10/04/ahmadiah-community-live-in-fear-after-veiled-threats-from-ppim/ | Sheith Khidhir Bin Abu Bakar and Farhan Darwis A recent press conference by the Muslim consumer group is being taken as a veiled threat of violence against members of the minority Muslim sect. PETALING JAYA: A small community of Ahmadiah followers in Selangor is living in fear following threats and warnings issued […]

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Ahmadi Muslims Face Growing Persecution in Algeria

Source: https://muftah.org/ahmadi-muslims-face-growing-persecution-algeria/#.WdkP_4-CzIU | Fatima Mohie-Eldin On August 28, Mohamed Fali, the leader of Algeria’s Ahmadiyya Muslim sect, was arrested. On September 13, he was sentenced to a six month suspended prison term and a fine of 20,000 Algerian dinars, on charges of “offending Islam” and “unauthorized fundraising.” Similarly ill-defined charges have been leveled […]

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The Ahmadis of Algeria: Government’s most convenient security threat?

Source: https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/the-ahmadis-of-algeria-the-governments-most-convenient-security-threat.511921/ | By Jacob Lindelöw Berntson Despite numbering in the few thousands, the followers of this Ahamdiyya Islam have been branded a major security threat by the Algerian state. Now, they are facing both a crackdown and a propaganda war. In the last six months, at least 70 individuals belonging to […]

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Indonesia: Investigation Report Documents Plight of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Indonesia

Source: https://asiancorrespondent.com/2017/08/really-feel-afraid-indonesias-religious-pluralism-threat-report/#bV2aW5yD0LRZE6hk.97 | By Max Walden AHMADI and Shia Muslims, Christians and other religious minorities are being increasingly targeted by radical Muslims in Indonesia, according to an investigative report by a Christian NGO. Published on Tuesday, the report documents a trip in May by human rights non-profit Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) to Indonesia – the […]

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Indonesia: Ahmadi Muslims report local administration over alleged discrimination, again

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/07/25/ahmadis-report-local-administration-over-alleged-discrimination-again.html | Margareth S. Aritonang | The Jakarta Post Members of the Ahmadiyah sect in Manislor village in Kuningan, West Java, on Monday reported the local administration to the Indonesian Ombudsman and the Home Ministry’s Population and Civil Registration Agency (Dukcapil) for allegedly forcing Ahmadis in the village to abandon their faith. […]

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Indonesia: Local administration still refuses to give electronic identification (e-ID) cards to Ahmadiyah Muslims

Source: Margareth S. Aritonang | The Jakarta Post Ahmadiyah followers from Manislor, Kuningan, in West Java have turned to the central government in Jakarta to get their electronic identification (e-ID) cards issued after years of being denied the cards. Fifteen members of the community went to the Home Ministry’s Population and […]

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UN questions Pakistan after briefing by Atheist Ireland, Evangelical Alliance and Ahmadi Muslims

Source: http://www.michaelnugent.com/2017/07/15/un-questions-pakistan/ | by MICHAEL NUGENT This week in Geneva, the United Nations Human Rights Committee questioned Pakistan on its human rights obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Before this, the Committee was briefed by six NGOs, including a unique joint delegation from Atheist Ireland, the Evangelical Alliance of […]