A collection of press clippings from Pakistani newspapers in Urdu and English with reports on 12 May 2014 mobilsation of rights activists seeking protection for minority rights
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Pakistan: Demonstration by Rights activists remember Rashid Rehman and stands up for minority rights
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India: Lal Salam to dear comrade Mukul Sinha
12 May 2014Comrade Mukul Sinha, a relentless revolutionary, fighter for justice, righteousness and peace is no more.
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India: Sad and untimely death of Dr. Mukul Sinha
by , 12 May 2014In the sad and untimely demise of Dr. Mukul Sinha, India has lost one of her most dedicated sons who consistently strove for truth and justice particularly on behalf of the poor, the marginalized and minorities. His death is a tremendous loss very specially for the many victim-survivors he was fighting for. It is a void that will never be filled!
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Pakistan: HRCP mourns the loss of Rashid Rehman
12 May 2014Lahore, May 8: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan is deeply
grieved at the killing of its Multan Task Force coordinator, Rashid Rehman,
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India: The BJP and the mainstreaming of majoritarianism | Mukul Kesavan
12 May 2014The most interesting — and insidious — aspect of this election is the mainstreaming of the sangh parivar’s principal belief: that India is a Hindu nation. India might well turn into a tinderbox. And if Indian newspapers and television channels continue to normalize extremist rhetoric into ‘common sense’, they will be remembered for having had a hand in sowing the wind.
