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Obama Talks About "Protecting Minority Rights" In India. What Biden Said
Former US president Barack Obama said Thursday that India risks "pulling apart" if the Muslim minority is not respected, calling for the issue to be raised with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Told PM Modi Privately That Country Shouldn't Be Divided On Religious Lines: Barack Obama
Former US President Barack Obama said today that he had "privately" told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that a country should not be divided on sectarian lines and emphasised how the Indian society needed to cherish that Muslims in the country identify themselves as Indians which is not common for minorities in many other countries.
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Barack Obama Set For Pardon Frenzy As He Leaves Office
A Rastafarian prophet, a former Taliban captive and thousands of minor drug traffickers have one thing in common: Their names have been submitted to President Barack Obama for clemency before he leaves office in two weeks.
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Muslims Have Always Been A Part Of America: Barack Obama
Criticising Republican leaders for singling out American Muslims, US president Barack Obama has said the minority community has always been a part of America and what worries them is the fear of being blamed for the violent acts of a few who do not represent their faith.
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US Gun Rules Heighten Tension Between Police, Citizens: Barack Obama
President Barack Obama pledged on Saturday to seek ways to calm racial tensions and reduce divisions between police and minorities during his final months in office, but he warned that easy access to guns nationwide exacerbated the problem.
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Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Clash Over Barack Obama As They Vie For Minority Votes
Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed sharply in a debate on Thursday over their support for President Barack Obama, with Sanders accusing Clinton of "a low blow" after she compared him to Republicans.
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Barack Obama Vows To Protect Religious Minorities At Home And Abroad
US President Barack Obama today vowed to protect religious minorities both at home and abroad, as a top American official said that Muslims in India and Hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan are facing threat.
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As Barack Obama Heads to Malaysia, Human Trafficking Stance Questioned
Inus bin Abul Baser, an 18-year-old from Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority, believed he'd escaped the worst when he managed to buy his freedom from human traffickers in Thailand and enter Malaysia in search of security and work.
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Prison 'Just One Tool' in Crime Fight: Barack Obama
President Barack Obama called Thursday for alternatives to incarceration for minor crimes, as he met top police officials who are calling for reforms to address chronic prison overpopulation.
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Barack Obama Calls on Myanmar to End 'Discrimination' Against Rohingya
President Barack Obama has urged Myanmar to end discrimination against its ethnic Rohingya minority if it wants to succeed in its democratic transition from decades of junta rule.
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Barack Obama Nominates IIT Alumnus to Key Post
US President Barack Obama has nominated an IIT alumni to his advisory commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs).
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Barack Obama Says Inequality Facing Minority Men Behind Unrest in Baltimore, Ferguson
Following a week of racially charged protests in Baltimore, US President Barack Obama on Monday said that the residual effects of racism have built up over time and created inequality.
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Obama's Net Neutrality Bid Divides Civil Rights Groups
Civil rights groups representatives told the FCC they thought Obama's call to regulate broadband Internet service as a utility would harm minority communities.
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China Tries Students of Convicted Minority Scholar
Seven minority students working for a website run by a prominent Muslim Uighur scholar recently convicted of separatism stood trial on the same charge on Tuesday in China's far west region of Xinjiang, a rights lawyer said.
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Islamic State Onslaught on Yazidis May be Attempted Genocide: UN
The campaign of Islamic State militants against Iraq's Yazidi minority may be attempted genocide, UN Assistant Secretary-General for human rights Ivan Simonovic said on Tuesday.
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Obama Talks About "Protecting Minority Rights" In India. What Biden Said
Former US president Barack Obama said Thursday that India risks "pulling apart" if the Muslim minority is not respected, calling for the issue to be raised with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Told PM Modi Privately That Country Shouldn't Be Divided On Religious Lines: Barack Obama
Former US President Barack Obama said today that he had "privately" told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that a country should not be divided on sectarian lines and emphasised how the Indian society needed to cherish that Muslims in the country identify themselves as Indians which is not common for minorities in many other countries.
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Barack Obama Set For Pardon Frenzy As He Leaves Office
A Rastafarian prophet, a former Taliban captive and thousands of minor drug traffickers have one thing in common: Their names have been submitted to President Barack Obama for clemency before he leaves office in two weeks.
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Muslims Have Always Been A Part Of America: Barack Obama
Criticising Republican leaders for singling out American Muslims, US president Barack Obama has said the minority community has always been a part of America and what worries them is the fear of being blamed for the violent acts of a few who do not represent their faith.
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US Gun Rules Heighten Tension Between Police, Citizens: Barack Obama
President Barack Obama pledged on Saturday to seek ways to calm racial tensions and reduce divisions between police and minorities during his final months in office, but he warned that easy access to guns nationwide exacerbated the problem.
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Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Clash Over Barack Obama As They Vie For Minority Votes
Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed sharply in a debate on Thursday over their support for President Barack Obama, with Sanders accusing Clinton of "a low blow" after she compared him to Republicans.
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Barack Obama Vows To Protect Religious Minorities At Home And Abroad
US President Barack Obama today vowed to protect religious minorities both at home and abroad, as a top American official said that Muslims in India and Hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan are facing threat.
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As Barack Obama Heads to Malaysia, Human Trafficking Stance Questioned
Inus bin Abul Baser, an 18-year-old from Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority, believed he'd escaped the worst when he managed to buy his freedom from human traffickers in Thailand and enter Malaysia in search of security and work.
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Prison 'Just One Tool' in Crime Fight: Barack Obama
President Barack Obama called Thursday for alternatives to incarceration for minor crimes, as he met top police officials who are calling for reforms to address chronic prison overpopulation.
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Barack Obama Calls on Myanmar to End 'Discrimination' Against Rohingya
President Barack Obama has urged Myanmar to end discrimination against its ethnic Rohingya minority if it wants to succeed in its democratic transition from decades of junta rule.
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Barack Obama Nominates IIT Alumnus to Key Post
US President Barack Obama has nominated an IIT alumni to his advisory commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs).
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Barack Obama Says Inequality Facing Minority Men Behind Unrest in Baltimore, Ferguson
Following a week of racially charged protests in Baltimore, US President Barack Obama on Monday said that the residual effects of racism have built up over time and created inequality.
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Obama's Net Neutrality Bid Divides Civil Rights Groups
Civil rights groups representatives told the FCC they thought Obama's call to regulate broadband Internet service as a utility would harm minority communities.
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China Tries Students of Convicted Minority Scholar
Seven minority students working for a website run by a prominent Muslim Uighur scholar recently convicted of separatism stood trial on the same charge on Tuesday in China's far west region of Xinjiang, a rights lawyer said.
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Islamic State Onslaught on Yazidis May be Attempted Genocide: UN
The campaign of Islamic State militants against Iraq's Yazidi minority may be attempted genocide, UN Assistant Secretary-General for human rights Ivan Simonovic said on Tuesday.
