The Coalition for Human Rights & Democracy in Bangladesh (CHRD Bangladesh) notes with deep concerns that vested elements, aligned with the Indian intelligence agency of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and the Bangladesh ruling regime of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, started a false campaign of Islamophobia in Bangladesh. The CHRD Bangladesh strongly condemns this […]
The world of intelligence gathering and surveillance can be a difficult and murky one to navigate, since it operates largely in the shadows. Sometimes, however, its activities come to light and reveal how unethically powerful agents and coercive institutions can behave. A perfect example of this has recently re-emerged in the media, and involves the […]
Two years ago, recordings that tied 2020 US Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard, a self-identified Hindu, to an offshoot organization of the Hare Krishna movement known for its open hostility towards Muslims were exposed. The revelations followed Federal Election Commission filings which demonstrated how Gabbard’s first congressional campaign was funded by top executives among US-based affiliates of […]
Hindu nationalism is a political ideology that advocates for Hindu supremacy and the exclusion of members of other Indian religious groups from equal participation in Indian society. It is a fiercely anti-intellectual ideology, in both conception and practice. I want to speak with you today about the threat that this hateful political movement, also known […]
The United Nations General Secretary Antonio Guterres called for an international alliance against white supremacy and neo-Nazis during the Holocaust Memorial, citing that the FBI has reported a 20 percent increase in hate crimes during Donald Trump’s presidency. He also noted the increased audacity globally of groups not only in the US, but also in Europe and elsewhere. […]
When a recreational vehicle parked on a street in a major tourist area of Nashville, Tennessee exploded on Christmas Day, police officers were hesitant to call it an act of terrorism. The massive bomb, placed in a motorhome of the kind used for road-trip travel, exploded in the early hours of the morning. Three people […]
Barely a day after Indian and Pakistani forces exchanged artillery shelling across the Line of Control in Kashmir, leaving 13 dead and dozens wounded, the government of Pakistan came forward with what it claims is “irrefutable evidence” of Indian government ties to terrorism on Pakistani soil. While Pakistan and India have routinely accused each other […]
For years, India has been lobbying the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international watchdog, to blacklist Pakistan, accusing Islamabad of using the banking system to sponsor terrorism, and place it alongside countries such as Iran and North Korea. Since 2018, Pakistan has been on FATF’s ‘grey list’ as a result of failing to comply […]