Pakistani Hindus — Hundreds of Pakistani Hindus have been arriving in India over the past month to avoid alleged religious persecution in their home country, notes VOA News. Since August, roughly 400 Pakistani Hindus are believed to have arrived in India’s northwestern Punjab and Rajasthan states, which share a border with Pakistan. The Pakistanis reportedly told local media that they want to stay in India as refugees because many Hindus in Pakistan face “alleged harassment, forced conversion [to Islam], extortion, and forced marriages.” Turkey’s Human Rights — In These Times analyzes Turkey’s human rights record, stating that it’s raising troubling questions, as it tries to position itself as a model of democracy in the Arab world. “Long bedeviled by military coups, an intolerance for dissent, uprisings from the right and left and a worsening struggle with its large Kurdish minority and militants, Turkey is trapped by its disregard for human rights,” it noted. Because of Turkey’s “anti-terrorism laws that violate freedom of expression and fair trial rights,” dissenters are often imprisoned, making Turkey the world’s top jailer of journalists. 20 Nile Rivers — A study by a group of former leaders said the world has to find the equivalent of the flow of 20 Nile rivers by 2025 to produce enough food for a rising population and to prevent conflicts over water scarcity, reports Reuters. Issued by the InterAction Council of former leaders, including former U.S. President Bill Clinton and South African President Nelson Mandela, the report said that global agriculture alone will require another 240 cubic miles (1,000 cubic km) of fresh water annually — the same as the annual flow of 20 Niles or 100 Colorado Rivers — to feed one billion more people by 2025. Growing demand for water will be most pronounced in China, India, and the U.S. because of “population growth, increasing irrigation, and economic growth,” noted Reuters. Witch Hunt – The BBC investigates the “systematic and deadly persecution” of gay men and women by Iraqi law enforcement agencies, which the Iraqi government has refused to acknowledge. Analysts have avoidedImage may be NSFW.
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