Human Rights, Religious Rights, World
Afghan native Daoud Nabi settled in New Zealand in 1977.Daoud Nabi sought asylum in New Zealand more than 40 years ago after fleeing Afghanistan with his two sons.Christchurch, the place he’s called home since 1977, offered hope and safety for him and his family.Authorities have not released details and information on the victims, but his son, Yama Nabi, confirmed his death.
A Syrian refugee and his teenage sons, a Pakistani academic and a blossoming student are among the victims of Friday’s terror attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand.According to a police statement on Sunday, 50 people were killed and 50 injured after a gunman went on a rampage in two mosques, the biggest massacre in New Zealand’s modern history.The victims were targeted as they gathered at the mosques for Friday prayers, leaving the country’s Muslim community — and the world — in mourning.As authorities begin to release information on the victims, here’s what we know:
Jul 29, 2023
It has been close to six years since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya faced a deadly genocide by Myanmar’s military and fled the country in search of protection and refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh. The Rohingya population has been undergoing persecution, discrimination, arbitrary arrests, and atrocities in Myanmar for over seven decades. Their condition is alarmingly […]