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"Give and take is Principle of diplomacy -- give one and take ten": US State Department says, India doesn't need to be placed on America's Special Watch List for religious freedom violation, Pakistan placed on the "countries of particular concern"

The United States has made it clear that India will not be placed on its list of ‘Countries of Particular Concern’ or ‘Special Watch list’ this year for violations of religious freedom. 

"Our Annual Report on International Religions Freedom outlines some of the concerns we’ve taken note of when it comes to India, and we continue to carefully monitor the religious freedom situation in all countries and that includes in India" state dept pic.twitter.com/qOX4P3kee4

— Satyaagrah (@satyaagrahindia) December 10, 2022

During the State Department briefing on December 6, spokesperson Ned Price, said, “When it comes to India, India of course is the world’s largest democracy. It’s home to a great diversity of faiths.” “Our Annual Report on International Religious Freedom outlines some of the concerns we’ve taken note of when it comes to India, and we continue to carefully monitor the religious freedom situation in all countries and that includes in India,” he said during the briefing.

This statement came as the Biden administration released the names of countries designated under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.

Under this act, the US government is required to annually review the status of religious freedom in every country in the world and designate each country the government of which has engaged in or tolerated “particularly severe violations of religious freedom” as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), according to The Australia Today.

U.S. Lists Communist China, Iran and 12 other as concern for violations of religious freedom!

⚠️The US has expressed its grave concerns about human rights in Xinjiang region of Communist China and previously accused Beijing of perpetrating genocide. pic.twitter.com/jlVBXIZnvC

— Satyaagrah (@satyaagrahindia) December 10, 2022

During the press conference on Tuesday, Price said the US will continue to encourage the Indian Government to uphold its commitments to protect religious freedom for all.

He added the US government engage foreign officials regularly on steps they can take to advance religious freedom.

Earlier this week, the US Department of State said Cuba and Nicaragua were added to the list of countries of “Particular Concern”. Meanwhile, China, Russia, Iran, Burma, Eritrea, North Korea and Pakistan were retained on the list. 

The Biden administration said that its announcement of these designations is in keeping with the values and interests to protect national security and to advance human rights around the globe. 

“Countries that effectively safeguard this and other human rights are more peaceful, stable, prosperous and more reliable partners of the United States than those that do not,” the statement added.

"How a kidnapping ends depends to a large degree on who the kidnappers are": Telangana - Dentist Vaishali, a 24-yr-old girl abducted from her house in Adibatla, parents allege that around 100 youths barged into house and took their daughter, rescued

"How a kidnapping ends depends to a large degree on who the kidnappers are": Telangana - Dentist Vaishali, a 24-yr-old girl abducted from her house in Adibatla, parents allege that around 100 youths barged into house and took their daughter, rescued

Hyderabad: A mob of around 40 men yesterday forcibly entered a house and kidnapped a 24-year-old Telangana woman on the day she was to get engaged, a chilling video clip of the incident shows. She was safely rescued after an hours-long operation by the police, and some of the accused have been picked up. A case has also been registered.

#WATCH | Ranga Reddy, Telangana | A 24-yr-old woman was kidnapped from her house in Adibatla y'day. Her parents alleged that around 100 youths barged into their house, forcibly took their daughter Vaishali away & vandalised the house. Police say, case registered & probe underway. pic.twitter.com/xKZyiOab91

— Satyaagrah (@satyaagrahindia) December 10, 2022

The woman, a BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) graduate who had been working as a house surgeon, was abducted from her own house, in Adibatla village of Ranga Reddy district near Hyderabad in Telangana.

The woman's parents have reportedly alleged that around 100 young men barged into their house and forcibly took their daughter Vaishali away. Atleast 30 men could be seen in the video, vandalising the house, smashing car windows, and dragging a man out of the house and beating him up with sticks and rods.

It is definitely a serious offence. We spoke to the parents & took inputs. We'll inform further developments later. We've registered cases u/s 307 and other sections of IPC related to threatening. Investigation underway: Sudheer Babu, Addl Commissioner, Rachakonda Commissionerate pic.twitter.com/nrALuc8J7E

— Satyaagrah (@satyaagrahindia) December 10, 2022

The family has accused a man named Naveen Reddy, who had allegedly been harassing the woman to marry her, of leading the mob and kidnapping her. Naveen has a franchise for a branded tea store and had put up a glass-walled cafe right opposite her home, in a movie-like romance. That was brought down and demolished by Vaishali's parents after her abduction.

Naveen went with workers from his tea stall, claiming his 'wife' refused to live with him, and he wanted to take her home. The woman was reportedly in a relationship, but claims she was not married to him. The police have arrested 18 people, but say the main accused Naveen is still on the run. They are trying to identify and arrest the others as well, they said.

Ibrahimpatnam police told NDTV that Vaishali is a dentist and daughter of an ex army man. She had met Naveen on a badminton court and the two had become close. Naveen is said to have even bought her a car from his multilevel marketing business that had raked in money.

Some media is reporting this pic.twitter.com/oDV720xR3u

— Satyaagrah (@satyaagrahindia) December 10, 2022

Subsequently, Naveen reportedly proposed marriage, but she rejected the proposal. He had then harassed her on Instagram and other social media platforms, and she had filed a police complaint alleging stalking.

Yesterday, Vaishali was reportedly to be engaged when Naveen barged in along with about 40 others and attacked the girl's family, house and vandalised the car. They took the 24-year-old medico away but subsequently released her themselves, after which she called her parents.

References:

ndtv.com

"Festivals are happy places, and you don't really want to enjoy them on your own": CJI, Supreme Court ~ "Why do we always want to portray that religious festivals are the time for riots; for example, there are no riots during Ganesh Puja in Maharashtra"

The Supreme Court of India on Friday deprecated the tendency to equate religious processions with communal riots.

“All our silences in the face of assault are acts of complicity”: Meet Muslim man Karim Azizi of NYC Manhattan arrested over an assault in which he allegedly pulled a baseball bat from his pants and hit a man on the street in the back of the head

A 36-year-old man suspected of battering a pedestrian across the head with a baseball bat on an NYC street was arrested and paraded in front of the press on Wednesday afternoon.

Karim Azizi, 36, was charged with assault, attempted assault, and criminal possession of a weapon for the Nov. 29 attack at Amsterdam Avenue and West 148th Street, cops said. pic.twitter.com/Bk8ZSFxozl

— Satyaagrah (@satyaagrahindia) December 9, 2022

Karim Azizi was arrested from his house in Harlem on Wednesday morning - just around the corner from where he is accused of attacking a 47-year-old man last Tuesday.

A police source told DailyMail.com 'a preliminary investigation suggests that there was a verbal altercation between the two,' but would not say how long prior to the attack the incident occurred or provide any other details.

The arrest came just days after police published surveillance footage of the brutal attack, which happened at around 8am outside of a Chinese takeaway in Hamilton Heights. 

Azizi was arrested on charges of attempted assault, assault and criminal possession of a weapon.

Azizi appeared sheepish in a video of the perp-walk, as hoards of press photographed him being escorted towards a squad car with shackled legs.

He remained unresponsive to comments, seeming calm, and was relatively smartly dressed. 

The suspect appeared to first adjust the bat in his pants, with the handle covered by his sweatshirt, before walking up to the victim from behind. pic.twitter.com/83GS9wIFxc

— Satyaagrah (@satyaagrahindia) December 9, 2022

The arrest came after police released video footage of the brutal incident which shows the suspect walking behind the victim outside a Chinese takeaway Golden Wok on 1770 Amsterdam Avenue.

He sped up slightly to catch a glimpse of the man's face and fumbled with the baseball bat, which was being stowed in the right leg of his pants.

The man with the bat, suspected to be Azizi, was wearing a black tracksuit outfit with Nike branding on his top. He was also wearing a mask that covered much of his face, but which slipped from time to time.

The pedestrian he struck was in a red puffer jacket. 

He then pulls the bat fully from his pants before swinging it with force at the 47-year-old's head from behind, causing him to immediately collapse forward. 

The suspect then walks away before shortly returning to taunt the man on the ground before making off for good.

The victim was rushed to a hospital in Harlem with a gash to his head and bruises but was in a stable condition after the attack.

References:

dailymail.co.uk

"Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides": Supreme Court rejects plea seeking details of December 12, 2018, Collegium meeting held, "Whatever is discussed shall not be in the public domain. Only final decision required to be uploaded"

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea challenging an order of the Delhi High Court which had dismissed a petition seeking details of the Supreme Court Collegium meeting held on December 12, 2018 that were never made public [Anjali Bhardwaj v CPIO, Supreme Court].

"Something will grow from all you are going through. And it will be you": Sohail along with relatives of seesaw owner Khaliq killed Deepu Jadam in Kartik fair of Ujjain for protesting against eve-teasing of his sister, he was single breadwinner in family

Another Hindu has been murdered for resisting the sexual harassment of a woman family member. Deepu Jadam (22) was murdered by a suspected Islamist gang consisting of Sohail and others when he stopped them from sexually harassing his cousin sister during the ongoing Kartik fair in the temple town of Ujjain, MP

Big Breaking News: Sohail along with other relatives of seesaw (झुला) owner Khaliq stabbed & killed Deepu Jadam (22) in Kartik fair in Ujjain (MP) for protesting against eve-teasing of sister

After his father death, Deepu was a single source of Income in the family pic.twitter.com/ZgBS1k6uuG

— Satyaagrah (@satyaagrahindia) December 8, 2022

As per Dainik Bhaskar, Deepu’s sister was sitting on a ride on Tuesday night during the famous annual month-long fair held at Ujjain, when some youth passed some vulgar comments on her. When Deepu stopped them, they picked up a fight and stabbed him in the chest causing his death. He was the sole breadwinner of his family.

On Wednesday, angry locals and Hindu organizations jammed a road and vandalized some rides at the fair. Deepu, son of deceased Lakhan Jadam and resident of Agar town, had come to meet his maternal aunt Kantabai. Other relatives too had arrived to celebrate the birthday of a child. The entire family had gone to visit the Kartik fair.

2 younger brother, mother & grand mother left behind him (Deepu).

Sanjay Mali, an eyewitness, also accompanied Deepu to the fair. He told, we went around the fair at night. The seesaw (Jhoola) belonged to Khalik Bhai. The accused also belonged to Khaliq's family. pic.twitter.com/NL3KjQFOQ4

— Satyaagrah (@satyaagrahindia) December 8, 2022

Shockingly, it is being said that after the initial dispute over the vulgar comments, the police officials deputed at the fair took the family away to lodge a complaint. Deepu was left behind. The accused then surrounded him, and stabbed him to death.

An eyewitness Sanjay Mali said that 4 people from Deepu’s family sat on the ride, belonging to one Khaliq ‘bhai’, while 3 were standing by. Two of the accused, also sitting on the ride, began harassing the girl and passing vulgar comments. When Deepu opposed it, they assaulted him. Soon, they called more accomplices and 20-25 of them gathered and stabbed Deepu to death.

Deepu’s father had already expired, and he was looking after his family farm while taking care of his mother, grandmother, and two younger brothers, besides also pursuing his education.

Suresh Sonagra, a relative of Deepu’s, said that the men who harassed the girl from their family appeared to be workers of the ride owner, Khaliq. “We complained to the police chowki on the fair premises, and they asked us to come to the police station to lodge the report. As soon as we left, the accused surrounded Deepu and murdered him,” he is quoted as saying by Dainik Bhaskar.

Deepu’s cousin Ashish identified one of the attackers as Sohail and said that most of them are from the Helawadi area of Ujjain.

the phone. His 20-25 people had gathered. Deepu was stabbed with a knife. According to Sanjay, 22-year-old Deepu Jadam's father has already passed away. He has mother, grandmother and two younger brothers at home.https://t.co/bq8DAxNpe8 pic.twitter.com/ZpORWLfkgC

— Satyaagrah (@satyaagrahindia) December 8, 2022

Mahakal police station head Munendra Gautam said that the police are searching for the accused and they will soon be arrested. “It’s possible that the youth was stabbed during the initial scuffle itself and fell into a corner. When the other family members came to the police station to lodge the complaint, our ASI found him lying on the ground and rushed him to the hospital. We are questioning the ride operators and checking CCTV footage,” the police officer said.

The Kartik fair is held annually on the banks of the sacred Kshipra river, starting from the day of Kartik Purnima and running for around a month. Licenses for setting up shops, eatery stalls, and joyrides are awarded by an online process by authorities. This year, the fair ran from November 7 to December 6 but ended in tragedy for a Hindu family.

Deepu Jadam joins a long list of Hindu men who have been murdered in recent years for standing up against the sexual harassment of their sisters/daughters by Islamists – Dharam Sahu, Dhruv Tyagi, Bheru Kolhi, Aditya Tiwari.

The inability of our politically correct ‘secular’ law enforcement machinery to hand down speedy and deterrent punishment to criminals, especially when they are committing gateway crimes incorrectly termed ‘eve teasing’, has emboldened them to no end. Even those accused of brutal murders of Hindu girls like Etka Deshwal manage to get bail. Media reports on such crimes commonly castigate bystanders for not intervening to save the victim but don’t utter a word against the judiciary and liberal elites who have normalized the soft treatment of criminals.

References:

hindupost.in