History Thread for “minority”

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March 22, 2023 Breaking

Israel Proselytizing Bill Controversy

Reports circulating online have drawn widespread attention to a legislative proposal in Israel that would place restrictions on certain forms of religious proselytizing, including the sha...

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August 25, 2017 Wars & Conflicts

Rohingya Genocide

Rakhine State · Sittwe · Myanmar

On August 25, 2017, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked police posts in Rakhine State, Myanmar. The Myanmar military responded with coordinated operations against Rohingya ...

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August 3, 2014 Wars & Conflicts

Yazidi Genocide

Sinjar · Nineveh Governorate · Iraq

Yazidi Genocide On August 3, 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launched an हमला on the Sinjar region of northern Iraq, targeting the Yazidi minority. ISIS forces captured ...

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January 27, 2013 Breaking

Israel accused of forcing birth control on Ethiopian Jewish women

Tel Aviv · Tel Aviv District · Israel

Reports in Israel raised serious concerns that Ethiopian Jewish women were given long-term birth control injections without full consent. The allegations centered on the use of Depo-Prove...

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March 11, 2010 Breaking

Timothy Jacob Wise

They hate white people “The goal of abolishing the White race is, on its face, so desirable that some may find it hard to believe th...

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June 14, 2009 Breaking

Asia Bibi blasphemy case

Itan Wali · Punjab · Pakistan

Asia Bibi, also known as Aasiya Noreen, is a Pakistani Christian woman whose prosecution under Pakistan's blasphemy laws became an internationally recognized legal and religious controver...

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October 21, 1993 Wars & Conflicts

1993 Burundi Genocide Overview

Bujumbura · Bujumbura Mairie · Burundi

In 1993, Burundi experienced a brutal ethnic conflict that resulted in a genocide primarily targeting the Hutu population. The violence erupted after the assassination of the first democr...

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April 17, 1975 Wars & Conflicts

Cambodian Genocide

Phnom Penh · Cambodia

Cambodian Genocide On April 17, 1975, the Khmer Rouge seized Phnom Penh and established control over Cambodia, initiating a regime of social and political transformation. The regime, led...

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March 25, 1971 Wars & Conflicts

Bangladesh Genocide

Dhaka · Dhaka Division · Bangladesh

Bangladesh Genocide On March 25, 1971, the Pakistan Army launched Operation Searchlight in Dhaka and other major cities of East Pakistan, targeting Bengali nationalists, intellectuals, s...

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January 1, 1948 Breaking

Yemenite Children Affair: Disappearances and Controversy in Early Israel

The Yemenite Children Affair refers to a long-running controversy in Israel between 1948 and 1954, involving the disappearance of mainly Yemenite Jewish infants and toddlers shortly after...

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August 7, 1933 Wars & Conflicts

Simele Massacre

Simele · Dohuk Governorate · Iraq

Simele Massacre On August 7, 1933, units of the Iraqi Army entered the town of Simele in northern Iraq during a military campaign targeting Assyrian communities. Tensions had escalated f...

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January 1, 1915 Wars & Conflicts

Assyrian Genocide

Hakkari · Hakkari Province · Turkey

Assyrian Genocide On January 1, 1915, systematic attacks against Assyrian communities began in the eastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Assyrians, a Christian mino...

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April 27, 42 Politics

Rise of Coptic Christianity in Egypt

Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral · Cairo · Cairo Governorate · Egypt

Coptic Christianity, one of the oldest Christian traditions, has seen notable growth within Egypt in recent years. Rooted deeply in Egyptian history, the Coptic community continues to exp...

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