NEW DELHI, India, Jun 03 (IPS) – A Muslim call centre operator at a COVID-19 ‘war room’, who once saw himself a COVID-warrior, is now unemployed after being falsely branded by a top politician as a key member of a bed-for-bribe scam. He is a victim of the rise in Islamophobia in India as the country grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic – with scant evidence of condemnation from the authorities, say activists.
Read the full story, “Indian Muslim minority targeted during COVID-19 pandemic”, on globalissues.org →
Guterres honours Indonesian troops who paid ‘ultimate sacrifice’ 
‘Season of fear’: Escalating Israeli attacks on West Bank olive farmers, deadly strikes on Gaza 
Haiti: Elections on hold as gangs adapt to security crackdown, Security Council hears 
Protecting Earth’s fragile biodiversity takes spotlight at Armenia talks 
Gaza: Funding cuts leave half a million without food assistance 
Afro-Brazilian Religious Communities Face Mounting Discrimination Amid the Climate Crisis