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Headline Archive for year 2003, 2004, 2005

2003 - March - April - May - June - July-August- September - October - November

December 2005

December 28th 2005	US	U.S. Should Act To Prevent Return of Hindu Refugees To Afghanistan From Germany
	US	"Harvard Don Denigrates Hindus"
December 24th 2005	India	Hindu Teacher Ordered to Remove Bindi at Christian School
December 05 2005	Germany	Hindu Refugees Being Forcefully Returned to Afghanistan From Germany

November 2005

November 30th 2005	Guyuna	Christian Fanatics Firebomb Hindu Temple in Guyana
November 13th 2005	Pakistan	Hindu Girls Forced to Convert to Islam
November 8th 2005	India	Quake The Final Straw For Kashmiri Pandits (Hindus)
	India	Supreme Court Criticizes Tamil Nadu Handling of Shankaracarya's Case
November 4th 2005	Pakistan	Kidnappings of Hindu girls reaches fever-pitch in Pak

October 2005

October 21st 2005	India	Mumbai lawyer serves notice to Paris cabaret
October 16th 2005	India	Chhattisgarh tense after Dussehra clashes
	Bangladesh	Attack for toll during Durga Puja protested
	Pakistan	No Crematorium For Hindus In Lahore, Pakistan
	Bangladesh	Miscreants Vandalise Durga Icons In Bangladesh
October 12th 2005	India	Islamic militants kill Hindus taking advantage of Kashmir earthquake
October 1st 2005	India	Christian Terrorists Massacre Eight Hindu Civilians in India
	Pakistan	Pakistani students get anti-hindu lessons in all their textbooks
	UK	Racist attack in Basingstoke on Hindu meeting
	Pakistan	Hindus being kidnapped in Sindh: Pak MPs
	Pakistan	Kidnapping of Hindu girl in Pak evokes protests, strike

Septempter 2005

September 26th 2005	UK	Hindu Human Rights Decides How to Dispose of "Ram" Shoes
September 10th 2005	UK	HHR Ask for Advice On What To Do With 500 Pairs of "Lord Rama" Shoes
	US	Gay Magazine Cover Censored For Offending Hindus
September 4th 2005	Pakistan	Hindu couple arrested for blasphemy

August 2005

August 27th 2005	Nepal	Civilians killed by Maoist bomb
August 26th 2005	India	Kashmir attacks leave 14 wounded
August 24th 2005	US	Misconceptions About Hinduism in Educational Materials
August 23rd 2005	India	Attack On Mata Amritanandamayi Foiled
August 13th 2005	India	Five Hindus killed, nine hurt in militant attack
August 11th 2005	UK	UK Hindus Deal With Racism
	US	Houston Hindu Youth Slain While Meditating in Park
August 10th 2005	US	Vandals Hit Hindu Temple, Church In Central Florida

July 2005

July 29th 2005	India	Militants slit Hindus' throats'
July 22nd 2005	India	Islamic Extremist Groups threaten Kashmiri Hindus
July 15th 2005	US	Hindu American Foundation Gets US Congress Attention: Reviews Hindu Human Rights Abuses in Pakistan, Bangladesh
	Bangladesh	Bangaldesh’s Hindu population has declined by 50 per cent since 1971
July 14th 2005	US	Terrorists guilty of killing Kashmiri Hindus: US Congressman
July 5th 2005	India	Islamic Jihadists attack Ayodhya – the essence of Hindu dignity Ram Janmabhoomi premises
July 3rd 2005	India	Exhibition on Jammu Kashmir militancy at Capitol Hill
July 1st 2005	Pakistan	Parliamentarians commission for human rights condemns the act of burning of a Hindu Temple in Nowshera
	UK	House of Lords' concern over Dhaka's alleged harassment of minorities
	UK	Hindu rights violated claims report

June 2005

June 25th 2005	India	PDP trying to wipe out `Hindu symbols' in Jammu Valley: BJP
June 24th 2005	Pakistan	Pakistan lawmakers angry over Hindus' oppression
	India	Maoists kill 21
	India	Hindu leader hacked to death in broad daylight
June 19th 2005	Pakistan	Hindus opressed in Pakistan reports Human Rights commission
June 15th 2005	India	Terrorists blow up bridge on Amarnath yatra route
June 13th 2005	Fiji	Hindu concern for temples
	UK	Hindus rally against Minelli in London
June 12th 2005	UK	Hindus hold protest in front of French Embassy in London
June 10th 2005	UK	French retailer removes shoes
June 1st 2005	India	Hindu Holy Place Altered by Technology, Development, Pollution

May 2005

May 30th 2005	UK	Soap in BBC ignites Hindu ire
	UK	French footwear retailer Minelli faces ire of Hindu rights group for depicting Gods on shoes
	UK	Lord Rama caught on wrong foot
May 25th 2005	India	Religious row over tsunami relief
	India	Terrorists blow up bridge on pilgrimage (Amarnath yatra) route
	Fiji	Hindu Priest calls for respect of worship places
	India	Most Released, One Sentence Commuted in 1999 Murder of Missionary
	France	HHR group in the French Media
May 20th 2005	UK	The media and Hinduism
	US	Stop insulting Hinduism
May 11th 2005	UK	Successful protest against Lord Shiva adverts
May 10th 2005	US	Hindu Gods, Beer Labels dont mix says Lawsuit
	UK	HHR Protest against Hindu Gods appearing on French Shoes
May 6th 2005	Nepal	Hindu Leader shot dead in Nepal by maoists
	USA	Row over Gayatri Mantra at US fashion show
	USA	Hindu Woman claims Religious and Sexual bias

April 2005

April 2005:	USA	Hindus Excluded From National Day of Prayer in Michigan Town
	FIJI	Fiji's Methodist Church Insists On Christianity Only in National Constitution
	Nepal	Icon of Lord Vishnu Stolen From Pashupatinatha Temple in Nepal
	Canada	Hindus and Sikhs Criticize Pope's Interfaith Policies on Canadian TV Program

March 2005

March 21st 2005	Pakistan	Hindu temple bombed, 17 killed
	South Africa	Hindu community outraged by car advert
March 15th 2005	Pakistan	Pakistan temples in dilapidated condition
March 7th 2005	US	American Hindus, an amicus curiae
March 6th 2005	UK	New UK Laws Will Protect Against Discrimination On The Grounds Of Religion Or Belief
March 5th 2005	US	Store withdraws undergarments with Hindu symbols

February 2005

February 25th 2005	EU	Ban on Swastika shelved
	Nepal	Suspected Maoists kill Hindu leader in Surkhet, abduct youths in Dhading
	Nepal	UNHCR discusses Hindu refugee problem
February 14th 2005	Nepal	Nepal, The Next Tibet
	India	4 killed, 35 wounded by terrorist grenade attack
February 3rd 2005	India	Pawns without a vote

January 2005

January 27th 2005	Bangladesh	Criminals damage Hindu temple
	Nepal	Maoists abduct 700 schoolkids and 45 teachers in Nepal
January 25th 2005	India	Accident or conspiracy
	Nepal	Maoists expel pundit from village, burn Hindu scriptures
	UK	Hindus reclaim their symbol of life
January 24th 2005	India	Conversion attempts in the time of grief
January 23rd 2005	India	French scribe slams Amnesty for ignoring Kashmiri Pandits' plight
January 21st 2005	India	Christians pray for destruction of temples
January 21st 2005	India	Hindu leaders oppose evangelists controversial program
January 21st 2005	UK	Hindu Council fights Swastika ban
January 16th 2005	India	Villagers furious with Christian Missionaries
January 5th 2005	India	Women Guru pledges $23 million tsunami relief
January 5th 2005	UK	Temple Targeted twice by arsonist
January 5th 2005	UK	Hindu Organisations launch national campaign for tsunami victims

December 2004

December 31st 2004	Sri Lanka	Government restricts humanitarian aid to Hindu Tamils
December 30th 2004	UK	Hindu groups unite in aid effort
	India	Christians See Conversion Opportunities in Disaster Relief
December 29th 2004	USA	Hindu Temples hold prayer vigil for tsunami victims
December 18th 2004	Pakistan	Hindus demand equal rights
	UK	Parliament Deals With Incitement To Religious Hatred
December 14th 2004	Malaysia	Malayasia Hindu Sangam Schedules Emergency Meeting on Christian Conversion
	India	Nehru's view on Religion
December 6th 2004	Pakistan	Hindus demand equal rights
	India	Temple burgled of Holy Idols
	Bangladesh	Hindu Cricketers from India threatened with death by Islamic groups
December 2nd 2004	UK	British Media hurts Hindu sentiments again
December 1st 2004	UK	Hindu Organisations protest over portrayal of Ganesha

November 2004

November 30th 2004	India	Naxals Ask Tribals to Adhere to Ancestral Religion
November 29th 2004	Nepal	Hindu organisations in Nepal pray for Shankaracharya's release
November 28th 2004	India	Hindus face hostility in Jammu
November 26th 2004	UK	Hindu Council demands continued autonomy of Kanchi Mutt
November 26th 2004	US	Hindu American Foundation expresses concern over the arrest of Shankaracharya of Kanchi
November 24th 2004	India	People tortured to testify against the Hindu Saint
November 15th 2004	India	Holy Idols stolen from temple
November 8th 2004:	Pakistan	Another Hindu girl kidnapped in Pakistan
November 8th 2004	Singapore	Hindu Temple in Singapore slated for demolition

October 2004

October 29th 2004	Pakistan	Hindus still waiting for Diwali aid
October 26th 2004	India	Hotel accused of hurting Hindu sentiment
October 24th 2004	Pakistan	Hindu girl raped and held hostage
	Pakistan	Hindu DharamShala razed
October 22nd 2004	Bangladesh	Communist Party give death threats to Hindus
October 19th 2004	India	Durga puja performed after a decade in Tripura
October 15th 2004	UK	Hindu Council launches anti-conversion petition
October 11th 2004	UK	Hinduism Third-largest religion in UK
October 6th 2004	India	Villagers say no to Maoist literature
	India	Conditions in Kashmiri migrant camps appalling
October 5th 2004	India	Pakistani journalists visit Hindu Kashmiri refugee camps
October 4th 2004	Trinidad	Government not supporting Hinduism
	Egypt	Hindu practices banned (fatwa) by Mullahs.
	Bangladesh	List of incidents against minorities

September 2004

September 8th 2004	Bangladesh	BNP's Hindu cleansing operations
September 7th 2004	India	Italian Ambassador denies knowledge of misuse of Hindu images
	South Africa	Hindus in SA protest use of Deities on a dress
	India	Hindu Organizations And Leaders Appeal For A Ban On CD's Portraying Hindu Gods And Godessess In An Indecent Manner
September 1st 2004	Iraq	12 Hindu Nepalese Killed by Islamic terrorists

August 2004

August 29th 2004	Bangladesh	Hindu arson victims still without aid
	Bangladesh	Hindu Villagers suffer persecution
August 28th 2004	Bangladesh	22 Hindu houses torched and robbed
	India	Indian Government destroys sacred 1000 pillared temple sanctum
	India	4 killed and 54 injured by Assamese terrorists
	India	PM's intervention sought to stop insult to Hindu Images
August 19th 2004	UK	UK Show On Kashmiri Pandits' Plight Draws Little Response
August 17th 2004	Fiji	Another Hindu temple robbed and desecrated
August 15th 2004	India	Terrorists kill 16 people in Assam
	India	Plan to kill Hindu pilgrims in Kashmir foiled
	India	Religious leaders protests demolition at Tirupati Temple
	Kuwait	Cremation illegal in Kuwait
	Bangladesh	Hindu house set on fire
August 4th 2004	Nepal	Hindu Population drops in Nepal
		BBC World Service's "Heart and Soul" program on Goddesses featured an interview with HHR. This was aired on Wednesday 11th August 1045; 1545; 2045; Thursday 12th August 0245 . Listen online
August 2nd 2004	UK	Nightclub Protest Sparks Debate On UK Hindu Youth

July 2004

July 28th 2004	India	Ancient Temple robbed
July 24th 2004	Pakistan Malaysia	Hindus Threaten Strike After Kidnapping Hindu Mother Gets Custody of Sons Converted to Islam
July 17th 2004	UK:	London footwear apologises for printing 'OM' on slippers BBC Report
July 13th 2004	Trinidad	Hindu group protest denial of Radio licence
	US	Hindu Religious Leaders and Western Scholars Advised to Find a Balance
July 12th 2004	US	Hindu Temple robbed
July 5th 2004	UK	What Attracts Hindu Youth?
	India	Police stop Hindu Pilgrim march
July 3rd 2004	UK	HHR protests against Roberto Cavalli's defamation of Hinduism
	UK	Eastern Eye Report on Cavalli issue
July 1st 2004	India	Offensive lingerie in Godhra sparks VHP protest

June 2004

June 30th 2004	UK	Leicester nightclub insults Hinduism
	India	Insult to Lord Hanuman in a question for Life Science paper of National Eligibility Test (NET)
June 28th 2004	Australia	Australian Hindus Protest Use of Lord Vishnu in Magazine Article
June 27th 2004	India	Hindu Hostages have their throats cut by terrorists in Kashmir
	Bangladesh	Hindu Temple Bombed
	India	Terrorists raid Kashmir village and kill ten
June 24th 2004	UK	Hindu Temple May Be Razed For Roadway
	Nepal	Conversion at Full Momentum in Nepal
	Portugal	Catholics protests at Hindu worship at Fatima Shrine
June 15th 2004	India:	Life in Kashmir for Hindus
	India:	Commentator Tavleen Singh Speaks Out Against "Hindu" Being Used As a Term of Abuse
	Fiji:	Fijian Chief Apologizes to Indian Community
	USA	How Hindus Are Targeted With "Friendship Evangelism"
June 14th 2004	Nepal:	Maoists abduct 197 kids in Nepal
	India:	Use of term 'saffronisation' hurts Hindu Monks
	India:	Terrorists in Tripura kidnap 24 people
	India	Kashmir terrorists attack tourists
June 11th 2004	UK	Roberto Cavalli apologised
	Sri Lanka	Lord Buddha on bikinis now.
June 10th 2004	USA:	Harrods to transcend Hindu underwear
	UK	BBC report on Harrods apology
	India	Report by Hindustan Times
	UK	Twin artists offer official response on Bekham portrait
June 9th 2004	UK	Harrods apologies and removes display
June 8th 2004	UK	HHR letter to Mohammed Al- Fayed, director of Harrods
June 7th 2004	UK	Hindu Gods on Designer underwear; Hindu Human Rights group protests!
June 6th 2004	Malaysia	Young Hindus face discrimination in Malaysia

May 2004

May 31st 2004	Saudi Arabia	Hindus Killed for revenge by Al-Qaeda
May 23rd 2004	US:	Congressman Expresses Concern Over Persecution Of Hindus in Bangladesh
	India:	Kashmir Killing of Hindus on the rise
May 21st 2004	India: India India	The criminality of the Communist party The Summer of Our Discontent The white woman and India
May 20th 2004	India:	Leftist wants India 'De-Hinduised'
May 3rd 2004	US	Protest against Denver Post for racial hatred
May 2nd 2004	UK	Lord Ram idol vandalised last October awaits replacement HHR protests against the BBC due to its continued misrepresentation of Hinduism. The letter details coverage from BBC2's Newsnight aired on 19 April 2004 - full report

April 2004

April 30th 2004	Malaysia:	Malaysias law refuses to recognise Hindu rights
April 20th 2004	UK	The Benign Face of Modern Hatred
April 18th 2004	UK	HHR continues protest against Ismail Merchants film 'The Goddess'
April 16th 2004	Pakistan:	Dictatorship does not want Hindu Temples restored

March 2004

March 30th 2004	Pakistan:	Text books in Pakistan preach Jehad against Hindus and India full report
March 29th 2004	Pakistan	Human Right Abuses Against Hindus in Pakistan full report
March 24th 2004	Pakistan	Lashkar e-Taiba vows to kill Jews and Hindus as revenge for Terrorist leaders death. full report
March 20th 2004	North-East India:	Terror-struck Tripura families seek safety in extremist Bangladesh full-report
March 13th 2004	UK	BBC Radio 4 interviews Hindu Human Rights Group on the protest against the film "The Goddess" click here to Listen \| source
March 10th 2004	UK:	Response of HHR to the statement by Ismail Merchant on the film "The Goddess" full report
March 7th 2004	UK:	Hindus in UK say no to Tina Turner as Shakti full report
March 3rd 2004	Germany US	Plan to Start Journalism School in Bangalore full report International Religious Freedom Report 2003:US State Department full report
March 1st 2004	UK	BBC coverage biased, say British Hindus full report

February 2004

Feb 25th 2004	South Africa	Durban Temple Robbed and desecrated full report
	Bangladesh	Hindu temple, houses torched full report
Feb 18th 2004	Bangladesh	A minority women brutally gang raped before her children, belongings looted - victim seeks Justice : An Investigative report of HRCBM- Dhaka conducted at village Agarpur Das Para, P.S. Kuliarchar, Dist. Kishoreganj, Bangladesh. full report
Feb 16th 2004	USA	Hindu Couple In US Can Fly The Flag, But Not Openly full report
	India	Evangelists in Tamil Nadu are Upsetting Hindus full report
Feb13th 2004	USA:	Hollywood disgraces Hindu Goddess full report
Feb 7th 2004	Holland	The Agni Foundation organizes lecture on ’Religious cleansing for centuries in the south Asian subcontinent’full report

January 2004

Jan 30th 2004	Sri Lanka	Increase Of Unethical Conversions of Hindus In Sri Lanka full report
Jan 25th 2004	USA	Florida Community Orders Resident to Stop Flying Hindu Prayer Flag full report
	South Africa	: Temple robbed and vandalised full report
Jan 21st 2004	Fiji:	Another temple ransacked in Fiji. full report
Jan 20th 2004	Fiji	Temple Desecrated in Fiji full report
	India	De-Hinduising the army. full report
Jan 2nd 2004	Bangladesh:	30 hurt, 20 Hindu houses burnt in Bangladesh HHR would like to remind you that the incident came less than two months after 11 members of a Hindu family, including a four-day-old infant, were burnt alive in southeastern Chittagong district - full report

December 2003

Dec 29th 2003	Afghanistan	: Hindus Fear Constitutional Rights Inadequate - full report
	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka plans to restrict religious conversions - full report
Dec 21st 2003		Bid to demolish Hindu temple in Bangladesh foiled - full report
Dec 19th 2003	US	United States state department's annual report International Religious Freedom has said terrorists are commiting attrocities against Hindus in Jammu& Kashmir - full report
Dec 16th 2003	India	: Hindu girl tortured by Christian employer - full report
	India:	Court admits petition against vulgar devotional songs - full report
Dec 14th 2003	UK	Hindus meet to discuss attacks - full report
Dec 10th 2003	Nepal	Communists bomb Hindu temple in southern Nepal, burn Buddhist bus - full report
	Bangladesh	Bangladeshi Hindus are discriminated: full report
Dec 8th 2003	Bangladesh	Hindu priests shut down temples in central Bangladesh after attack - full report
	India	Does South Asian Studies Undermine India? - full report
Dec 2nd 2003	India	Conversions can be human rights violation : Swami Dayanand - full report
	India	Islamic terrorist kill Hindu and Sikh girls - full report
Dec 1st 2003	USA	String of arsons puts Houston's Hindus on edge - full report
	USA:	Teaching Religious Intolerance- Christian fundamentalist textbooks display a breathtakingly arrogant attitude toward other religions - full report

November 2003

Nov 20th 2003	Bangladesh	11 Hindus burnt alive - full report
	UK:	Christian Fanatics get minimal sentence for desecrating Hindu temple - full report
Nov 18th 2003	India	Seven bombs found in temple - full report
Nov 17th 2003	Bangladesh	Terrorists give Hindus ultimatum to convert. full report
Nov 13th 2003	Pakistan	150 year old Hindu temple faces demolition. full report
Nov 11th 2003	Pakistan	Atrocities on Minority Hindus in Peshawar, Northwest Frontier Province - Please sign the petition to help Hindus is Pakistan.
Nov 3rd 2003	India	: Motilal Banarasidas withdraws Ganesha book - full report
	USA	: Website details Missionaries' Goal to Eliminate Hinduism in India - full report
	London:	HHR reviews the latest attack on Hindu temple - full report
	Pakistan:	Hindus ordered to vacate homes - full report
Nov 2nd 2003	USA	: Nude picture of Lord Ganesha insults Hindus- full report

October 2003

Oct 28th 2003	India	: Ancient Hindu temple turned to fortress after terrorist threats - full report
Oct 26th 2003		London: Hindu temple vandalised - full report
		Fiji: Hindu temple burned down - full report
Oct 22nd 2003	India:	Where's India's Holocaust museum ?
	Sri Lanka:	Report on ethnic cleansing of Hindu Tamils
	Pakistan:	Hindu families in Pakistan forced back to India.
Oct 11th 2003	India:	Goa Governor calls for re-building temples destroyed by Portuguese
Oct 9th 2003	Canada:	Toronto Star publishes "apology" after "nude" Goddess Durga
Oct 3rd 2003	India	: Hindu Pilgrims killed in Jammu & Kashmir

September 2003

Sept 27th 2003	India:	Goddess Durga in jeans raises furore
Sept 30th 2003	India:	19 wounded in Kashmir Blast

August 2003

Aug 21	Malaysia:	Hindu Youth Organization in Malaysia Wants to Protect Temples From Demolition
Aug 13	India	400 year old temple set on fire

July 2003

July 21st 2003	India:	Six Hindu pilgrims killed in bomb blast at sacred Vaishno Devi shrine
	India:	Kashmir attack on Hindu pilgrims
	UK:	Britain ignores Bangladeshi persecution
	UK	: HHR latest press release
	Bangladesh:	Rape and torture empties the villages
July 17th 2003	India:	Hindu pilgrims dragged out of their homes and killed
July 5th 2003	USA:	"Om" as Sock Decoration Makes U.S. Hindus Unhappy
July 1st 2003	Pakistan:	Holy Idols missing from temples
	Pakistan	: Hindu women protest at abduction

June 2003

June 28th 2003	South Africa:	Hindu ire over ‘beefed up’ South African ad
June 25th 2003	Austria:	Austrian Magistrate Says Hinduism Not a Recognized Religion
June 10th 2003	England	: Earl of Mar supports the claim that Hindus were ‘‘lost, spiritually blind and Hinduism is a false religion’’.
	England	Insensitive Remarks by British Religious Panel Dismay Hindus
June 9th 2003	India:	3 Hindus killed in Jammu

May 2003

May 22nd 2003	India	Hindu Temple burnt in Arunachal district
May 7th 2003		Latest Press Release: HHR Protest opposite 10 Downing Street (Westminster) on Sunday 6 July 2003 at 11:30 am. Read more
	India	20 Hindus gunned down in Tripura
May 5th 2003	India	Hindus in Kashmir fast for freedom
May 2nd 2003	India	8 Hindus hacked to death in Kerala

April 2003

April 30th 2003	USA	American company appologises for printing Lord Ganesha on Slippers
April 26th 2003	USA	Images of Hindu God Ganesha on slippers adds insults to Hindu sentiment and religion. Read more in Hindu Focus

March 2003

March 24th 2003	India	24 Hindus tortured and massacred in Kasmir; Killing two children
	India:	Hindus beheaded by terrorists in Kashmir
March 1st 2003	North America	Hindu Temple fire bombed in USA
	Bangladesh:	Hindu temple ransacked, icon ravaged, two women raped.
	Amnesty:	Hindus must be protected in Bangladesh
		Hindus, the last of the pagans -HHR Article
	India:	Raghunath Temple attacked by terrorists
	India	Ancient Hindu Temple attacked in Kashmir, 12 innocent pilgrims killed, many injured.

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44 Hindus massacred in Temple in Gujurat.

Sri Lankan Army occupy 247 Hindu Temples in Jaffna

Hindu Priest Killed in Bangladesh

Ancient Hindu Temple grabbed in Bangladesh

1560 Hindu Temples destroyed in Sri Lanka

"Colonial Outlook" Alleged at BBC World Service Investigation

Protest against the British Media for Hindu Bashing!

Trauma of Hindu Kashmiri Refugees

Rape and Dishonour (French Version)

Fear grips Hindus in Jammu

Protect Hindus, Amnesty to Bangla govt

Hindu Family of six massacred in Kashmir

Vandals desecrate Statues in S.African Temple

Indian parties plead Indian refugees' cause

Image India: as French scribe sees it

Upset over the developments in Gujarat, a French journalist has blamed foreign media for India's bad image in the West by describing as `nonsense' propagation of India as an intolerant Hindu majority. Read more