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BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Melville, New York, was vandalised on Monday with hate messages inscribed on the driveway and the sign of the temple outside the gate. A person spray-painted threatening and derogatory anti-Hindu messages on the driveway and sign of a Hindu temple in Melville, causing damage, Suffolk police said. According to reports, the act of vandalism was carried out at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, at 2 Deshon Drive, sometime between 7 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 a.m. Monday, police said. Suffolk County Police Hates Crimes Unit detectives are investigating the criminal mischief incident as a hate crime. Meanwhile, Consulate General of India in New York has strongly condemned the vandalism of the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Melville, calling the act "unacceptable." The matter has been raised with US authorities. In a post on X, the Consulate General wrote, “The vandalism of the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Melville, New York, is unacceptable ; The Consulate @Indi...

Yazidi refugees have endured great hardship, but the Canadian government has done little to ease the burden of those who have come to Canada. On August 3, 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) attacked Shingal (Sinjar), a region predominantly inhabited by the Yazidi people, resulting in the deaths of around  12,000   people and the abduction of approximately 3,000 girls and women who were taken as slaves. Some of these women now live in Canada, but despite their relocation, they continue to carry the heavy burden of severe trauma, emotional turmoil, and financial difficulties. The survivors of this genocide are left with profound trauma—both physical and psychological—that continues to affect their daily lives. They have endured the loss of family members, escaped sexual slavery, and witnessed unimaginable violence and death. Mahira Zindanan, a 19-year-old Yazidi survivor based in Surrey, BC, was only nine when ISIS overran her village and took her captive. Sitting ...

In his opening address, the Coordinator for International Advocacy Dr. Dindar Zebari underscored the KRG's extensive endeavors to secure justice, protect human rights, and provide reparations for the Yezidi victims ERBIL - The Kurdistan Region’s Coordinator for International Advocacy Dr. Dindar Zebari emphasized the KRG's unwavering commitment to achieving justice for the victims of the Yezidi genocide since the horrific events of 2014. This declaration was made during a significant international conference on genocide and crimes against humanity, jointly organized by Salahaddin University, Canada-based Northern Justice Watch (NJW), RABA organization and Green Desert. In his opening address, the Coordinator for International Advocacy Dr. Dindar Zebari underscored the KRG's extensive endeavors to secure justice, protect human rights, and provide reparations for the Yezidi victims. He highlighted the significant recognition by influential international bodies that the atrocit...