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India Pushes Back 'Foreigners' Into Bangladesh, Sparking Human Rights Concerns
- India has deported over 2,500 alleged Bangladeshi nationals since May, causing concerns over human rights and legal violations, according to The Indian Express.
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that almost 1,000 alleged Bangladeshis were detained, with 303 expelled, as reported by IANS.
- Dhaka has formally protested the deportations, and Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain confirmed additional protests are forthcoming.
- Rights groups condemned the deportations as violations of constitutional protections and international law, stating this represents a humanitarian crisis.
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India pushes back 'foreigners' into Bangladesh, sparking human rights concerns
India has started to push people it considers illegal immigrants into neighbouring Bangladesh, but human rights activists say authorities are arbitrarily throwing people out of the country. Since May, the northeastern Indian state of Assam has "pushed back" 303 people into Bangladesh out of 30,000 declared as foreigners by various tribunals over the years, a top official said this week. Such people in Assam are typically long-term residents with…
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Total News Sources13
Leaning Left4Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Left
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Left
45% Left
L 45%
C 33%
R 22%
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