40 terkorban dalam keganasan Hindu-Muslim di India

MINGGU lalu menyaksikan sekurang-kurangnya 40 nyawa terkorban akibat keganasan tercetus antara masyarakat Hindu dan Islam di India, khususnya di New Delhi.

Pihak polis pada Jumaat memaklumkan bahawa ratusan telah ditahan dan tahap keselamatan ditingkatkan di daerah tersebut.

Kata jurucakap polis Delhi M.S. Randhawa, polis masih dalam proses mengumpul maklumat serta menyemak rakaman video rusuhan dan kini telah menahan lebih 600 orang.

“Tahanan perlu dibuat untuk memastikan situasi terkawal,” kata Randhawa kepada media tempatan.

Keganasan tercetus akibat undang-undang kewarganegaraan yang dilaksanakan oleh kerajaan Perdana Menteri Narendra Modi.

Menurut pengkritik, undang-undang tersebut memihak kepada masyarakat minoriti di negara jiran, kecuali umat Islam.

Selain itu, India turut menyaksikan ketegangan meningkat susulan kuasa autonomi kepada masyarakat majoriti Islam seramai 200 juta orang di Jammu dan Kashmir ditarik.

Namun, keganasan memuncak pada Ahad apabila Presiden Amerika Syarikat Donald Trump membuat lawatan rasmi ke India.

Masyarakat sedunia mengkritik pihak polis di New Delhi kerana gagal mengawal rusuhan itu sehingga ratusan penduduk mengalami kecederaan.

Consider This: Teens, Tech & Trust (Part 2) — Building Digital Resilience

In Malaysia, 75% of teenagers use social media daily—but with this constant connection comes a growing number of risks. A new report by the think tank SERI titled ‘Teens, Tech, and Trust’ reveals that fewer than half of Malaysian teens feel safe online— with cyberbullying, scams, and hacking being everyday realities. Meanwhile, questions are being raised about whether schools, parents, and even social media platforms are doing enough to protect our young digital citizens. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Dr Benjamin Loh, senior lecturer at Taylor’s University School of Media and Communication and director of the Impact Lab for Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.

Consider This: Teens, Tech & Trust (Part 1) — Building Digital Resilience

In Malaysia, 75% of teenagers use social media daily—but with this constant connection comes a growing number of risks. A new report by the think tank SERI titled ‘Teens, Tech, and Trust’ reveals that fewer than half of Malaysian teens feel safe online— with cyberbullying, scams, and hacking being everyday realities. Meanwhile, questions are being raised about whether schools, parents, and even social media platforms are doing enough to protect our young digital citizens. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Vyshnavi Charrlotte, Researcher at the Social & Economic Research Initiative (SERI).