Friends of South Asia has been involved with several campaigns inside India and Pakistan , including opposition the 2002 Godhra riots , Pakistani military actions in Balochistan , Pakistan , and the 2006 bombings in Varanasi , India , as well as support for victims of the Bhopal disaster , advocacy for the civil rights of immigrants to the United States , support for the Right to Information movement , and the proposed expansion of reservations ( quota-based affirmative action ) in higher education for members of Indian castes defined as Other Backward Classes . FOSA has also specifically focused on highlighting art and activism linked to social change movements in Pakistan , including issues like peace with India , ending the Indo-Pak nuclear race , opposition to censorship and ending religious intolerance against the Ahmadiyya Muslim minority who have been victims of pogroms in Pakistan
2006 bombings in Varanasi , India
2006 Varanasi bombings
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