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World Uyghur Congress welcomes US Senate bills targeting China's rights ab
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As stated in the release from WUC, these bills, introduced by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Cornyn (R-TX), John Curtis (R-UT), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), represent a rare and essential agreement in Congress regarding the pressing need for a firmer U.S. response to China's domestic and int
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Former Chinese Communist official tied to Uyghur Genocide arrested in US C
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A former high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official with deep ties to the regime, which is responsible for the ongoing genocide of Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities, was found to be at the centre of a child abuse investigation in Arcadia, California, as per The Daily Caller News
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Pakistan: New report reveals alarming surge in gender-based violence in Si
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A new report by the Women Action Forum reveals over 2,500 gender-based violence cases in Sindh from 2021 to 2024. Most perpetrators were family members, with rising suicides and honor killings. Activists blame police inaction and call out Pakistan's failure to protect women.
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Argentina court opens door to justice against China's Uyghur genocide
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Argentina's top criminal court has allowed a genocide case against Chinese officials to proceed, brought by Uyghur victims. The ruling, based on universal jurisdiction, offers hope for justice over alleged abuses in Xinjiang, including mass detentions and torture, and could set a global prec
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Uyghur abuse hidden in cargo? Chinese flights to Europe raise human rights
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chinese cargo flights to Europe are under scrutiny over concerns they may be linked to forced labour involving Uyghurs. Rights groups fear goods made through abuse in Xinjiang could be reaching global markets undetected.
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BASC-SOAS Seminar highlights systematic human rights abuses against Baloch
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Baloch Advocacy and Studies Centre held its first public seminar in London, highlighting serious human rights abuses against Baloch people in Iran and Pakistan, including killings and disappearances. Experts, activists, and UN representatives called for international attention and jus
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Punjab Police busts major tramadol racket, traces supply chain from Amrits
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a significant crackdown on illegal pharmaceutical drug trafficking, the Amritsar Police Commissionerate has unearthed a sophisticated Tramadol supply chain originating from Uttarakhand's Haridwar, following a minor initial recovery of just 35 tablets in Amritsar.
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Year since Hasina fled, rights challenges abound in Bangladesh, says HRW
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Some of the fear and repression that marked Sheikh Hasina's Awami League Party's 15-year rule, and abuses such as widespread enforced disappearances, appear to have ended.
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Punjab becomes first state to launch evidence-based Anti-Drug curriculum
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Punjab is set to script a new chapter in its fight against drugs by launching India's first evidence-based anti-drug curriculum for school students.
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US: Delta Air Lines pilot held on child sex abuse charges
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delta Air Lines pilot Rustom Bhagwagar (34) was arrested on Saturday night (local time) after the plane landed at San Francisco International Airport.
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Punjab Police seizes over 1,000 kg heroin in less than 5 months under anti
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The drive, launched on March 1, 2025, on the directives of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, has led to the registration of 14,906 FIRs and the arrest of 23,647 drug smugglers, reaffirming the state government's commitment to a drug-free Punjab.
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"38 leaders have resigned, we are forming rebel Lok Janshakti Party": Shiv
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Shivraj Yadav accused Khagaria Lok Sabha MP Rajesh Verma of "arrogance" and "abuse of power".
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