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Advocate-activist Sudha Bharadwaj released from Mumbai's Byculla jail
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 9 (ANI): Advocate-activist Sudha Bharadwaj, who was recently granted default bail by the Bombay High Court in the Bhima Koregaon case was released from Byculla jail in Mumbai on Thursday.
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted over banned Tiananmen vigil
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 9 (ANI): As many as three Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, have been convicted of charges linked to last year's banned Tiananmen Massacre vigil.
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Dr. Ratna Raju recognised as Inspiring Social Activist
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI/PNN): Noted social activist and entrepreneur Dr Ratna Raju has bagged another honour. Dr Ratna Raju has been awarded the prestigious "Inspiring Social Activist of the Year 2021" award by the NationWide Awards.
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Rights group calls on Pakistan to quash activist Idris Khattak's sentence
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI): A human rights group called on Pakistani authorities to quash the verdict against political activist Idris Khattak, saying they should allow the activist adequate legal representation to defend himself.
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Protesters take to streets in Kabul, call for inclusive govt
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 7 (ANI): With the demand for more inclusivity in the government, activists and schoolteachers held a protest in eastern Kabul on Monday, reported Tolo News.
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China's human rights record is under the scanner as the country prepares t
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China] December 6 (ANI): China's human rights record is under the scanner as the country prepares to host the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, with activists pointing out that rights abuses go against the spirit of the games.
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Bhima Koregaon case: NIA seeks urgent hearing of its plea in SC against ba
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday sought urgent listing of its plea before the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court's order of granting default bail to advocate-activist Sudha Bharadwaj, who was arrested and had been in jail for
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Pak military court convicts rights activist of espionage
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 5 (ANI): A Pakistan military court has convicted rights and political activist Idris Khattak for espionage and sentenced him to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment.
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CBI files chargesheet against 24 persons for allegedly killing two Youth C
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a chargesheet against a total of 24 accused persons who were allegedly involved in the murder case of two Youth Congress activists in Kasargode District of Kerala.
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Bhima Koregaon case: NIA moves SC against bail granted to Sudha Bhardwaj
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court's granting default bail to advocate activist Sudha Bharadwaj, who was arrested and has been in jail for over two years in the Bhima Koregaon case.
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Former UN employee claims China wants to ensure the Uyghur genocide is nev
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 3 (ANI): A United Nations employee, who was fired last week for accusing the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) of providing the names of Chinese government opponents and activists to the Chinese government, has called for an ext
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NGO Live to Inspire collaborates with Ayush Jain to educate masses with fr
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI/ATK): In an attempt to increase the computer literacy rate among the masses of the country, NGO Live To Inspire in collaboration with social activist Ayush Jain has launched various free computer classes aiming to make the concept digital education popular.
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