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Afghanistan: Women's rights, education and jobs denied since Taliban takeo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 28 (ANI): As the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan twenty years after their ouster by the US, activists are raising concerns over the fate of Afghan women and their rights.
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Activists protest in Tokyo over China's human rights violations against mi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 27 (ANI): More than 50 activists on Wednesday representing different backgrounds held an hour-long protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo taking forward their call to Japan and the international community to hold China accountable for the human rights violations
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Taliban forcefully disperse women's rights protestors in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 26 (ANI): The Taliban have once again resorted to force to disperse female activists holding protests in support of women's rights in Kabul, media reports said on Tuesday.
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Turkish president steps back from expulsion of 10 Western ambassadors
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], October 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday stepped back from the threat to declare 10 Western ambassadors as "persona non grata" over their joint call for the release of a jailed activist businessman.
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Bangladesh police were underprepared for communal attack in Hajiganj, desp
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 24 (ANI): Despite warnings from the local puja management committee after the violence in Cumilla earlier, the Bangladesh police were underprepared for the communal attack in Hajiganj upazila of Chandpur on October 13, according to activists.
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Turkish Opposition says Erdogan's move to expel 10 Envoys linked to domest
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tankara [Turkey], October 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decision to declare personae non grata ambassadors of 10 countries that have called on Ankara to release human rights activist Osman Kavala is designed to justify Turkey's economic crisis, main opposition Re
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10 cases filed, over 3,000 unidentified persons booked for Bangladesh viol
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh] October 24 (ANI): Police were underprepared for the communal attack in Hajiganj upazila of Chandpur on October 13 despite warnings from the local puja management committee after the violence in Comilla, locals and activists said.
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Turkey's Erdogan orders to expel envoys of 10 countries including US
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], October 24 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said he had told his foreign ministry to expel the ambassadors of the United States and nine other Western countries for calling to release human rights activist Osman Kavala.
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Protests in Bangladesh against communal violence
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 23 (ANI): Hindu community leaders, students, teachers, and activists are set to demonstrate and observe a token hunger strike in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh on Saturday to press home their demand for ensuring the safety and security of religious minorities
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Tibetan activists, supporters join Global Climate Strike to raise awarenes
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 23 (ANI): Tibetan activists and supporters in Dharamshala on Friday joined the Global Climate Strike to raise awareness about the climate crisis in Tibet, ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (CoP 26) in Glasg
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Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan workers detained after group announces march to
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], October 22 (ANI): Pakistan police detained activists of the banned outfit Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) after the group announced a march to Islamabad, local media reported.
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Women activists protest against lack of women's representation in Afghan d
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 22 (ANI): Several women activists have expressed disappointment at the lack of women representatives in the Afghanistan delegation that took part in the talks in Moscow, local media reported.
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