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MQM stages protest in London against Pak PM's threat to assassinate Altaf
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], July 11 (ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists staged a protest outside 10 Downing Street in London to draw the attention of the British government to the "death threat" to party leader Altaf Hussain by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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Can any Tom, Dick and Harry write anything against anybody on the Internet
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its order for July 13 on former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Lakshmi Puri's petition against activist Saket Gokhale over his tweets questioning the sources of income of the ex-envoy.
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China targeting Uyghur families to silence activists abroad, says Rights g
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Munich [Germany], July 8 (ANI): A pro-Uyghur group has strongly condemned the Chinese government's practice of targeting the Uyghur "family space" in order to silence Uyghurs abroad.
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US considers urgent visas for vulnerable Afghan women after troop pull out
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US] July 8 (ANI): Human and Women rights activists have asked the Biden administration to provide up to 2,000 visas specifically for vulnerable women and women's advocates who are at risk after the US troops pull out from Afghanistan.
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Goa Congress targets Centre over Stan Swamy's death, demands release of ot
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 7 (ANI): To protest against the death of jailed activist Father Stan Swamy, the Goa unit of Congress on Tuesday organised a demonstration at Azad Maidan in Panaji and demanded immediate release of other activists behind bars.
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MEA says Stan Swamy's bail pleas were rejected due to nature of charges ag
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday said that activist Stan Swamy's bail pleas were rejected due to the nature of the charges against him.
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Exiled Kashmiris urge UNHRC to act against Pakistan, accuse ISI of targeti
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), July 5 (ANI): Exiled Kashmiris and rights activists held a demonstration in front of the UN Human Rights Council building in Geneva to highlight Pakistan's systematic discrimination against Kashmiris in the region it has illegally occupied for over seven decades.
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NHRC directs Maha chief secy to ensure proper medical care to Stan Swamy
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Sunday asked the Maharashtra chief secretary to ensure that every possible effort is made to provide jailed rights activist Stan Swamy with proper medical care and treatment. Swamy was arrested in connection with
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RTI seeks information on reported meeting between Suvendu Adhikari, Solici
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Saket Gokhale, a former journalist and social activist, has sought information regarding the reported meeting between the Solicitor General of India (SGI) Tushar Mehta, with Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly on July 1, from th
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Delhi court extends interim protection to Lakha Sidhana, says don't want '
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): A Delhi court on Saturday extended the interim protection from arrest to alleged gangster-turned-activist Lakha Sidhana till July 20, in connection with Republic Day violence case, observing that it did not want 'Jail Bharo Andolan'.
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Kazakh police detain Uyghur activists involved in Xinjiang protests outsid
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Almaty [Kazakhstan], July 3 (ANI): Kazakh police on Thursday detained several activists who were involved in ongoing pickets in front of the Chinese Consulate to demand the release of their relatives held in China's Xinjiang-Uyghur Autonomous Region in Almaty.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist arrested again
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], July 1 (ANI): Marking the first anniversary of draconian Beijing-imposed national security law, Hong Kong-based pro-democracy activist and human rights lawyer was arrested for the second time in less than a month, reported an American broadcaster.
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