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"NEWJ & Kineer Services come together to promote financial independenc
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): Kineer Services Pvt. Ltd. - an initiative founded by a renowned Trans-rights activist, Laxmi Narayan Tripathi to secure livelihood development and financial freedom for India's transgender community - is collaborating with one of India's l
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Veteran Chinese activist arrested for speaking against human rights abuses
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], June 7 (ANI): A 44-year-old Chinese activist, Wang Aizhong, was arrested last month on the charges of 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble' for speaking his mind on Twitter, a common offence used by China's authorities to stifle dissent.
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Give Afghans living in Pakistan right to vote, says activist
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Glasgow [UK], June 6 (ANI): Afghanistan nationals living in Pakistan should be givien citizenship and the right to participate in general election in Pakistan, according to human rights activist Amjad Ayub Mirza.
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Pakistan: Resolution condemning rising attacks on journalists submitted in
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 6 (ANI): A resolution has been submitted in the Punjab provincial Assembly in Pakistan, condemning attacks on journalists and rights activists in the country.
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Environmentalists sue Sri Lanka government, MV X-Press Pearl operator over
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 5 (ANI): A group of climate and fishermen activists in Sri Lanka has filed a lawsuit against the government and operator of MV X-Press Pearl over the ship wreck that caused severe damage to the environment.
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Right activist barred from leaving China to meet seriously ill daughter in
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], June 5 (ANI): A Chinese human right activist said he has been barred from leaving China to meet his seriously ill daughter, who is admitted in a Japanese hospital.
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NHRC seeks case details, compensation over farmer activist rape at Tikri b
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had directed the Superintendent of Police, Jhajjar in Haryana, to submit a factual report on the alleged rape and subsequent death of a woman farmer activist from West Bengal who joined the farmers protest at Delhi-
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Belarusian activist stabs himself in court to protest political repression
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], June 2 (ANI): A 41-year-old Belarusian activist Stsiapan Latypau stabbed himself in court to protest political repression on Tuesday in Minsk.
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Malala features as British Vogue's July cover star
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): Activist and youngest Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai, an advocate for girls' education and women's equality became the cover star for British magazine Vogue in its 2021 July edition.
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COVID-19: Activist urges Delhi HC to issue direction over detailed regulat
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, an activist has urged the Delhi High Court to issue directions for detailed regulations regarding the manufacturing and sale of face masks and face covers.
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China using cases against Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists to stifle di
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, May 29 (ANI): The Chinese government is using cases against Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists to subdue political opposition and contain the dissent that fueled the 2019 protests.
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'Tiger King': Carole Baskin denies being part of second season of Netflix
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): American big rights cat activist Carole Baskin recently revealed that she will not be back for the second season of the popular Netflix show 'Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.'
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