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UN experts call for evacuating Russian activist Navalny over heath concern
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 21 (ANI): A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed alarm at the deteriorating health situation of detained Russian Government critic Alexei Navalny, and called for his urgent medical "evacuation" from Russia, Office of the United Nations High Comm
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Bangladesh launches crackdown against hardline Hefazat-e-Islam, arrests 10
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 19 (ANI): Over 100 leaders of the hardline Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam and its activists have been arrested following last month violence and vandalism across Bangladesh.
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Delhi court dismisses police's plea over 4-day custody of R-Day violence a
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): A Delhi court on Monday dismissed the plea of Delhi Police seeking four days custody of actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, in another Republic Day violence case.
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Covid: Karnataka activist develops mask that grows into plant once sown af
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 19 (ANI): A Karnataka-based social entrepreneur and environmental activist has come up with a unique initiative for conserving the environment by introducing eco-friendly masks made up of cotton rags which will grow into plants once disposed off in the so
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Deep Sidhu remanded to one-day judicial custody
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI) A Duty Magistrate in Tihar Jail on Sunday said that the remand hearing of the actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, an accused in the Republic Day violence case, will be heard by the concerned magistrate on Monday.
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UK demands private medical care for jailed Russian activist Navalny
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], April 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK Foreign Office has demanded that Axey Navlealny, a jailed Russian opposition activist, be granted access to private medical care amid reports that his health has deteriorated.
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US: Sindhi American activists highlight rights violation in Pakistan with
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 18 (ANI): Several US-based Sindhi activists are on an almost month-long arduous journey from New York, outside the United Nations headquarters, to Washington DC to highlight human rights violations in Sindh province in Pakistan.
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South Korea: Minority right activist who was earlier attacked, fears depor
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 18 (ANI): Rohat Austin, a well-known rights activist who has been highlighting the Pakistani establishment's persecution of religious minorities, has said that he is on the verge of being "handed over" to the Islamic State of Pakistan.
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UK, EU condemn sentencing of Jimmy Lai, other Hong Kong pro-democracy acti
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], April 18 (ANI): The United Kingdom and the European Union condemned the decision to sentence publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai and multiple pro-democracy figures to prison for their roles in the 2019 mass protests that rocked the city for a year.
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Hours after getting bail, R-Day violence case accused Deep Sidhu arrested
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Crime Branch of Delhi Police arrested actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, an accused in the Republic Day violence in the national capital, in another case on Saturday.
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Delhi Court grants bail to Deep Sidhu, accused in R-Day violence case
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): A Delhi Court on Saturday granted bail to actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, arrested in connection with a case relating to violence in Red Fort on Republic Day.
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US condemns sentencing of seven Hong Kong pro-democracy activists: Blinken
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 17 (ANI): The United States condemned the sentencing of seven pro-democracy activists who took part in a peaceful assembly of 1.7 million people in Hong Kong, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday.
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