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Pashtun leaders arrest triggers protests in Washington
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 10 (ANI): Dozens of activists rallied in front of the residence of the Ambassador to Pakistan in Washington, DC on Saturday afternoon against the arrest of lawmakers and leaders of a civil rights movement, campaigning for Pakistan's ethnic Pashtun minority.
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US, UK, Australia, Canada jointly condemn mass arrests of politicians in H
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 10 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, along with foreign ministers of Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom on Saturday (local time) expressed serious concern on the mass arrests of 55 politicians and activists in Hong Kong, and called on Chinese authori
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Advocates condemn mass arrests in Hong Kong on suspicion of violating secu
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], January 9 (ANI): Advocates for Hong Kong's underprivileged and ethnic minority communities on Friday slammed authorities over the recent mass arrests of 53 former lawmakers and activists, including two of their colleagues and respected rights figures, with one group accusi
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Activists protest in Dhaka against persecution of minorities by authoritie
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 8 (ANI): In the wake of Pakistani authorities attacking religious minorities in the country, activists staged a protest in the Bangladeshi capital on Friday.
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Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested in Hong Kong under national se
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 8 (ANI): Beijing's crackdown on pro-democracy protestors continues with impunity. Just a day after police arrested dozens of former lawmakers and opposition activists, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested on Thursday (local time) over an alleged violat
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Amid distrust, Afghan peace talks in Doha a road to nowhere: PoK activist
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], January 8 (ANI): Amjad Ayub Mirza, an exiled activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir raised doubts over the ongoing peace negotiations held in Doha between the Afghan government and Taliban.
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Activist calls on European leaders to pay attention to Pak army's threat t
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], January 8 (ANI): Days after the mysterious death of activist Karima Baloch, the National Equality Party Jammu Kashmir Gilgit Baltistan and Ladakh (NEP JKGBL) has called on European leaders to pay immediate attention to the threat faced by Pakistani diaspora residing in the conti
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China makes representation to UK over meddling in Hong Kong Affairs: Forei
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 7 (ANI): A day after the United Kingdom lambasted Beijing for the arrest of over 50 pro-democracy politicians and activists under the draconian National Security Law, China on Thursday claimed that Hong Kong was a territory of China and any interference in its domestic aff
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Pakistan's minority rights activist attacked in S Korea seeks help for med
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Seoul [South Korea], January 7 (ANI): A Pakistani minority rights activist and lawyer attacked with a knife in South Korea on Tuesday has sought help for his medical treatment.
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Sindhi Foundation to protest over human rights violations outside Pak Emba
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): Munawar Sufi Laghari, Executive Director of Sindhi Foundation and a well-known political activist in Pakistan urged the people of Sindh, Balochistan, Pakhtunkhwa to join a protest against the worst form of human rights violations and abuses in Pakistan, outs
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Over 50 Hong Kong opposition lawmakers, activists arrested under national
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 6 (ANI): Over 50 opposition lawmakers and activists were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of violating the national security law, for their part in a primary election run-off last July.
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Pashtun rights movement demands immediate release of Said Alam, other acti
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) has demanded the release of Said Alam Mahsud and other PTM activists who have been detained by Pakistani authorities and withdrawal of all false charges against them.
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