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Activist Umar Khalid held for role in Northeast Delhi violence
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): Activist and former JNU student Umar Khalid has been arrested by the special cell in connection with his alleged role in the violence of Northeast Delhi, said Delhi Police.
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COVID-19: Medha Patkar approaches SC for interim release of prisoners char
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): Social activist Medha Patkar approached the Supreme Court for interim release of prisoners charged under Special Acts amid COVID-19.
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Himachal Pradesh Governor, Chief Minister condole demise of Swami Agnivesh
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 13 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Governor Bandaru Dattatraya and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur condoled the demise of social activist Swami Agnivesh.
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Sitaram Yechury, Yogendra Yadav named in Delhi riots supplementary charge
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): Delhi Police has filed a supplementary charge sheet against founding members of Pinjra Tod, Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and student activist Gulfisha Fatima in Karkardooma court.
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'Country lost crusader of liberation of bonded labourers': Manmohan Singh
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday "expressed shock and anguish" over the passing away of social activist and former Haryana MLA Swami Agnivesh and conveyed his condolences to his followers.
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Uyghur activist protests outside Chinese Embassy in US on anniversary of s
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): Rushan Abbas, an Uyghur American activist, staged a protest outside the Chinese Embassy in the United States on the second anniversary of her sister's detention in northwestern China's Xinjiang province.
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Agnivesh fought for the marginalised sections with great courage and convi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday expressed grief over the passing away of social activist and former Haryana MLA Swami Agnivesh and said that he fought for "the marginalised sections of our society" with "great courage and conviction"
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US 'deeply concerned' 12 Hong Kong activists denied access to lawyers: Pom
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): The United States is concerned that 12 Hong Kong rights activists who were arrested two weeks ago have been denied access to their lawyers, said Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday (local time).
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Woman activist lashes out at judicial system in Pakistan for not protectin
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], September 12 (ANI): London-based Pakistani human rights activist and spokeswoman for Justice for Minorities in Pakistan Anila Gulzar has lashed out at the judicial system in Pakistan and condemned the death sentence awarded to a 37-year-old Christian man, Asif Pervaiz, in Lahore
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Shabana Azmi expresses sorrow over Swami Agnivesh's demise
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): As a social activist and former Haryana MLA Swami Agnivesh breathed his last on Friday, veteran actor Shabana Azmi expressed sorrow over his demise.
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Social activist Swami Agnivesh passes away at 80
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): Social activist and former Haryana MLA Swami Agnivesh passed away on Friday at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in Delhi.
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Disney's choice to film Mulan in Xinjiang tacit approval of Chinese oppres
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 10 (ANI): Rushan Abbas, an Uyghur-American activist, has hit out at Disney over its choice to film several scenes of the movie 'Mulan' in northwestern China's Xinjiang, saying it is tacit approval of the Chinese government's brutal campaign against the Uyghurs.
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