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Enviromental activist David Suzuki biopic in works, makers to introduce pr
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Canadian scientist and internationally decorated environmental activist David Suzuki's new feature biopic is in the works
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SC refuses to interfere with dismissal of Medha Patkar's plea in defamatio
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the decision of the Delhi High Court's in having upheld a Magistrate courts' (JMFC) order that dismissed social activist Medha Patkar's plea seeking examination of an additional witness in a defamation case filed by her against Lieutenant Gover
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Activist condemns PoJK's unprecedented police deployment to crush peaceful
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan-occupied Jammu-Kashmir (PoJK) Activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has vehemently denounced the decision made by the PoJK authorities to deploy 567 platoons of reserve police in a desperate manoeuvre to quash the demands of the Joint Awami Action Committee.
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147 Tibet rights groups condemn China's crackdown, demand activist's relea
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A coalition of Tibet-focused organisations condemned China's crackdown on Tibetan activists, including A-Nya Sengdra, whose prison term was extended to February 2026. Rights groups highlighted worsening conditions, harassment of cultural and environmental defenders, and urged international a
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Pakistan journalists, activists raise alarm over press freedom restriction
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Journalists and rights activists in Islamabad expressed concerns over growing restrictions on press freedom, comparing it to censorship under General Ziaul Haq. Tributes were paid to veteran journalists Nisar Osmani and CR Shamsi, while speakers urged unity to resist media curbs and uphold a
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Afghan migrants report surge in forced deportations from Pakistan
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Afghan migrants in Pakistan say deportations have intensified since the government's August 31 deadline, with many facing hardships due to halted visa renewals. Rights activists have urged Pakistan to pause the removals until Afghanistan's situation improves, Tolo News reported.
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Kerala Child Rights Commission files complaint against Rahul Mamkootathil
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
It has now become one of the new complainant along with nine separate complaints submitted by politicians and social activists, the Kerala Crime Branch confirmed on Wednesday.
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Maratha Quota Protest: Activist Manoj Jarange breaks fast after govt accep
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil ended his fast unto death after accepting the Maharashtra Cabinet sub-committee's Government Resolution on Maratha reservation, calling it a "Diwali" for the community.
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Toronto Conference highlights Pakistan's atrocities in Balochistan on UN D
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Canadian Baloch Congress held a human rights conference in Toronto highlighting enforced disappearances in Pakistan's Balochistan, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Speakers condemned abductions of activists and civilians, called for global awareness, and demanded accountability from Pakist
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Maratha agitation: Mumbai Police arrives at Azad Maidan to vacate area fol
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil is on a hunger strike here, and his supporters are present here as well.
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AAP extend its "full support" to Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarang
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Singh said, "We have given our full support to Manoj Jarange Patil on behalf of AAP and Arvind Kejriwal. He has been agitating for Maratha reservation for the past several years... We all support his movement and appeal to him not to put his health in danger... The court should also consi
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"Even if I die, I will not rise from this ground": Maratha reservation act
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
After Mumbai Police denied permission to continue the agitation, Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil, who has been on a hunger strike for the last 5 days, said on Tuesday that even if he dies, he will not leave the protest site Azad Maidan.
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