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Mohajir activists apprise US lawmakers of human rights violations in Pak
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 15 (ANI): A United States-based advocacy group, Voice of Karachi, has held important meetings in Washington D.C. with the Congressmen and members of powerful House committees over the latest situation in Pakistan and South Asia region.
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Former anti-apartheid activist Winnie Mandela laid to rest
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], April 15 (ANI): Former South African anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has been laid to rest in a state funeral on Saturday at Fourways Memorial park near Johannesburg in South Africa.
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YSRCP leaders hold rail roko agitations, arrested
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) leaders and activists observing rail roko agitations here over the demand to accord Special Category Status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh were arrested on Wednesday.
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SC extends anticipatory bail of Teesta Setalvad, Javed Anand
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday extended the anticipatory bail of noted activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand till May 30 in connection a case filed against them over an alleged misappropriation of funds.
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Hong Kong Activists call for release of 'political prisoners'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 7 (ANI): A Hong Kong-based non-profit organisation, along with pro-democracy groups and lawmakers, has demanded the release of the "political prisoners" from Beijing.
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Palestinians term Friday Gaza clashes "the Friday of Rubber Tires"
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 7 (ANI): The Palestinian activists had dubbed Friday's rallies as the "the Friday of Rubber Tires", with protesters setting hundreds of car tires alight along the Gaza Strip's eastern border.
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Sehwag extends helping hand to mother of deceased tribal youth
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 3 (ANI): Activist Rahul Easwar on Tuesday confirmed that he has received a cheque of Rs 1.5 lakhs sent by former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag for the mother of, a tribal man who was beaten to death in Kerala's Palakkad earlier this year.
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Twitter mourns the loss of anti-apartheid activist Winnie Mandela
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Apr. 03 (ANI): Twitter is mourning the loss of South Africa's Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the anti-apartheid campaigner and former wife of the late Nelson Mandela.
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Pakistan's outcry over Kashmir is laughable: 'Free Karachi' activist
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Apr. 03 (ANI): The Free Karachi campaign spokesperson and former Convener of Pakistan's political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Nadeem Nusrat has said that while human rights violation in any part of the world including Kashmir deserve utter condemnation
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Baloch activists observe Black Day against Pak atrocities
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], Mar 31 (ANI): A large number of exiled Baloch activists recently took to the streets of Berlin, Canada and the United Kingdom to observe Black Day and protested against Pakistan's forceful occupation of Balochistan.
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Malala arrives in Swat Valley after six years, amid tight security
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar. 31 (ANI): Nobel laureate and prominent Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai on Saturday arrived at her hometown Mingora in Pakistan's Swat Valley after a gap of six years under heavy security.
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Shimla: 74-year-old on hunger strike seeking proper enforcement of Lokpal,
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Mar. 30 (ANI): Although noted activist Anna Hazare ended his indefinite fast, a ^74-year-old man here has been on a hunger strike for the past five days seeking proper implementation of the Lokpal and Lokayukta Acts.
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