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Siddaramaiah condemns death of Gauri Lankesh, says Karnataka lost strong p
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sept. 5 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday condemned the death of Senior journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh and said it 'is an assassination on democracy'.
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Social Activist Parull Mahaajan honoured with 'Shri Shakti Samman'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI-NewsVoir): Eminent Social Activist Parull Mahaajan was recently felicitated for her phenomenal contribution in the field of Women Empowerment by Smt. Krishna Raj Central Minister of State for Women and Child Development.
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Pak`s I-Day declared `Black Day` by civil activists in Afghanistan`s Pakti
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 15 (ANI): Civil activists in Paktia province of Afghanistan, declared August 14, the Independence Day of Pakistan, as a "black day" in the history of the region.
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BJP leader, 250 workers detained in Srinagar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug.15 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) youth wing national vice president Aijaz Hussain and 250 youth wing activists were detained here on Monday night before they could flag off a 'Tiranga Yatra'.
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Activist Medha Patkar breaks 17-day long fast in Dhar jail
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 12 (ANI): Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar broke her 17-day long fast in the Dhar jail after drinking lemonade on Saturday.
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PoK people living in 'slavery': Political activist Taifoor Akbar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [Pakistan-occupied Kashmir], Aug 12 (ANI): Political activist Taifoor Akbar has said that the people in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are living in slavery as there are no roads and factories in the region.
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Baloch activists oppose CPEC, demand Pakistan, China's exit from Balo
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin, [Germany] August 11 (ANI): Exiled Baloch leaders and activists on Friday gathered in Germany's Berlin city to voice their concern against the under construction multi-billion dollar China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
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Senior journalist questions Pak double standards with regard to Gilgit rig
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gilgit, Aug.11 (ANI): Days after police in the Hunza region of Gilgit-Baltistan arrested popular social media activist Hasnain Ramal for highlighting rights violations in region through his posts, a senior journalist of Gilgit-Baltistan
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Pakistan: Social media activist arrested for flagging rights violations in
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug.11 (ANI): Police in Gilgit-Baltistan's Hunza region have confirmed the arrest this week of a well known social media activist for posting material that they said was in violation of the Anti-Terrorism Act and the Cyber Crime Act 2016.
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State Govt should step in: Activist on Vijay fans trolling woman journalis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug. 10 (ANI): Condemning the online abuse of journalist Dhanya Rajendran by the fans of Tamil actor Vijay, an activist on Thursday asserted that the State Government should step in and ensure that such miscreants are booked so that cases like these do not occur
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People of Gilgit-Baltistan demand release of jailed political activist Ha
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gilgit [Pakistan], Aug.9 (ANI): Several organisations, including the Gilgit Baltistan Thinkers Forum (GBTF), have strongly condemned the arrest of Hasnain Ramal, a social media and political activist from the Hunza valley in Gilgit Baltistan.
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Baloch up the ante against China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Aug.7 (ANI): Exiled Baloch leaders and activists will gather in Berlin, Germany, on August 11 to voice their protest against the under construction multi-billion dollar China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
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