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Baloch activist surrenders, claims ISPR
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 28 (ANI): The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has issued a statement in which it has confirmed the surrender of Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) activist Abdul Rasool along with his group and ammunition on Wednesday.
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Prison riot: Indrani moved CBI court fearing sexual assault, says senior l
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 28 (ANI): Indrani Mukerjea, accused of the murder of her daughter Sheena Bora, moved the special Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) Court in Mumbai, fearing that she could be sexually assaulted by Byculla jail authorities, senior lawyer and social activist
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J-K Cop lynching: Activist returns award, says `Talibanisation` happening
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Condemning the brutal lynching of Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mohammed Ayub Pandith by a mob, Human Rights Activist Shabnam Hashmi returned her award National Minority Rights Award saying the spreading 'Talibani
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North Eastern people 'made to feel like foreigners', say women a
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Responding to the Delhi Golf Club's eviction of a woman from the north east for allegedly not adhering to prescribed attire, women activists on Tuesday condemned the club for making the north eastern community feel like 'foreigners' in their o
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Women activist slams Hyderabad hotel for denying room to single woman
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru(Karnataka) [India], June 27 (ANI): Dubbing the Hyderabad incident where a woman was refused a room for being 'single' as regressive, women rights activist Brinda Adige on Tuesday slammed the patriarchal mindset of the hotel authorities.
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Women activists for action against cop asking rape survivor for sexual fav
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai/ New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Condemning recent Rampur incident, where a cop asked for sexual favour from a rape survivor to nab her perpetrators, women activists on Thursday said that strict action needs to be taken against the police personnel for his act.
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Important for "pati parmeshwar" society to understand man, woman
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Following the incident where a man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife to death in northeast Delhi's Dilshad Garden area, women activists on Thursday said it is extremely important for the people and the "pati parmeshwar" society to u
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Baloch activist demands UN intervention to stop Pak atrocities in Balochis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): Baloch Republican Party activist Abdul Nawaz Bugti on Wednesday called on the United Nations Economic and Social Commission to raise concerns about the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects that have been causing 'political instability
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European court strikes down Russia's 'gay propaganda' law
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 21 (ANI): A European court has declared a Russian law banning expressions of "gay propaganda" to be discriminatory, ordering Moscow to pay out compensation to three gay rights activists and setting the stage for further conflicts with Europe over Russia's
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Activist lashes at UP, Haryana Govt. over increasing crimes against women
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Following the incident where a woman was gangraped in a moving vehicle in Sohna and was later thrown out in an unconscious state in Greater Noida, women activist Annie Raja on Tuesday lashed out at the Chief Ministers of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for creatin
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Begusarai stripping incident blot on India's image: Women activist
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 19 (ANI): Condemning the recent Bihar's Begusari incident of stripping and parading of two minor girls, women activist has said the horrendous incident is a blot on India's image.
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Germany: JSMM protests against human rights violations, atrocities by Pak
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Frankfurt [Germany], June 18 (ANI): Activists from the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM) here protested against human rights violations and the atrocities by Pakistan against the Sindhi, Baloch, Pashtun, Kashmiri and Saraiki.
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