Search For "activist"
Unyielding resolve: Baloch activists risk lives in hunger strike amid Pak
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The BYC is demanding the immediate release of their leaders who have been detained by the authorities. The activists are calling for an end to enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan.
Read More
Tibetans, Chinese activists hold peaceful protest in Geneva amid UNHRC ses
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
On June 16, as the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC 59th Session) began, the Tibetan Community of Switzerland and Liechtenstein (TCSL) organized a peaceful protest in Geneva to draw attention to ongoing state repressions within the People's Republic of China under the Chine
Read More
"Interest here is money to counter India": Sindhi activist Laghari critici
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Sindhi human rights advocate and author, Sufi Laghari criticised Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir visit to White House and accused US President Donald Trump of being "confused" and motivated by business interests in Pakistan.
Read More
Nepali activists demonstrate outside Israeli Embassy, Iranian consulate, c
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Nepali activists on Wednesday held a peaceful demonstration outside the Israeli embassy and Iranian consulate in Kathmandu, calling on both parties to de-escalate the raging conflict.
Read More
China's transnational crackdown targets activists abroad: Article 19 Repor
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A new report by Article 19 reveals how China targets exiled activists worldwide through digital surveillance, threats, and intimidation, including harassment of their families back home. The report documents cases in 12 countries and urges governments and tech firms to act against growing tr
Read More
Dylan O'Brien joins cast of 'Being Heumann'
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Actor Dylan O'Brien is set to star alongside Ruth Madeley and Mark Ruffalo in 'Being Heumann', Apple's adaptation of the bestselling memoir from disability activist Judy Heumann, reported Deadline
Read More
Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch exposes Pakistani state repression from pri
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Mahrang Baloch, writing from a Quetta jail, accused the Pakistani state of targeting peaceful Baloch activists through arrests and smear campaigns. She defended her non-violent advocacy, described harassment in Norway, and called for justice and rights for Balochistan's people, stressing tha
Read More
JSMM Chairman Shafi Burfat appeals to UN over systematic repression in Sin
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Shafi Burfat of JSMM urged the UN to act against Pakistan's alleged human rights abuses in Sindh, including raids, abductions, and enforced disappearances. He accused the military of targeting Sindhi activists and land grabs, calling for urgent global intervention and a UN fact-finding missi
Read More
3 bodies found, student disappeared amid ongoing abuses in Balochistan
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Three bodies were found in Balochistan's Panjgur and Khuzdar districts, and a Karachi University student was allegedly abducted in Turbat. Rights groups say enforced disappearances, killings, and abuse by security forces continue unchecked, despite government claims of stability in the regio
Read More
Telangana: K Kavitha leads flash protest against bus fare hike, detained b
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Telangana Jagruthi President and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha, along with party activists and supporters, staged a flash protest at Bus Bhavan here on Tuesday, strongly opposing the recent hike in bus pass fares across the state.
Read More
Greta Thunberg among activists detained as Gaza-bound aid ship seized by I
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Greta Thunberg and other activists aboard the Gaza-bound aid ship 'Madleen' were detained by Israel in international waters. Israel claims they ignored Hamas atrocities, while rights groups call the interception illegal. The activists were shown an October 7 attack video and now face depo
Read More
IDF intercepts Gaza Flotilla 'Madleen'; Hamas labels it state terrorism
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship 'Madleen', carrying Greta Thunberg and activists, stopping it from reaching Gaza. Hamas called the action "state terrorism." Israel said aid should come through official channels and described the flotilla as a media stunt, not a r
Read More