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Pakistan's justice system fails women: Sindh's battle against gender viole
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's persistent failure to address gender-based violence (GBV) came under sharp criticism during a dialogue on Sindh's provincial action plan for GBV prevention and response. Civil society members, rights activists, and legal experts condemned weak institutional mechanisms and patriarc
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Pakistan hides its repression behind prison walls as BYC leaders face secr
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A prominent Baloch rights activist, Sammi Deen Baloch, a central leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has accused the Pakistani government of acting out of fear over the growing public solidarity for the group's detained leaders. The activists have been in custody for more than six
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Kerala IT professional death: Minister Sivankutty seeks probe into harassm
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"...In the suicide note, he wrote that RSS activists had mentally and physically harassed him. He also mentioned things that could not be spoken about on television. Based on this, a serious investigation into the matter is being demanded," Minister Sivankutty said.
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Normalcy returns to Islamabad, Rawalpindi after TLP protest; Police confir
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Law enforcement cleared TLP protesters from Muridke after violent clashes that left several dead, including a police officer. Over 100 activists were arrested, roads reopened, and normalcy returned to Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The Punjab government called the unrest "treason and terrorism,"
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Pakistan under fire as Quetta burials expose grim reality in Balochistan
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The security operations in Balochistan have long been under scrutiny due to allegations of human rights violations. Several human rights organisations and local activists have accused Pakistani security forces of conducting "fake encounters" and extrajudicial killings under the guise of coun
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'Take down CCP': Demonstrators slam 76 years of oppression in China
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Around 80 protesters gathered outside the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco to mark the CCP's 76th anniversary, condemning decades of oppression and human rights abuses. Speakers from Tibetan, Hong Kong, and Chinese activist groups urged global support against Beijing's authoritarianism and
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Under Army Chief Munir, Pakistan's repression, coercion stretches across d
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's transnational repression has intensified under Army Chief Asim Munir because of the absolute power he has amassed. Since the last three years, under Munir, the state's coercive arm has extended way beyond Pakistan's borders and now targets journalists, activists, and increasingly,
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Israel denies reports of mistreatment of Greta Thunberg and Gaza flotilla
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The ministry said Thunberg "did not complain to the Israeli authorities about any of these ludicrous and baseless allegations--because they never occurred." It added that she and other detainees had refused to accept fast-track deportation offers, choosing instead to "prolong their stay in c
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Israel deports 137 members of the Sumud Flotilla to Turkey
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Israeli Foreign Ministry announced that 137 members of the 'Sumud' flotilla have been deported to Turkey. All activists were deported on a plane sent from Turkey to pick them up.
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Bangladesh's interim regime faces global criticism over rights violations
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Human rights activists and experts from South Asia and Europe expressed grave concern over widespread violations of human rights in Bangladesh under the interim regime of Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus.
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China's war on religion raises international outcry
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On China's 76th National Day, survivors of persecution, international rights activists, US lawmakers, and activists convened at the US Capitol for a major conference titled "Faith Under Siege: Confronting Religious Persecution and Oppression in China." The gathering shed light on the Chines
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Pakistan: Two years later, Jaranwala mob violence victims still await just
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Two years after the mob violence in Jaranwala, victims and rights activists say justice remains far from reality, with only one person convicted despite the scale of the tragedy. These concerns were highlighted at a conference on "Jaranwala tragedy of August 16, 202- Condition of minorities
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