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Delhi HC grants bail to Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal, Asif Iqbal Tanha
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Pinjra tod activists Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal and Jamia student Asif Iqbal Tanha, arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in connection with north-east Delhi violence ca
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Worldwide demonstrations mark second anniversary of Hong Kong uprising
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], June 13 (ANI): Demonstrations were staged in several cities across the globe on Saturday to commemorate the second anniversary of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.
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National Equality Party protests outside Pak high commission in London aga
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 11 (ANI): National Equality Party Jammu Kashmir Gilgit Baltistan and Ladakh (NEP JKGBL) on Thursday held a protest outside the Pakistani High Commission here against the imprisonment of political workers and human rights activists in Pakistani Occupied Jammu Kashmir and Gil
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Nepal Police detain 20 civil society leaders protesting near PM's residenc
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 11 (ANI): Nepal Police on Friday arrested 20 civil society activists and their leaders from a protest site near the Prime Minister's residence in Kathmandu.
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Families of activists who flee China's Xinjiang pay a heavy price, says ri
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 10 (ANI): Members of the Uyghur diaspora, belonging to China's Xinjiang region, who speak publicly about the arbitrary detention of their family members or criticize human rights violations, face vague charges of terrorism by Chinese authorities, according to the Human Ri
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Pakistan: Resolution condemning rising attacks on journalists submitted in
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 6 (ANI): A resolution has been submitted in the Punjab provincial Assembly in Pakistan, condemning attacks on journalists and rights activists in the country.
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Environmentalists sue Sri Lanka government, MV X-Press Pearl operator over
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 5 (ANI): A group of climate and fishermen activists in Sri Lanka has filed a lawsuit against the government and operator of MV X-Press Pearl over the ship wreck that caused severe damage to the environment.
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Right activist barred from leaving China to meet seriously ill daughter in
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 5 (ANI): A Chinese human right activist said he has been barred from leaving China to meet his seriously ill daughter, who is admitted in a Japanese hospital.
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China using cases against Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists to stifle di
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 29 (ANI): The Chinese government is using cases against Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists to subdue political opposition and contain the dissent that fueled the 2019 protests.
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Chinese aggressiveness in South China Sea threatens survival of Philippine
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 27 (ANI): Rising tensions in the disputed areas of the South China Sea, accompanied with COVID-related lockdown measures and the presence of Chinese boats are complicating the distribution of fish catches and threatening the survival of Filipino fishermen, according to a
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Growing influence of Islamists in Bangladesh eroding its secular culture:
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 24 (ANI): Bangladesh, world's third largest Muslim country, which was swept by a wave of Islamic militancy from 1999 to 2005, has seen an increase in terrorist activity in recent years, including attacks on foreigners, activists and religious minorities.
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Punjab Police nabs 2 Khalistan Tiger Force activists involved in Dera Prem
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 23 (ANI): Punjab Police on Saturday arrested two activists of the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), allegedly involved in the murder of a Dera Premi and firing on a priest.
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