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Children among dead, injured in Myanmar military airstrikes: Activists
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 31 (ANI): Children were among those killed and injured in airstrikes by Myanmar's military on an ethnic rebel-controlled area in the country's southeast, humanitarian aid groups said, as junta forces stepped up their offensive in the region.
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Rights report highlights unlawful killings and forced disappearance of Bal
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 31 (ANI): In its 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights, the US State Department has highlighted significant human rights issues in Pakistan, including unlawful or arbitrary killings by the government and forced disappearance of Pashtun, Sindhi and Baloch human rights
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Baloch activists stage anti-Pak protests across the world to mark March 27
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): Supporters of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) carried out several protest marches across the world, in cities in Germany, the Netherlands and South Korea on Saturday.
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Two Tibetan activists start bike rally demanding Bharat Ratna for Dalai La
Updated : 5 years ago IST
McLeodganj [Himachal Pradesh], March 23 (ANI): Two Tibetan activists, Tsering Yeshi from Dehradun (Uttarakhand) and Chimmi Tamden from Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), on Tuesday started a bike rally from McLeodganj and will go all over India to get support and signatures on a petition demanding B
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Artists fear censorship as China tightens grip on Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, March 22 (ANI): in order to tighten control over Hong Kong and purge dissent, Beijing may pressure a new museum in the city to remove exhibits that displease China in the opening exhibition.
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UNHRC: Baloch activists accuse Pakistan of violating human rights in Baloc
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI): Baloch political activists have raised the issue of human rights violations in Pakistan's resource-rich Balochistan province by the state security agencies during the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday.
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US, Japan should stop interfering in our internal affairs: China
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 17 (ANI): China on Wednesday firmly opposed the recent US-Japan joint statement and asked the two nations to immediately stop interfering in its internal affairs, Chinese state media Xinhua reported.
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Animal rights activists slam Pakistan over use of sedated lion cub in brid
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 16 (ANI): Known for its dismal record of animal conservation and 'trophy hunting' of endangered animals, Pakistan on Monday faced the wrath of netizens over the use of a sedated lion cub in a bridal photoshoot, reported Gulf News.
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China demands love as it represses Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, March 15 (ANI): If you can believe the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), then the former British colony of Hong Kong is thriving because of the former's magnanimity. The truth is that Beijing is determinedly stifling Hong Kong and turning it into a mimeograph of the rest of authorita
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UK politicians slam police's harsh reaction to vigil of murdered London wo
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 15 (ANI): Several UK politicians and activists slammed London police's heavy-handed approach at a Saturday night vigil for Sarah Everand, a 33-year-old woman who was murdered and her body was found in South London on Friday.
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US calls on Russia to end persecution of independent voices amid mass arre
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 14 (ANI): The United States has called on Russia to release about 200 opposition activists who were detained in Moscow on Saturday.
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200 opposition activists detained in Moscow
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 14 (ANI): About 200 opposition activists were detained in Moscow on Saturday, according to a statement from Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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