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Turkey abandons criticism of China's Xinjiang policies, cracks down on Uyg
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 8 (ANI): Turkey has abandoned its public criticism of China's Uyghur policies in recent years, and the Turkish government has begun cracking down on Uyghurs activists at home.
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Activists call for solidarity against Beijing's atrocities on Uyghur women
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 7 (ANI): On the occasion of International Womens' Day, female activists around the world called on international women's institutions as well as feminist allies from across the world to speak out against Beijing's repression of the Uyghur women.
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Senegal: 4 killed in clashes sparked after Opposition leader arrested
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Dakar [Senegal], March 6 (ANI): At least four people were killed in clashes between activists and police, which erupted in Senegal, after the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.
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Nepal activists protest in front of Myanmar Embassy against military coup
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], March 5 (ANI): A group of civil society members on Friday staged a demonstration in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Nepal against the military's crackdown on pro-democracy supporters in the Southeast Asian country.
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China moves to overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system: Report
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Beijing [China], March 4 (ANI): Less than a year after imposing the draconian national Security Law, China on Thursday launched a legislative process for drastic electoral system reform in Hong Kong, which could benefit the pro-establishment camp and further smother the political opposition
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32 pro-democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong as bail denied by judge
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Hong Kong, March 4 (ANI): A Hong Kong court on Thursday denied bail to 32 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged under a Beijing draconian national security law (NSL) after a four-day marathon court hearing.
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China to impose more institutional changes to curb democracy in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong, March 2 (ANI): Eight months since Beijing imposed the draconian national security law to curb the pro-democracy movement, authorities have used the legislation to stamp out street protests, ban activists from lobbying foreign governments, gut the legislature and arrest most of the
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47 dissidents in Hong Kong booked for 'conspiring to subvert state power'
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Hong Kong, March 2 (ANI): Hong Kong police has charged 47 former opposition lawmakers and activists for conspiring to subvert state power under the draconian national security law in the region.
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Baloch activists hold protest in solidarity with families whose members su
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Amsterdam [Netherlands] March 2 (ANI): Baloch political activists organised a protest in front of the Royal Palace in Amsterdam to show their solidarity with the families whose members have been subject of enforced disappearances in Pakistan's Balochistan province.
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Hong Kong govt calls for tighter supervision of city's public broadcaster
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, February 24 (ANI): The Hong Kong government has called for tighter supervision of city's public broadcaster by government-appointed advisers, a move seen by pro-democracy activists as an attempt to restrict freedom of the press.
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Activists, Uyghurs protest in Paris to ensure Pakistan is placed on FATF b
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Exiled journalists, human rights activists, and Uyghurs on Tuesday gathered at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) headquarters in Paris to persuade the anti-terror financing organisation to place Pakistan on the blacklist.
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Amid FATF meet, terrorists in Pakistan kills four Pashtun women activists
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
North Waziristan [Pakistan] February 22 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meet on the fate of Pakistan, a group of terrorists ambushed a vehicle carrying women activists from a non-governmental organisation in a former northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan
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