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US, UK, Australia, Canada jointly condemn mass arrests of politicians in H
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 10 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, along with foreign ministers of Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom on Saturday (local time) expressed serious concern on the mass arrests of 55 politicians and activists in Hong Kong, and called on Chinese authori
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Advocates condemn mass arrests in Hong Kong on suspicion of violating secu
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Hong Kong [China], January 9 (ANI): Advocates for Hong Kong's underprivileged and ethnic minority communities on Friday slammed authorities over the recent mass arrests of 53 former lawmakers and activists, including two of their colleagues and respected rights figures, with one group accusi
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Activists protest in Dhaka against persecution of minorities by authoritie
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 8 (ANI): In the wake of Pakistani authorities attacking religious minorities in the country, activists staged a protest in the Bangladeshi capital on Friday.
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Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested in Hong Kong under national se
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 8 (ANI): Beijing's crackdown on pro-democracy protestors continues with impunity. Just a day after police arrested dozens of former lawmakers and opposition activists, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested on Thursday (local time) over an alleged violat
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China makes representation to UK over meddling in Hong Kong Affairs: Forei
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 7 (ANI): A day after the United Kingdom lambasted Beijing for the arrest of over 50 pro-democracy politicians and activists under the draconian National Security Law, China on Thursday claimed that Hong Kong was a territory of China and any interference in its domestic aff
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Over 50 Hong Kong opposition lawmakers, activists arrested under national
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Hong Kong, January 6 (ANI): Over 50 opposition lawmakers and activists were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of violating the national security law, for their part in a primary election run-off last July.
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Pashtun rights movement demands immediate release of Said Alam, other acti
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) has demanded the release of Said Alam Mahsud and other PTM activists who have been detained by Pakistani authorities and withdrawal of all false charges against them.
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Licence revocation threat for Chinese lawyer who helped HK activist
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Beijing [China], January 4 (ANI): In another instance of China's growing crackdown on dissent in the country, a mainland Chinese lawyer, who helped one of the 10 Hong Kong activists for crossing the border has been informed by authorities that his licence could be revoked for 'making inappro
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Activists to discuss role of Pakistani agents in killing Baloch activists
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Brussels [Belgium], January 1 (ANI): Amid protests against the mysterious killing of human rights activist Karima Baloch, a video conference will be held on the role of Pakistani agents in the killings of Baloch activists on January 3 and a protest will be staged in front of the Canadian Emb
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Dogra Front activists in Jammu protest against demolition of Hindu temple
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Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 1 (ANI): Dozens of Dogra Front activists on Friday protested against Pakistan here, following the demolition of a Hindu temple in the Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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US lambasts China over poor treatment of 'Hong Kong 12', demands immediate
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Washington [US], January 1 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, on Thursday, while lambasting the Chinese Communist Party for the treatment to a group of 12 pro-democracy protestors who tried to flee Taiwan in wake of Beijing's imposition of the draconian National Security Law, ca
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Imran Khan, Pak Army attacking minorities amidst rising public anger again
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Glasgow [Scotland], December 31 (ANI): In the face of rising public anger against the Pakistan Army and with Prime Minister Imran Khan's power dwindling, incidents of vandalism on places of worship of minority communities have gone up, according to human rights activists.
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