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China's crackdown deepens: Lawyers, activists, and minorities face escalat
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
China's human rights situation draws global concern as lawyers, activists, and ethnic minorities face growing repression. Laws targeting ethnic unity and cybersecurity increase pressure on Tibetans, Uyghurs, and dissenters. Despite risks, activists, including feminists and Qi Hong, continue
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Balochistan shut down as province-wide strike sparks mass arrests of polit
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Security forces, including police and levies personnel, launched a sweeping crackdown, arresting numerous political leaders and activists belonging to various parties in Quetta and other districts. In Quetta alone, authorities reportedly detained over 100 demonstrators from areas such as Sar
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Tibetan activists worldwide demand immediate release of ailing environment
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Tibetan youth and activists across Europe and the United States have launched coordinated protests against the Chinese government following its unexpected and arbitrary decision to extend the prison sentence of Tibetan environmentalist A-Nya Sengdra.
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147 Tibet rights groups condemn China's crackdown, demand activist's relea
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A coalition of Tibet-focused organisations condemned China's crackdown on Tibetan activists, including A-Nya Sengdra, whose prison term was extended to February 2026. Rights groups highlighted worsening conditions, harassment of cultural and environmental defenders, and urged international a
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Pakistan journalists, activists raise alarm over press freedom restriction
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Journalists and rights activists in Islamabad expressed concerns over growing restrictions on press freedom, comparing it to censorship under General Ziaul Haq. Tributes were paid to veteran journalists Nisar Osmani and CR Shamsi, while speakers urged unity to resist media curbs and uphold a
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Afghan migrants report surge in forced deportations from Pakistan
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Afghan migrants in Pakistan say deportations have intensified since the government's August 31 deadline, with many facing hardships due to halted visa renewals. Rights activists have urged Pakistan to pause the removals until Afghanistan's situation improves, Tolo News reported.
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Kerala Child Rights Commission files complaint against Rahul Mamkootathil
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
It has now become one of the new complainant along with nine separate complaints submitted by politicians and social activists, the Kerala Crime Branch confirmed on Wednesday.
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Toronto Conference highlights Pakistan's atrocities in Balochistan on UN D
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Canadian Baloch Congress held a human rights conference in Toronto highlighting enforced disappearances in Pakistan's Balochistan, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Speakers condemned abductions of activists and civilians, called for global awareness, and demanded accountability from Pakist
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Oppressed nations rally in London, submit memorandum to UK PM on Internati
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, leaders and activists of Sindhi, Baloch, Pashtun, Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK), and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) communities staged a massive protest outside 10 Downing Street, demanding global atten
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"More retired judges openly behaving like political activists," says Law C
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sharing an X post, Hitesh Jain raised concerns over comments by Justices Abhay Oka, Madan B Lokur, S Muralidhar, and Sanjib Banerjee and alleged a "partisan" behaviour.
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Kerala: DYFI activists block Congress MP Shafi Parambil's vehicle in Vadak
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The incident occurred as Shafi Parambil MP was returning from an Onam event for differently-abled children organised by local MLA K.K. Rema. DYFI activists jumped in front of his vehicle, waved banners with sharp remarks, and shouted slogans demanding accountability.
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Quetta ATC extends remand of BYC leaders, including Dr. Mahrang Baloch; ac
Updated : 7 months ago IST
She reiterated that the strength of the movement is derived from the people: "Our struggle began on the streets and has now entered the courts. These very courts, where numerous cases of missing Baloch and Pashtuns are unresolved, have failed to recover them despite having protection orders.
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