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UKPNP holds protest at Pakistan High Commission in London, demands justice
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Hundreds of UKPNP office bearers, workers from across the United Kingdom, and rights activists joined the demonstration. The protesters chanted powerful slogans, including "We want freedom," "Justice for Zarnosh, Jibran, Javed Naji, and Tasmia," "Stop plundering our natural resources," and "
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Afghan women continue to face exclusion from education, jobs under Taliban
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Four years into Taliban rule, Afghan women remain barred from government, education, and most jobs, UN Special Representative Susan Ferguson said, Tolo News reported. Half of female staff in civil society organizations lost jobs due to funding cuts, while activists warn this exclusion harms
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Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi inaugurates Rishihood University's Mahesh
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Sonipat (Haryana) [India], August 19: Rishihood University today formally launched the Mahesh Navani School of Brain, Body, and Behaviour (MaNaS), a pioneering initiative to transform psychology and mental health education in India. The school was inaugurated on campus byNobel Peace Laureate
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Australia accused of antisemitism after blocking Israeli lawmaker's visit
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir labeled the move "a historical stain and a shame for the Australian government," blasting what he described as "the gloating cries of Israeli left-wing activists, the collaborators of Hamas, and those who defame Israel worldwide." He warned Prime Mi
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MP: Bajrang Dal activists hold protest after catching auto allegedly carry
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Bittu Sharma told ANI, "The accused have been arrested and strict action will be taken against them. If the dairy unit is found to be illegal, then it will be demolished. Further investigation is underway. The case has been registered under the relevant
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Pakistan: Sindh's Dadu district witnesses protest against Illegal tree-cut
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
On Saturday, citizens gathered on the Dadu-Johi road to raise their voices against the unauthorised logging, with lawyers, journalists, political activists, and NGO workers joining the demonstration, according to The Express Tribune.
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Human Rights Council of Balochistan highlights 'Shocking escalation' of st
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the report, Balochistan witnessed a sharp escalation of state violence in the first half of the year. HRCB documented 814 cases of enforced disappearances, nearly equalling the total number recorded in all of 2024. The victims included students, activists, labourers, and ordinar
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Protests erupt in Chennai against Supreme Court's order to move stray dogs
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Animal lovers and rights activists staged a protest in Chennai on Sunday against the Supreme Court's order directing that all stray dogs in Delhi-NCR be moved to shelters within eight weeks.
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Punjab CM Mann honours 26 eminent personalities, 19 police personnel on In
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
These state awardees included social activists, artistes, litterateurs, poets, environmentalists, government officials and others, who have made outstanding contributions in their respective fields in the larger public interest.
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BNM alleges 'organised genocide' in Balochistan at The Hague, urges UN and
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
At a conference in The Hague, the Baloch National Movement and other activists accused Pakistan of "organised genocide" in Balochistan, citing disappearances, killings, and cultural erasure, and urged global action against alleged state crimes and human rights abuses.
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Clashes break out in Kerala's Kannur over raksha bandhan celebration; four
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
RSS-BJP workers were allegedly assaulted by CPI(M) activists as they left a house after a raksha bandhan celebration near Kayaralam Gopalan Peedika at Mayyil panchayat in Kannur, Kerala, on Wednesday night, said the police.
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Pakistan: 785 enforced disappearances, 121 killings documented in first ha
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Baloch National Movement's human rights department, Paank, made a chilling revelation of the dangers being faced by Baloch activists in Pakistan. It said on Thursday that in the first 6 months of 2025 alone, Paank documented 785 enforced disappearances and 121 killings.
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