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Activists in UN raise voice against atrocities in Balochistan
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar. 10 (ANI): In an attempt to draw the world's attention towards human rights violations in Pakistan's Balochistan province, Baloch activists on Friday spoke at the 37th UN Human Rights Session in Geneva and urged the world community to take action in the matter.
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Select CITYWALK promotes 'SheDecides India' global movement
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 6 (ANI-NewsVoir): The very first national movement of SheDecides, SheDecides India, a global movement, was officially launched at Select CITYWALK in the presence of Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Dr. Jaideep Malhotra, President, FOGSCI, Kamla Bha
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2nd Amendment, tax cuts at risk if Democrats take power: US President
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], Feb 23 (ANI): US President Donald Trump in a speech to Conservative activists on Friday implored them to get off their "a**" and "clobber" Democrats in upcoming elections, so that they do not try to repeal the Second Amendment, undo recent tax cuts, and install liberal judge
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Farmers detained in Haryana ahead of Delhi gherao call
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Gharaunda (Haryana) [India], Feb. 23 (ANI): Number of activists and leaders of the agitating farmers were detained by the Haryana Police in Gharaunda, ahead of their march towards Delhi on Friday.
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Voter registration at Black Panther lines
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 22 (ANI): Activists are using Black Panthers, the superhero of the recent Marvel film of the same name, which stars a nearly all-black cast as a chance to increase the voter registration of the African-Americans.
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Women activists stage 48-hr hunger strike, seeks RGV's arrest
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Visakhapatnam [Tamil Nadu], Feb 21 (ANI): Members of several women associations, led by All India Democratic Women Association (AIDWA), on Wednesday, staged a 48-hour hunger strike against Vizag police for not filing FIR against film-maker Ram Gopal Varma, over his latest film ' 'God, Sex A
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Protests erupt in Pak over Christian man's alleged blasphemy
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Feb 21 (ANI): Scores of activists of religious parties surrounded a Christian colony in Lahore, demanding the arrest of a Christian man who allegedly posted blasphemous content on the social media.
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Protest staged for release of jailed activists in Karachi
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Feb 19 (ANI): The Gilgit Baltistan Youth Alliance on Monday organised a massive protest outside the Karachi Press Club for the release of the president of Gilgit Baltistan Supreme Appellate Court Advocate, Ehsan Ali and other jailed political activists including Baba Jan.
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Protest staged in Karachi over release of jailed activists
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Feb 18 (ANI): Several political and civil society activists have staged a protest outside the Karachi Press Club to demand the release of all activists imprisoned in Pakistan's northern region.
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KSU, DYFI activists clash in Kerala
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Alappuzha (Kerala) [India], Feb 18 (ANI): A clash broke out between members of the Kerala Students Union (KSU) and the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) in Alappuzha on Saturday.
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Asma Jahangir's demise 'a great loss of Pakistan'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
(Geneva /Hong Kong) [Switzerland/China], Feb 11 (ANI): Human rights activists and organisations across the globe grieved the demise of Asma Jahangir, a Pakistani senior lawyer and a strong voice of the oppressed, who passed away on Sunday.
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PoK residents say Pakistan government exploiting their natural wealth
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Muzaffarabad [Pakistan-occupied Kashmir], Feb.1 (ANI): Activists in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have accused the Pakistan government headquartered in Islamabad of exploiting their natural wealth.
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