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Karnataka Assembly passes bill to impose cess on movie tickets and OTT sub
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Karnataka Assembly unanimously passed the Cine and Cultural Activists (Welfare) Bill of 2024, which aims to impose a cess of 2 per cent on movie tickets and Over-the-Top (OTT) subscriptions.
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Pakistani forces detain several young Baloch women in Khuzdar during peace
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The detentions, conducted by Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, have sparked outrage among activists and rights groups, who accuse the Pakistani state of escalating its repression of Baloch dissent.
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Tibetans in-exile condemn China's policies, hold candlelight vigil
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Tibetan activists said that Beijing's policies in Tibet have resulted in egregious violations affecting the fundamental rights of Tibetan children and their access to education.
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Protests escalate in Balochistan amid rising concerns over enforced disapp
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Enforced disappearances remain a major concern in Balochistan, sparking ongoing protests over the abductions of political activists, students, and journalists.
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Pakistan: False FIR filed against Baloch activists amid protests for Zahee
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Pakistani administration lodged an FIR against top Baloch rights activists, including Maharang Baloch, on Saturday, who were demanding the release of forcibly abducted people.
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Call for justice and recognition of 1971 Bangladesh genocide intensifies
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
With eyewitness accounts and advocacy from human rights activists, researchers, and former legislators, the push for international recognition and justice for the victims of the genocide, which resulted in an estimated three million deaths, is gaining momentum.
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Pakistan police attack peaceful Protest demanding safe recovery of abducte
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Several Baloch rights activists have taken to the social media platform 'X,' claiming that security forces tortured the protesters in Quetta.
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Hyderabad: 20 detained during protest at Osmania University to postpone DS
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Around 20 students and activists of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi Vidyarthi (BRSV), the student wing of Bharatiya Rashtra Samithi (BRS), were detained by police on Tuesday during a protest at Osmania University in Hyderabad.
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Pashtun leader severely injured in attack, activists demand to sent him to
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The US chapter of PTM has issued a statement demanding that Gilaman Wazir should be shifted from Pakistan to Germany for medical treatment, calling it an extremely important step for his proper treatment and survival.
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Nepal: Activists protest at China-built Pokhara Airport, denounce BRI as i
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
A group of protestors comprising locals and activists protested in front of China-built Pokhara International Airport, denouncing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a tool to intervene in the Himalayan nation.
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Pakistan's gender gap index hits rock bottom, second worst globally
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Women's rights activists have issued impassioned pleas for both state and societal commitment to address gender disparities effectively. They emphasise the need to redefine the roles prescribed to women by Pakistani society and the government.
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UN side event spotlights China's rising Islamophobia targeting Uyghurs, Ka
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Human rights activists, diplomats, and other intellectuals highlighted the growing Islamophobia in China targeting Uyghur Muslims and Kazakhs during a side event at the UN Human Rights Council's 56th session in Geneva.
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