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Palestine calls on UNSC to stop Israeli activists' planned incursion into
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ramallah [Palestine], May 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Palestine on Tuesday called on the United Nations Security Council to stop Israel from escalating tensions against Palestinians after Jewish activists reportedly decided to break into a holy mosque in East Jerusalem.
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Former Pak Dy Speaker Suri lodges FIR after being attacked by 'PML-N activ
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 29 (ANI): Pakistan's former Deputy Speaker of National Assembly Qasim Suri has filed an FIR with Islamabad police on Friday after being allegedly attacked by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) activists in Islamabad over derogatory slogans raised against Pakista
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Activists keep focus on Xinjiang access as UN rights chief preps for China
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 29 (ANI): The planned visit to China by the United Nations high commissioner for human rights should meet minimum standards to be considered credible, several rights groups have said.
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Uyghur internment camp survivors demonstrate outside UN office in Geneva
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 27 (ANI): Uyghur activists, many of whom are survivors of the internment camps set up by China in the Xinjiang region on Monday demonstrated for a week outside the United Nations compound in Geneva demanding a meeting with the UN human rights chief, a media report
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Sedition charges slapped against 87 persons in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 27 (ANI): At least 87 people, including 25 women, were detained in Jamshoro district of Pakistan's Sindh province on sedition charges, according to local media on Wednesday.
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Pakistani dissidents call for diffusing ethnic and religious conflicts
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 27 (ANI): Prominent Pakistani intellectuals, journalists, and activists have called on the Shehbaz Sharif government to focus on diffusing ethnic and religious conflicts in the country.
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Pakistan activist group protests against police crackdown on its workers
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 26 (ANI): Many workers of Pakistan's activist group Sindh Taraqqi-Pasand Party (STP) staged a protest against the police crackdown on its workers and called for a shutter down strike across Shaheed Benazirabad district in Sindh Province.
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Activists, political parties call on Taliban to reopen girls' schools 'as
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 22 (ANI): Several activists and political parties on Thursday called on the Taliban to reopen schools for girls in Afghanistan "as soon as possible".
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China targetting social media handles of Tibetan government-in-exile: Repo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], April 20 (ANI): China is targetting the social media handles of the officials of the Tibetan government-in-exile and human rights activists in a bid to silence the voice raised against the Chinese occupation of Tibet, a media report said.
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Court orders Pakistan probe agency to stop harassing Imran Khan-led party'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): Pakistan High Court on Thursday ordered the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to ensure that the social media activists are not harassed by any officers, local media reported.
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UK refuses to stop oil, gas production despite climate protests: Energy Se
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom will not stop oil and gas production in the country despite ongoing large-scale protests by environmental activists, UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng said on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: PTI to move HCs over harassment of its social media activists
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has decided to move high courts over alleged harassment of its social media activists following protests and trending online campaigns about Imran Khan's ouster, Pakistan media reported.
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