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Tibetan activists hold hunger strike to boycott Beijing winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], February 4 (ANI): Five major Tibetan NGOs jointly organised a daylong hunger strike in Dharamshala to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 which is beginning from Friday.
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Over 100 rights activists stage protest outside Chinese embassy in Tokyo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 4 (ANI): More than 100 human rights activists representing Japanese society held a demonstration outside the Chinese embassy in Tokyo on Friday morning.
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Students for Free Tibet stage protest in Dharmshala against Beijing Winter
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Dharmashala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], February 4 (ANI): Activists of Students for Free Tibet (SFT) joined the global protest with a symbolic photo action in Dharmashala on Thursday against the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games being held in China. The Tibetan activists staged a drama to
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UN Mission in Afghanistan seeks information from Interior Ministry about l
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 4 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Thursday sought urgent information from the country's Interior Ministry on the latest detentions of two women activists over the last 24 hours by the Taliban.
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China's warnings to athletes over free speech during Olympics show its des
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Sydney [Australia], February 4 (ANI): Beijing Winter Olympics reveal a very different face of China as during the Summer Olympics in 2008, authorities had not imposed severe restrictions on locals and did not warn visiting athletes over speaking against Beijing. However, this time a lot has
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Taliban arrest two more women activists in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 3 (ANI): The Taliban arrested two women activists in Kabul in last 24 hours, media reports said on Thursday.
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Chinese authorities scramble to house arrest, silence critics ahead of Bei
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): Chinese authorities have detained activists in their homes and sent others to jail, censors have shut down the social media accounts of prominent critics and officials have warned Olympians that protest could bring a prosecution soon before the start of
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Women activists disappearing in Afghanistan under Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 30 (ANI): Women activists who were voicing for their rights have suddenly disappeared in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime.
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Probe launched over missing Afghan female activists: Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 30 (ANI): An investigation has been launched into the case of two female activists who went missing nearly two weeks ago, the Taliban spokesperson said on Saturday.
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India urges Pakistan to stop human rights violations in Balochistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): India urged Pakistan to stop human rights violations in Balochistan province on Friday as human rights groups and activists have raised concerns over their targetted killing in the region.
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CCP will utilize Beijing Olympics to whitewash genocide, say rights activi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): A few days ahead of the Beijing Olympics, several Uyghur activists and human rights experts at a webinar argued that the Winter Games will implicitly approve of the rights violation of the Muslim minority community in China.
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Taiwan activists, lawmakers call on govt 'to do more' in boycotting Beijin
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 27 (ANI): Activists and lawmakers in Taiwan are asking their government to do more in boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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