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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted over banned Tiananmen vigil
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 9 (ANI): As many as three Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, have been convicted of charges linked to last year's banned Tiananmen Massacre vigil.
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Protesters take to streets in Kabul, call for inclusive govt
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 7 (ANI): With the demand for more inclusivity in the government, activists and schoolteachers held a protest in eastern Kabul on Monday, reported Tolo News.
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China's human rights record is under the scanner as the country prepares t
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China] December 6 (ANI): China's human rights record is under the scanner as the country prepares to host the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, with activists pointing out that rights abuses go against the spirit of the games.
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CBI files chargesheet against 24 persons for allegedly killing two Youth C
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a chargesheet against a total of 24 accused persons who were allegedly involved in the murder case of two Youth Congress activists in Kasargode District of Kerala.
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Former UN employee claims China wants to ensure the Uyghur genocide is nev
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 3 (ANI): A United Nations employee, who was fired last week for accusing the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) of providing the names of Chinese government opponents and activists to the Chinese government, has called for an ext
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Hong Kong court postpones trial of pro-democracy activists booked under Ch
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 30 (ANI): Hong Kong authorities on Monday adjourned the trial of 47 pro-democracy activists and opposition politicians who face charges of 'subversion'
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Afghan activists chides new Taliban media guidelines
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 27 (ANI): Afghan journalists and activists have expressed concerns over a new "religious guideline" issued by the Taliban, saying the move is "yet another form of control over women."
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Australian MPs join global effort to stop Chinese official's bid to join I
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], November 24 (ANI): A group of Australian lawmakers have joined the international effort to stop a top Chinese official from joining the governing body of crime-fighting organisation Interpol, fearing it could endanger Beijing's critics.
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Children's future in Pak's Sindh not bright, worst forms of child abuse, b
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], November 21 (ANI): Marking Universal Children's Day on Saturday, child rights activists in Pakistan said that the future of children in Sindh is not bright as the worst forms of abuse and bonded labour are prevalent in the area.
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London Police arrest 30 eco activists blocking bridge
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 21 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 30 people were arrested in London, where eco activists blocked Lambeth Bridge during their Saturday demonstration, London police said.
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Activists detained after coup face dismal conditions in Myanmar's Insein P
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 18 (ANI): Activists who were detained after the military coup are facing dismal conditions in Myanmar's notorious Insein Prison, according to a former detainee, who survived COVID-19 and other illnesses in the facility and remains haunted by her experience despi
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Pakistan: Nearly 1,000 Christian, Hindu women fall victim to forced conver
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 18 (ANI): Atrocities against minority women has now become common in Pakistan and according to recent data around 1,000 women belonging to Christian and Hindu communities are forced to convert to Islam every year.
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