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Afghanistan: Women's rights, education and jobs denied since Taliban takeo
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 28 (ANI): As the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan twenty years after their ouster by the US, activists are raising concerns over the fate of Afghan women and their rights.
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Activists protest in Tokyo over China's human rights violations against mi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 27 (ANI): More than 50 activists on Wednesday representing different backgrounds held an hour-long protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo taking forward their call to Japan and the international community to hold China accountable for the human rights violations
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Taliban forcefully disperse women's rights protestors in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 26 (ANI): The Taliban have once again resorted to force to disperse female activists holding protests in support of women's rights in Kabul, media reports said on Tuesday.
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Bangladesh police were underprepared for communal attack in Hajiganj, desp
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 24 (ANI): Despite warnings from the local puja management committee after the violence in Cumilla earlier, the Bangladesh police were underprepared for the communal attack in Hajiganj upazila of Chandpur on October 13, according to activists.
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10 cases filed, over 3,000 unidentified persons booked for Bangladesh viol
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh] October 24 (ANI): Police were underprepared for the communal attack in Hajiganj upazila of Chandpur on October 13 despite warnings from the local puja management committee after the violence in Comilla, locals and activists said.
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Protests in Bangladesh against communal violence
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 23 (ANI): Hindu community leaders, students, teachers, and activists are set to demonstrate and observe a token hunger strike in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh on Saturday to press home their demand for ensuring the safety and security of religious minorities
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Tibetan activists, supporters join Global Climate Strike to raise awarenes
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 23 (ANI): Tibetan activists and supporters in Dharamshala on Friday joined the Global Climate Strike to raise awareness about the climate crisis in Tibet, ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (CoP 26) in Glasg
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Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan workers detained after group announces march to
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], October 22 (ANI): Pakistan police detained activists of the banned outfit Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) after the group announced a march to Islamabad, local media reported.
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Women activists protest against lack of women's representation in Afghan d
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 22 (ANI): Several women activists have expressed disappointment at the lack of women representatives in the Afghanistan delegation that took part in the talks in Moscow, local media reported.
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UN Mission meets with Afghan activists to discuss women's rights
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): A top UN Special Representative in Afghanistan urged the Taliban to respect women's rights to work and study during a meeting with Afghan female activists in Kabul on Thursday.
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Protests intensify in Gilgit Baltistan as Islamabad tightens grip on illeg
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Gilgit [Gilgit Baltistan], October 21 (ANI): A huge gathering comprising members of a regional political party, Awami Action Committee and rights activists gathered in Gilgit, the capital city of illegally-occupied Gilgit Baltistan to oppose Islamabad's policies, which they say are intrusive
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Women and civil society activists protest in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): Dozens of women and civil society activists protested on Thursday in Kabul over economic problems and the closed schools for girls, local media reported.
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