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GLAAD Media Awards: Katy Perry, Dan Levy and more to attend ceremony
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): 'Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation' (GLAAD) has announced a new slate of special guests, including Katy Perry and 'Schitt's Creek' star Dan Levy, for the 32nd annual GLAAD Media Awards.
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3 Tibetan teenagers missing, 1 hospitalised for breaking WeChat ban
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): Three Tibetan teenagers went missing while one was hospitalised failing to register a WeChat text group chat with Chinese authorities, reported Voice of America (VOA) citing a Tibetan advocacy group - Tibet Watch.
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Tibet National Uprising Day: Rally held in Taiwan urging for stronger publ
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 8 (ANI): Hundreds of people, including dozens of Tibetans, came out on the streets of Taipei on Sunday demanding stronger public advocacy against decades of Chinese atrocities in Tibet, as they marked the 62nd anniversary of an uprising against the Chinese rule.
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Animal activists slam online sale of pets in "lucky bags" in China
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 30 (ANI): As animal "lucky bags" gain popularity in China, incensed advocacy groups are calling out the reprehensible online trend in which pets sold online and shipped to consumers inside boxes.
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China strategically captured entire supply chain of America, says US-based
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 27 (ANI): China, over the past year, has strategically captured the entire supply chain of United States, making it vulnerable and dependent on Beijing, said Lucas Kunce, the national security director at the American Economic Liberties Project.
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LGBTQ groups celebrate as Biden picks Buttigieg for Transportation secreta
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): Two of the US top LGBTQ+ advocacy groups celebrated after President-elect Joe Biden announced that he was nominating Pete Buttigieg as the US Secretary of Transportation.
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China worst offender in record-breaking year for jailing of journalists am
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [China], December 16 (ANI): China, which has arrested several journalists for their coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, is the world's worst jailer for the second year in a row, according to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent press freedom advocacy
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US-based advocacy group welcomes New York State Assembly decision to recon
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], July 29 (ANI): The Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA), a US-based advocacy group, has welcomed New York State Assembly's decision to reconsider a bill that would require schools to teach the Swastika as a symbol of hatred and intolerance in the school curriculum.
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CAPHRA urges Health Ministry to discuss rights of vapers in a global treat
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): An Asian alliance of tobacco harm reduction advocacy organizations has urged India' Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to bring up the rights of smokers who want to switch to safer alternatives during the Ninth Session of Parties (COP9) of the Wo
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Justin Bieber gives $100,000 to fan for her mental health advocacy
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 8 (ANI): Popstar Justin Bieber gifted a fan named Julie Coker $100,000 for her mental health advocacy.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development signs MoU with Tasting India Sympo
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Dec 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Food and Nutrition Board of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development today signed an MoU with the global food advocacy hub, Tasting India Symposium, to roll out a National Poshan Lecture Series and Poshan Quiz for Schools to create gre
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Voice of Karachi hails U.S. decision to blacklist Pak police officer Rao A
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): The US-based advocacy group, the Voice of Karachi (VoK) has welcomed the US Treasury Department's decision to blacklist Pakistan's "encounter specialist" Rao Anwar for his involvement in human rights abuses and has termed the decision a historic step in s
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