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India condemns vandalism of Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela's statues in Se
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Statue of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled at Peace Park, Victoria in June, 2022, according to the Indian mission in Seychelles. It was placed next to that of Sir James Macham, the founding President of Seychelles, and Nelson Mandela, South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and political l
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Amnesty's report on Israeli 'apartheid' causes strong reactions
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], February 7 (ANI): An Amnesty International report released last week stating that the Israeli state governed Palestinians in "a system of oppression and domination which met the international definition of apartheid", caused a strong reaction from many sides, which accused
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EU Parliament hosts conference on Taliban's gender apartheid against women
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 2 (ANI): The European Union (EU) Parliament is hosting 'Afghan Women Days', a series of events from February 1st to 2nd, to address and cast light on the extremely worrying situation of women in Afghanistan following the Taliban's return to power last year.
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Anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu laid to rest at state funeral in South Af
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], January 1(ANI): South African anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu was laid to rest on Saturday in Cape Town's St. George's Cathedral.
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Desmond Tutu, S African anti-apartheid hero, 'a man who cared' dies at 90
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Pretoria [South Africa], December 26 (ANI): Desmond Mpilo Tutu, South African Anglican archbishop, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, has died at the age of 90.
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'Brought spiritual values to anti-apartheid struggle': President Kovind co
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday condoled the demise of South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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Rahul Gandhi extends condolences on South Africa anti-apartheid icon Archb
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi condoled the death of South Africa's anti-apartheid icon, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, on Sunday.
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SA vs Ind, 1st Test: Players observe moment of silence in honour of late A
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Centurion [South Africa], December 26 (ANI): India and South Africa players observed a moment of silence in memory of the late archbishop and anti-apartheid activist Emeritus Desmond Tutu ahead of the start of play in Centurion on Sunday.
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Flight bans amount to travel apartheid, says UN Secretary General amid Omi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], December 2 (ANI): UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday described widespread travel bans imposed on southern African countries over threats of the Omicron variant as "unacceptable," likening the restrictions to apartheid.
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Situation in Gaza reminds me of apartheid-era in South Africa: President R
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Pretoria [South Africa] May 19, (ANI): Extending support to Palestinians, South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa said that situation in Gaza reminds him of the apartheid era in his own country.
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World is at risk of 'vaccine apartheid', says WHO chief
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Paris [France], May 18 (ANI): Highlighting the gap of vaccinations between high-income countries and low and lower-middle countries, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that the world is at risk of 'vaccine apartheid'.
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US-based rights group accuses Israel of apartheid
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 28 (ANI): A human rights group has accused the Israeli government of committing crimes of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians in a new report on Tuesday.
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