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Pakistan: Rights group calls for release of activist Professor Muhammad Is
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], March 2 (ANI): A civil rights group has demanded that the bail application of Pakistani human rights defender Professor Muhammad Ismail should be accepted by the Peshawar High Court on March 5 and the charges against him and his wife, Uzlifat Ismail, should be dropped im
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Deon Taylor to direct civil rights movie 'Freedom Ride'
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): American film director-screenwriter Deon Taylor will be helming the upcoming film 'Freedom Ride'. The film will be based on first-person accounts of the original freedom riders (civil rights activists), including the late Congressman John Lewis.
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Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Dwayne Johnson, other stars mark Mart
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): Hollywood stars Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Venessa Hudgens, Dwayne Johnson among many others on Monday (local time) honoured United States' most famous civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., over social media on the annual holiday Martin Lu
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Trump failed to fulfill his role as commander-in-chief, says son of Martin
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): On the occasion of Martin Luther King Day on Monday (local time), the eldest son of civil rights movement leader criticised President Donald Trump for not fulfilling his role as the nation's commander-in-chief.
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Pashtun leaders arrest triggers protests in Washington
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 10 (ANI): Dozens of activists rallied in front of the residence of the Ambassador to Pakistan in Washington, DC on Saturday afternoon against the arrest of lawmakers and leaders of a civil rights movement, campaigning for Pakistan's ethnic Pashtun minority.
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Hathras case: Civil rights activist moves SC for court-monitored CBI probe
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): Civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad led Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has approached the Supreme Court to transfer the Hathras case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and ensure proper witness protection is accorded in the case.
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'Those walks along beach in India created a commitment in me': Kamala Harr
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], August 27 (ANI): The Vice Presidential nominee of Democratic Party, Kamala Harris on Wednesday (local time) recalled that her grandfather, P V Gopalan would often take her on his morning walks in India, where he would discuss the importance of fighting for democracy and
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If Gehlot thinks he has majority, he should prove it in assembly: BJP lead
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 18 (ANI): BJP leader Gulab Chand Kataria on Saturday raised questions over tapping of phones in Rajasthan saying that authorities have denied giving permission and asked if it was not a violation of civil rights of people to tap phone without authorisation.
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Killings by police 'public health crisis': George Floyd's family files civ
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Minnesota [United States], July 16 (ANI): Lawyers representing George Floyd's family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and the police officers involved in Floyd's death.
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Minnesota files civil rights charge against Minneapolis Police Dept over F
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Minnesota [USA], June 3 (ANI): The Minnesota Department of Human Rights has filed a civil rights charge against the Minneapolis Police Department in light of the death of George Floyd in police custody, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced on Tuesday.
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US lawmaker John Lewis diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], Dec 30 (ANI): Civil rights icon and US Democratic Representative John Lewis of Georgia has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, his office announced on Sunday.
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Civil rights icon John Lewis diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 30 (ANI): Democratic Representative from Georgia John Lewis, who was one of the prominent faces of civil rights movement in the 1960s, has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, his office said on Sunday.
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