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Nepal political crisis: Police, protestors clash near PM residence
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 25 (ANI): Nepal Police had to use water cannons on civil society activists, who were protesting against the dissolution of Parliament near Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli residence at Baluwatar on Monday, leaving dozens injured.
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Russian Council for human rights chair says no violations during detention
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Chairman of the Russian Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights Valery Fadeyev says there were no violations during the detentions made at the Saturday unauthorized demonstrations held across Russia in support of opposition figure Al
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India expresses 'deep concern' over targeted killings of journalists, acti
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): India on Thursday expressed 'deep concern' over the recent rise in the targeted killings of journalists and civil society activists in Afghanistan and called for the "immediate and comprehensive" ceasefire in the war-torn country.
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Pakistan stepped up crackdown on media, failed to stem violence against wo
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 13 (ANI): Human Rights Watch in its World Report 2021 said that Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan government intensified its crackdown on the media, political opponents and civil society in 2020, while failing to stem violence against women and minorities.
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Chinese civil society has entered 'ice age' after years of crackdown: Acti
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 11 (ANI): The Chinese civil society has entered an unprecedented "ice age" after years of the crackdown by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), said a veteran dissident Ou Biaofeng, adding that any form of resistance these days is almost guaranteed to "draw retaliation
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Afghanistan journalist assassinated in Ghor province, 6th in two months
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 1 (ANI): Afghanistan journalist Bismillah Adil Aimaq, also a civil society activist in Ghor, was assassinated in an attack by unknown armed men in Dara-e-Taimoor village on the outskirts of Feroz Koh on Friday, the first day of the 2021. He is the sixth journalis
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Amit Shah meets civil society organisations in Imphal to understand issues
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], December 29 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday interacted with leaders of several Civil Society Organisations to understand their issues and problems. The organisations included Kuki Inpi, Coordinating Committe
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Canadian civil society condemns 'murder' of Baloch activist, demands tough
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], December 23 (ANI): The Canadian Civil Society has condemned the "murder" of Baloch activist Karima Baloch and demanded a further thorough investigation into her death.
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Pakistan Senate will expose NAB's atrocities, says Deputy Chairman
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 7 (ANI): Pakistan Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla and other civil society members on Sunday held a press conference to express their grievances against the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
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Unprecedented global movement 'Count Us In' to mobilize 1 billion people t
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 9 (ANI/PRNewswire): For the first time, a diverse coalition of individuals and groups spanning culture, sport, entertainment, business and civil society in India have today announced their participation in Count Us In, an unprecedented global campaign
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Mali's military, civil society agree to form 18-month transitional govt
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], September 13 (ANI/Sputnik): A public debate on Mali's political future among representatives of the military leaders, state officials and civil society has resulted in an agreement to form a transitional government that would rule the country for the next 18 months, Malian bro
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Civil society members in Nepal protest against atrocities over Hindus in P
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 14 (ANI): A group of civil society members on Friday held a protest near the Pakistani embassy in the country's capital Kathmandu denouncing atrocities over Hindu minorities as well as the destruction of Buddha idols and temples.
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