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"The issue is coercion, not belief": Humanist Dina Perla Portnaar on blasp
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
In an interview with ANI, Portnaar addressed the moral and ethical dilemmas surrounding religious legislation and the recent testimonies from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Iran.
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"Good thing for people": Humanist Dina Perla Portnaar hails initiative aga
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
At a UNHRC side event, humanist Dina Perla Portnaar warned that blasphemy laws are being weaponised as tools of "coercion" and "power" rather than faith. She highlighted how these laws lead to the "criminalisation of identity," silencing minorities in Asia through state-sanctioned persecutio
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Prolonged curfew in Balochistan sparks allegations of coercion and civilia
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
In one instance, a pregnant woman in critical condition was reportedly denied timely access to medical treatment due to movement restrictions.
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"As we sign Pax Silica declaration, we say no to weaponised dependency": U
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Jacob Helberg, United States Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment on Thursday hailed India joining the Pax Silica Declaration, noting that it underscores the importance of economic security translating into national security and stands in the face of c
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US State Dept launches Edge AI Package for Indo-Pacific
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
This initiative accelerates the Pax Silica vision of a flourishing, interconnected Indo-Pacific by empowering millions with developer tools of AI innovation and entrepreneurship. It also provides a market-based alternative to high-risk vendors, offsetting the price distortions of untruste
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Hindu society needs to unite: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Speaking at a social harmony meeting at the Saraswati Shishu Mandir in Nirala Nagar, Lucknow, Mohan Bhagwat expressed concern over the declining Hindu population. He called for a halt to conversions driven by greed and coercion, according to a release
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Violence and coercion have no place in campus politics: DUSU President on
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
In its statement, Maan asserted that violence and coercion have no place in campus politics. He declared that disagreement must be addressed through dialogue, not disruption or force.
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Baloch leaders in Lahore demand end to enforced disappearances, slam secur
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Speakers at a rights gathering in Lahore raised allegations of repression in Balochistan, highlighting disappearances and shrinking civic space. Baloch leaders called for dialogue over coercion. The event ended in uproar over remarks linked to enforced disappearances, with activists walking
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"PM must take responsibility, immediately resign": Siddaramaiah criticises
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
"A Prime Minister who exposes the nation to pressure, weakens farmers' livelihoods, and damages India's dignity cannot continue in office. For the harm caused to India's sovereignty and self-respect, 'compromised' PM Narendra Modi must take responsibility and immediately resign," the Karn
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WUC flags China's transnational repression, surveillance risks and Uyghur
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The briefing documents practices such as unlawful deportations, misuse of INTERPOL Red Notices, passport restrictions, digital surveillance, and coercion through family members in East Turkistan to intimidate activists and force returns. WUC warned that Uyghurs in exile face a heightened ris
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"This is Congress party under Rahul Gandhi's leadership": BJP MP Ravishank
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Reacting to Birla's statement, Prasad said the development marked a troubling moment in parliamentary history. "The speaker has expressed his anguish. In the history of the Indian Parliament, it has never happened before that the Prime Minister was forcibly prevented from speaking, surrou
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Enforced disappearance of Baloch women signals escalation of state violenc
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Mahrang Baloch wrote that for decades the Baloch have been treated as a "suspect population," governed through coercion and exclusion rather than citizenship, consent or inclusion.
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