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PoJK: Human rights activist decry crackdown on protests and freedoms
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Amjad Ayub Mirza, a human rights activist from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), strongly condemned the recent presidential ordinance, calling it "outrageous."
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Several people, including foreign journalists, detained in Moscow amid cra
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Several people, including journalists from foreign press organisations, were detained in Moscow after authorities cracked down on protesters at Russian President Vladimir Putin's election headquarters, independent media outlets reported, according to CNN.
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Atleast 448 killed in Iran protests over Mahsa Amini's death: Rights group
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Iranian Security Forces have killed at least 448 people in a crackdown on protests held in Iran over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. The protests began in mid-September and witnessed clashes, and killings of demonstrators in large numbers.
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Amnesty asks Pakistan to stop crackdown on protests against enforced disap
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): Amnesty International on Thursday called upon Pakistani authorities to immediately end their crackdown on peaceful protests by families seeking justice for the enforced disappearance of their loved ones, and said that enforced disappearance is a serious vio
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Rights experts condemn repeated use of emergency in Sri Lanka to crack dow
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 9 (ANI): UN human rights experts on Monday (local time) condemned the extensive, prolonged and repeated use of state of emergency measures since April 2, 2022 by Sri Lankan authorities to crack down on peaceful protesters and prevent them from voicing their griev
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Sri Lanka: UN experts condemn crackdown on protests
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 9 (ANI): UN human rights experts have urged the Sri Lankan Government to guarantee the fundamental rights of peaceful assembly and of expression during peaceful protests, amid the country's severe economic crisis.
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1 killed, 2 injured in protests against military takeover in Sudan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): One person was killed and two injured in the military crackdown on protests in Khartoum North on October 28, the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors reported on Thursday.
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US sanctions Cuban officials over crackdown on protests
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 23 (ANI): The United States on Friday condemned "mass detentions and sham trials" in Cuba and announced sanctions on the Cuban military and its Interior Ministry against the ongoing crackdown on the civilian population on the island.
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459 people killed in Myanmar as military junta continues crackdown on prot
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 29 (ANI): At least 459 people have been killed across Myanmar as the military junta continued to crackdown on peaceful protests.
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11 more protesters killed in Myanmar as military intensifies crackdown on
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 3 (ANI): At least 11 more people were killed in Myanmar on Wednesday as the security forces have heavily intensified the crackdown on protests against last month's military coup, local media reported.
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Belarus opposition candidate flees to Lithuania after rejecting preliminar
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], August 11 (ANI): Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the main opposition candidate in the disputed Belarus presidential election has fled to Lithuania and is "safe" after security personnel launched a crackdown on protests in Belarus over the result.
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Amit Shah firing at citizens like General Dyer in Jallianwala Bagh: Nawab
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Amid allegations of crackdown on protests against the citizenship law, senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik on Wednesday slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah and compared him with British General Reginald Dyer who ordered
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