Search For "crackdown"
Nepal activists protest in front of Myanmar Embassy against military coup
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], March 5 (ANI): A group of civil society members on Friday staged a demonstration in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Nepal against the military's crackdown on pro-democracy supporters in the Southeast Asian country.
Read More
US includes Myanmar ministries, army conglomerates to trade blacklist
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 5 (ANI): As the pro-democracy protests in Myanmar continue to intensify despite the crackdown by the junta, the United States Commerce Department has included the Myanmar Defense Ministry, Home Affairs Ministry and the conglomerate companies MEC (Myanmar Economic Corpo
Read More
11 more protesters killed in Myanmar as military intensifies crackdown on
Updated : 5 years 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.
Read More
US lawmaker expresses solidarity with Sindhi community as Pak crackdown on
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 28 (ANI): Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Pakistan against the Sindhi Hindus, US Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton has supported the Sindhi Foundation's 'Long Walk for Freedom, Nature, and Love' as the "Sindhi culture promotes peace and the inclusiveness o
Read More
China restricting basic freedoms on pretext of national security, says UN
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 27 (ANI): As China continues to impose crackdowns on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang and people of Hong Kong under the draconian National Security Law, United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday said that Beijing was restricting basic civil and po
Read More
EU escalates condemnation of China's crackdown on Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 24 (ANI): The European Union has escalated its condemnation of Beijing's political crackdown under the draconian National Security Law in Hong Kong but stopped short of rolling out major sanctions on the city's officials for the continued repression of opposition
Read More
Over 200 people march in Taipei ahead of 228 incident
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], February 24 (ANI): More than 200 people marched in Taipei ahead of the 74th anniversary of the 228 incident, wherein about 20,000 people were massacred in Taiwan in a crackdown that began on February 28, 1947.
Read More
High malnutrition rate in Xinjiang amid China crackdown on Uyghurs
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Xinjiang [China], February 22 (ANI): With the Chinese government continuing to suppress Uyghurs in Xinjiang, malnutrition has been rising in the community, especially among children and adolescents, according to two separate studies by Chinese researchers.
Read More
British Jews lead fight against China's crackdown on Uyghurs
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 19 (ANI): British Jewry's main human rights group lead the fight against the oppression and attempted "genocide" committed by China on its Uyghurs Muslim community.
Read More
China recruits Uyghurs to spy on their own while abroad: Report
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Xinjiang [China], February 17 (ANI): China's crackdown on Uyghurs and other minorities have had devastating consequences within its borders. Reports have now emerged that members of the Uyghur community are being forced by Beijing authorities to spy on their own while abroad.
Read More
The saga of China's crackdown on Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 14 (ANI): China's sweeping crackdown on Muslim ethnic minority, Uyghurs in Xinjiang since 2017 in the name of counterterrorism has drawn global ire, particularly US State Department, that has classified it as 'genocide', reported The Washington Post.
Read More
Imran Khan tightens noose over NGOs to silence dissent
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 14 (ANI): Tightening the noose around non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Pakistan to crush dissent, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday alleged that NGOs have been receiving foreign funds to promote the "enemy agenda" and are working against the state,
Read More