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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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Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested in Hong Kong under national se
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 8 (ANI): Beijing's crackdown on pro-democracy protestors continues with impunity. Just a day after police arrested dozens of former lawmakers and opposition activists, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested on Thursday (local time) over an alleged violat
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Indore police seizes 70 kg MDMA drugs from five accused
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 6 (ANI): The Indore Crime Branch on Tuesday seized 70 kg MDMA (methyl enedioxy methamphetamine) drugs from five accused in a crackdown on drugs.
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5 held by Delhi Police for circulating child porn on social media platform
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): In its crackdown against the circulation of child pornography on social media platforms under operation 'MASOOM', Delhi Police's Cyber Crime Unit (CyPAD) has arrested five persons in January 2021.
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Chinese billionaire Jack Ma suspected to be missing following Beijing's ag
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 4 (ANI): Chinese billionaire and Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma is suspected to be missing following his mysterious disappearance from the public eye for over two months after Beijing's aggressive crackdown on his business empire.
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Licence revocation threat for Chinese lawyer who helped HK activist
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 4 (ANI): In another instance of China's growing crackdown on dissent in the country, a mainland Chinese lawyer, who helped one of the 10 Hong Kong activists for crossing the border has been informed by authorities that his licence could be revoked for 'making inappro
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Yearender 2020: Clampdown in Hong Kong, treatment of Uyghurs worsen China
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): It was a year that worsened China's global image. While COVID-19, which emerged in its city of Wuhan, was a factor, China's coercive tactics with countries in its neighbourhood and beyond, its clampdown on people in Hong Kong in breach of "one governme
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As PDM steps up protest against Imran Khan, Pak govt books opposition lead
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mardan [Pakistan], December 31 (ANI): Pakistan government has launched a crackdown on Opposition amid rising protests and have booked several local leaders of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) for holding a rally in Mardan here.
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Kerala: 41 arrested in crackdown on child pornography
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 28 (ANI): In a major crackdown by the Kerala police as part of Operation P-Hunt against the circulation of child pornographic content and to curb sexual abuse against children, 41 people were arrested in a statewide raid conducted by police.
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Would sacrifice Sindh govt for democracy's sake: Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 17 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday said that he was ready to give up his party's government in Sindh for the sake of democracy as the Prime Minister Imran Khan government continues to impose crackdowns on the op
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Lahore police launches crackdown against service providers of PDM's latest
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], December 15 (ANI): After the sixth power show of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), the opposition's 11-party alliance, in Lahore on Sunday, Lahore police has launched a crackdown on service providers for the event.
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