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Pak govt invokes sedition law against opposition leaders amid calls for "p
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 6 (ANI): As opposition parties in Pakistan form a united front for a "political revolution" to "bring law and order" in the country, the Imran Khan-led government has launched multiple crackdowns against opposition leaders using sedition law.
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Not only Uyghurs but Utsuls of Hainan, Huis latest target of China's relig
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hainan [China], September 28 (ANI): The ethnic minority of Utsuls of Hainan Island in China is facing increased surveillance and religious crackdown similar to that of the Uyghur Muslim minority of Xinjiang, which has recently become the focus of global condemnation.
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Biggest crackdown on journalists in Pakistan as 49 scribes arrested by FIA
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 24 (ANI): Even as Prime Minister Imran Khan claims of no crackdown on Pakistan's journalists, Mubashir Zaidi, a journalist, has revealed that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has registered cases against 49 journalists till date.
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Police crackdown on protestors demanding reappointment of retired Electric
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 17 (ANI): Nepal Police has continued crackdown on protestors hitting streets with demand for the reappointment of the recently retired Managing Director of state Electricity Authority.
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US bans five exports from China's Xinjiang region over forced labour
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): In another crackdown on China, the United States has banned cotton, hair products, computer components, and some textiles from China's Xinjiang province which are made "using forced labour".
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Pakistan's hypocrisy on press freedom exposed amid PM's 'don't mind critic
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Imran Khan recently claimed that there is no crackdown on the press in the country. However, the arrest of editors and threats of violence against journalists clearly show the stark reality of the situation in Pakistan.
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Punjab police approaches Centre to block 45 social media links after the p
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 11 (ANI): Intensifying their crackdown against rumour mongers spreading misinformation on Covid on social media, the Punjab police on Thursday approached the Centre for blocking access to 45 links indulging in false propaganda, said the state government
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FSSAI launches drive against adulteration in edible oil
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): The apex food safety regulator of India, FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) has decided to intensify the crackdown against the sale of adulterated edible oil (both branded and unbranded) across India.
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Biden says India-US share special bond, highlights Trump admin's 'harmful'
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): Joe Biden, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, on Saturday (local time) took a snipe at the Trump administration for its crackdown on legal immigration including 'sudden' and 'harmful' actions on H1B visa and promised that if elected he would con
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Belarus opposition candidate flees to Lithuania after rejecting preliminar
Updated : 5 years, 7 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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Barnala police busted inter-state drug cartel operating in 11 states
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Barnala (Punjab) [India], July 24 (ANI): In one of the biggest crackdowns on drug networking cartels, the Barnala Police busted an inter-state gang of illegal syndicates supplying psychotropic drugs in 11 states and over 50 districts of the country.
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Taiwan might witness immigrant influx from Hong Kong as fear against secur
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 17 (ANI): Amid fear of persecution under the new Hong Kong security law, a growing number of Hong Kongers are mulling relocating to Taiwan to protect themselves from the Chinese crackdown.
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