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TMC destroyed democracy in Darjeeling, Kalimpong districts since 2017: Raj
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], March 6 (ANI): After the TMC announced the names of 291 candidates contesting the Assembly election in West Bengal, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista released a statement accusing TMC of destroying democracy in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts since 2017.
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UN special envoy on Myanmar calls for collective responsibility to safegua
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 6 (ANI): As pro-democracy protests continue to intensify, UN Special Envoy for Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener on Friday (local time) called for a "collective responsibility towards the people of Myanmar to safeguard their democratic aspirations".
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Nepal activists protest in front of Myanmar Embassy against military coup
Updated : 5 years, 4 months 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.
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India slams US watchdog Freedom house report, calls it 'distorted, inaccur
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): India has reacted to US-based watchdog Freedom House which in its latest report has downgraded India's status as a democracy and free society to partly free.
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'One country, two systems', other key Hong Kong phrases removed from China
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 5 (ANI): Less than a year after China imposed the draconian national security law to curb the pro-democracy movement, the phrases 'one country, two systems', 'Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong' and 'high degree of autonomy' have been removed from a report of Beijing's annual
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US includes Myanmar ministries, army conglomerates to trade blacklist
Updated : 5 years, 4 months 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
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32 pro-democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong as bail denied by judge
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 4 (ANI): A Hong Kong court on Thursday denied bail to 32 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged under a Beijing draconian national security law (NSL) after a four-day marathon court hearing.
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UN Special Envoy on Myanmar condemns firing on protesters as 'bloodiest da
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 4 (ANI): Condemning Wednesday's firing on the pro-democracy protesters by the Myanmar military, UN Special Envoy for Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener has said that it was the "bloodiest day" since the February 1 coup.
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Taiwanese govt urged to take steps to protect Hong Kong dissidents
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 3 (ANI): Taiwanese students on Tuesday (local time) urged President Tsai Ing-wen's government to take concrete actions to protect Hong Kong political dissidents after 47 pro-democracy figures in the semi-autonomous region were charged last weekend under a new Chinese n
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Was crucified by media, attacked by own party for pushing elections in you
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the media had "crucified" him and his own party members had "attacked" him for pushing for elections in the youth body and student organisation of the party.
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China to impose more institutional changes to curb democracy in Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 2 (ANI): Eight months since Beijing imposed the draconian national security law to curb the pro-democracy movement, authorities have used the legislation to stamp out street protests, ban activists from lobbying foreign governments, gut the legislature and arrest most of the
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People feeling suffocated due to current majoritarian form of democracy, s
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 2 (ANI): Party President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday alleged that people were feeling "suffocated" due to the current majoritarian form of democracy.
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