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'Detainment of Indian national' at Newark airport raised with US Embassy:
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A day after the Indian consulate in New York said that it is in touch with local authorities over social media posts claiming an Indian national was facing difficulties in the US, the government has formally raised the matter with the US Embassy in New Delhi, sources said on Tuesday.
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DMK MPs to protest at Parliament against arrest of fishermen by Sri Lankan
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
DMK MPs, along with other opposition MPs will be protesting on February 7 (Friday) at Parliament premises against the detainment of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy.
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Pakistan: After being detained at Karachi airport, Baloch activist added t
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Sadia Baloch a law student and Baloch student leader, alleged in a post on X that Sammi's name has been added to Exit Control list for "unknown reasons," adding that this exposes the "prejudice-based and undemocratic policies" of the Pakistani state.
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China invites Turkey to visit Xinjiang after Bachelet's failed investigati
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 7 (ANI): Two months after the UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet visited Xinjiang in China with reports that Bachelet's visit was tampered with and that she was not allowed to speak on detainment of Uyghurs, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is now inviting Turkey
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China crushes people's freedom in Hong Kong using National Security Law
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 24 (ANI): Imposed by China, the National Security Law in Hong Kong has led to the detainment of former opposition politicians and high-profile journalists and curbed the freedom of many others.
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UK criticizes China over 'human rights violations' after recent document l
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 25 (ANI): The United Kingdom has criticized China for its treatment of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang after a new leak showed Uyghur men, women, and teenagers detained in prison-like conditions.
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'Unprecedented' material on Uyghur detainment in China in leaked Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 24 (ANI): A trove of files obtained by hacking into China's Xinjiang police computers contain first-ever image material from inside camps that "implicates top leadership" and has camp security instructions that describe heavily armed strike units with battlefield assa
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US celebrates release of Taiwanese democracy activist Lee Ming-che
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): The United States "celebrated" the release of Taiwanese democracy activist Lee Ming-che after five years of detainment in a People's Republic of China prison for human rights advocacy.
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BJP leaders condemn Narayan Rane's detainment over 'slap Thackeray' remark
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 24 (ANI): Several BJP leaders, including the party's national president JP Nadda, on Tuesday condemned Union Minister Narayan Rane's detainment by Maharashtra Police over his remarks against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, terming the action as political
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Elderly Uyghur woman detained in Xinjiang for 'religious extremism'
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 30 (ANI): Authorities in China's Xinjiang region confirmed the detainment of an elderly Uyghur woman in an internment camp earlier this year on suspicions of 'religious extremism' after she intervened in a domestic dispute between her neighbours, informed authorities.
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China using pressure tactics on family members to intimidate Uyghur scribe
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): Chinese has been pressurising family members to intimidate journalists reporting about the atrocities against over a million Uyghurs in Xinjiang, as recently shown by the detainment of two brothers of a Radio Free Asia (RFA) journalist who has been missing si
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Islam forced on Uighurs, claims China
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 21 (ANI): In a white paper, China on Sunday defended its policies and claimed that Islam was forced upon Uighurs -- the ethnic community native to Xinjiang.
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