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UNHRC's Volker Turk raises alarm on global human rights crisis as Tibet fa
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At the UNHRC, High Commissioner Volker Turk warned that human rights face global threats, citing conflicts, shrinking freedoms, and discrimination. Despite some progress, Tibetans endure repression, cultural assimilation, and arbitrary detentions. He urged urgent international action to prot
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"Wrongly charged under PSA": AAP MLA Mehraj Malik's father questions his s
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Malik, representing Doda assembly constituency, was booked under provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act 1978 (PSA) on Monday on grounds of his activities being prejudicial to the maintenance of public order.
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Not a threat to "public safety": JK CM Omar Abdullah opposes detention of
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Further in his post, the CM stated that the use of powers against an elected representative by an unelected government would raise questions of democracy amongst people.
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PNB Fraud case: India gives formal assurance to Belgium on Mehul Choksi's
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, has furnished a formal letter of assurance to the Ministry of Justice, Kingdom of Belgium, and the competent Belgian judicial authorities detailing the conditions under which Indian Businessman Mehul Choksi wanted in the Bank Fraud
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Delhi: Nigerian national staying illegally sent to detention center
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Police said that a Nigerian national has been lodged at the Detention Centre, Sewa Sadan, Lampur, Narela, Delhi, for further deportation proceedings.
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World Uyghur Congress ramps up global pressure on China over rights abuses
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to WUC, in Washington, US lawmakers introduced a bipartisan package of bills, including the Preventing the Forced Return of Uyghurs Act, designed to protect Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities from forced repatriation to China, where they risk detention, torture, or enforced disapp
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Delhi: Police officials accused of illegal detention and extortion in PS R
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The complainant alleged that the victim was released only after money was forcibly taken from him.
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Baloch families protest for missing persons, release of BYC leaders crosse
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Families of missing persons in Balochistan marked the 51st day of their Islamabad sit-in, demanding an end to enforced disappearances and the release of BYC leaders. Despite rain and intimidation, protesters vowed to continue their struggle, while BYC condemned detentions and challenged char
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Tibetan Lama Tulku Palden Wangyal reportedly died in Chinese custody after
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Tulku Palden Wangyal, Head Lama of several Choegyal Monasteries, died in Chinese custody at 53 after years of imprisonment and mistreatment. The Central Tibetan Administration condemned his death as part of Beijing's suppression of Tibetan religious leaders and called on the international co
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WUC's weekly brief: Uyghur and Kazakh persecution sparks international ala
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Kazakh national Alimnur Turganbay went missing after detention at the China-Kazakhstan border, raising rights concerns. Reports link his case to Beijing's crackdown on Uyghurs and Kazakhs. Meanwhile, Intel's past China ties and UK imports from East Turkistan face criticism as WUC urges stron
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Taiwan court orders detention of three in TSMC trade secret theft
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Intellectual Property and Commercial Court (IPCC) of Taiwan has ordered one former employee and two current employees of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to be detained and held incommunicado for allegedly stealing sensitive trade secrets involving the company's advanced 2 n
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China's transnational crackdown intensifies as Falun Gong faces hostility
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Since then, countless practitioners have endured arbitrary detention, torture, forced labour, and accusations of forced organ harvesting. Feng stated that this campaign represents one of the most far-reaching and brutal repressions of a faith group in modern history.
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