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Kazakh truck driver disappears after Chinese border detention
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A Kazakh truck driver has gone missing after being detained by Chinese border officials on July 23, sparking fresh fears about the safety of ethnic Kazakhs in Xinjiang.
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American ex-defence contractor indicted in Germany for espionage attempt o
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The suspect, identified under German privacy laws only as Martin D., has been held in pre-trial detention since his arrest at Frankfurt Airport in November 2024. Prosecutors allege that during the summer of 2024, the former US Defence Department contractor reached out multiple times to Chine
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Karnataka HC postpones hearing of Kannada actor Ranya Rao's detention unde
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday heard the habeas corpus petition filed by Ranya's stepmother, H P Rohini, challenging Kannada actor Ranya Rao's detention under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA) Act.
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Pakistan: Protest by Baloch families enters sixth week against detention o
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Families of forcibly disappeared Baloch leaders continue with their protests for over 40 days now demanding justice and release of their loved ones, leading the Baloch human rights group, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), shared on Tuesday.
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Telangana BJP President alleges detention during protest against State gov
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President N Ramchander Rao on Friday alleged that he was detained by the Moinabad Police while en route to the Secretariat to protest against the State government over various public issues in Greater Hyderabad.
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Sit-In Protests in Islamabad, Karachi continue over enforced disappearance
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Sit-in demonstrations by families of missing Baloch persons and detained members of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) continued outside press clubs in Islamabad and Karachi on Thursday, according to a report by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
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"Patently unconstitutional Bill": Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram slams new L
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill seeks to amend section 54 of the 2019 Act to provide a legal framework for removal of the Chief Minister or Minister upon arrest or detention on serious criminal charges.
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US issues 'D risk indicator' alert, warns citizens against travel to Afgha
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The advisory explained that Washington uses a special "D risk indicator" in its travel alerts to highlight countries where US citizens face a high danger of wrongful or arbitrary detention. Afghanistan, the report said, tops this list due to the severity of threats on the ground.
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US State Department accuses China of genocide, crimes against humanity in
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The US State Department's human rights report accused China of "genocide and crimes against humanity" against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities, citing mass detentions, forced labour, and re-education programs. It highlighted severe restrictions on free expression, systemic discrimination,
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Baloch Activist Dr Naseem Baloch condemns enforced disappearance of Prof.
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Drawing a historical comparison, the BNM Chairman remarked that Pakistan's actions resemble the genocide inflicted on Bengalis in 1971, during which teachers and intellectuals were systematically targeted, degraded, and executed in detention facilities. He asserted that just as India interve
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Pakistan: Sit-in by families of Baloch missing persons continues in Islama
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
A sit-in by families of Balochistan's missing persons in Islamabad entered its 31st day, with demonstrators accusing police of harassment and force. Despite restrictions, they held a seminar condemning enforced disappearances, extrajudicial detentions, and human rights abuses, calling for de
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SC issues notice to Centre, 9 States in plea against alleged detention of
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a response from the Centre and nine States, including the Union Territory of Delhi, to a plea challenging the alleged detention and torture of Indian migrant workers, while the State authorities search for Bangladeshi immigrants.
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