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Pakistan reintroduces Anti-Terrorism Act with preventive detention powers
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Assembly of Pakistan passed the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2024, restoring the provision of preventive detention for individuals suspected of terrorism, The Express Tribune reported on Tuesday.
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NSUI workers protest from headquarters to Jantar Mantar, demand action on
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
National Student Union of India (NSUI) workers marched from their Delhi headquarters to Jantar Mantar to protest against the Election Commission, responding to Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi's repeated allegations of "vote chori" against the commission.
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"Don't recall 300 MPs being detained like this": Congress MP Pramod Tiwari
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Monday slammed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the centre, calling it a "dictator" over the detention of scores of INDIA bloc MPs, both from Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha for protesting against the Election Commission (EC) amid allegations of "vote thef
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BJP Govt, Election Commission "completely lost plot": Karnataka CM on dete
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government and Election Commission after Delhi Police detained the INDIA bloc MPs, for protesting against the poll body over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls i
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Andhra: YSRCP leaders meets DGP, demands immediate action on "police bias"
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Led by MLCs Lella Appi Reddy and Ramesh Yadav, Vijayawada Mayor Rayana Bhagyalakshmi, former Minister Merugu Nagarjuna, former MLAs Malladi Vishnu, TJR Sudhakar Babu, Kaile Anil, Devineni Avinash, and party leaders Narayanamurthy and D. Chakravarthy, the team highlighted how police, acting a
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“Who has asked her to obey NRC?”: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma hits back a
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Chief Minister alleged that the 'double engine government' is trying to push citizens into detention by falsely branding them as Rohingyas and attempting to push them back into Bangladesh.
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350 Afghan detainees including women and children repatriated from Pakista
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At least 350 Afghans, including women and children, were released from Pakistani jails and returned via Torkham. Many had valid documents but still faced arrest and mistreatment. Some remain separated from families, as deportations and repatriations from Pakistan and Iran continue, Tolo News
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Pakistan extends crackdown on Baloch activists: Mahrang Baloch, BYC Leader
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The order was issued despite growing criticism from rights advocates and legal experts over the ongoing detention.
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Argentina court opens door to justice against China's Uyghur genocide
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Argentina's top criminal court has allowed a genocide case against Chinese officials to proceed, brought by Uyghur victims. The ruling, based on universal jurisdiction, offers hope for justice over alleged abuses in Xinjiang, including mass detentions and torture, and could set a global prec
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"Uyghurs are facing a full-fledged genocide": Rushan Abbas calls out China
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Rushan Abbas, Founder and Executive Director of the Campaign for Uyghurs, called the persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang an "active and full-fledged genocide" in a discussion with The Epoch Times, detailing mass detentions, forced labour, sterilisation, organ harvesting, and transnational rep
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Baloch Women's Forum condemns crackdown on Gwadar conference, alleging rig
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The leadership of the Baloch Women's Forum strongly denounced efforts to disrupt what they termed a peaceful conference in Gwadar, the unlawful detention of women, and the suppression of political activities during a press briefing at Turbat Press Club on Sunday, as reported by The Balochist
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Targeted because they can't challenge "police atrocities": AIMIM chief Owa
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Police in different parts of India have been illegally detaining Bengali-speaking Muslim citizens and accusing them of being Bangladeshi. There have been disturbing reports of Indian citizens being pushed into Bangladesh at gunpoint. This government acts strong with the weak, and weak wi
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