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Tibetan student body in France protests against Chinese detention of Panch
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 26 (ANI): Students for Free Tibet-France organised a protest demonstration in Paris on Sunday against China's continued detention of the 11th Panchen Lama.
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China charges Xi critic businessman with illegal fundraising, obstructing
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 25 (ANI): As China continues to impose severe crackdowns on dissent and critics in the country, Sun Dawu, an outspoken rural businessman, has been formally arrested on a number of charges, months after being taken into detention.
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Navalny feels 'pride and hope' over protests against his detention
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 23 (ANI): Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Thursday he feels "pride and hope" over a swarm of protests against his detention.
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Fearing 'extremist' tag, Xinjiang's Uyghurs not fasting in Ramzan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 22 (ANI): After three years of ban on fasting during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), Uyghur Muslims from Xinjiang refrain fasting during Ramadan despite easing of restrictions this year, due to lingering fear of
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Pak journalists protest against raid at press club, detention of scribe
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], April 15 (ANI): Scores of journalists protested in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday against the government's high-handedness in raiding a press club and subsequently detaining a media person.
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Protest breaks out in multiple cities in Pakistan after TLP chief's detent
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 12 (ANI): Protests broke out at numerous places in major cities in Pakistan on Monday to oppose the detention of Saad Hussain Rizvi, the chief of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan.
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UN calls for end to migrants' arbitrary detention in Libya
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], March 29 (ANI): The regional office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday called for an end to the arbitrary detention of migrants, as it reported that nearly 1,000 people were returned to Libya over the past 48 hours.
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Rameswaram locals voice concern against unscientific Pamban bridge constru
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [Inardia], March 27 (ANI): islanders at Rameswaram are voicing concerns about the construction of the new Pamban railway bridge as it blocks the Pamban sea currents.
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Canadians refuse improved relations with China until detained compatriots
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], March 17 (ANI): An overwhelming majority of Canadians say there can be no improvement in bilateral relations with China until two of their compatriots held in detention in the country are released, an Angus Reid Institute poll has revealed.
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Bolivian former interim President given 4 months in detention awaiting tri
Updated : 5 years ago IST
La Paz [Bolivia], March 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Bolivia's ex-interim President Jeanine Anez will be subject to four months of administrative arrest amid a coup investigation.
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Arbitrary detentions by Chinese govt instill fear among foreigners against
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 13 (ANI): The detention of a handful of foreigners in recent years have instilled a deep fear in some people against visiting China as relations between Beijing and the West worsened.
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Increasing number of foreigners avoid travel to China due to fear of deten
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): Over a dozen academics, NGO workers and media professionals said they were unwilling to travel to China after the detention of foreigners in the country instilled fear in some people.
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