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CM Sarma thinks himself of "king", "don" of Assam: AIUDF's Aminul Islam af
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Days later, after the Gauhati High Court quashed his detention orders and directed that he be released, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA Aminul Islam on Saturday said that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thinks of himself as a "king" or a "don" of Assam adding that all of
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West Delhi Police's Operation Kavach 11.0 yields significant results, with
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to police, 71 teams were mobilised, and 159 intelligence-based raids were conducted across hotspots, slum belts, industrial clusters, liquor routes, isolated pockets and night-dominant crime-prone stretches. The action involved continuous naka-checking, mobile patrolling, human
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Pakistan: PTI, TTAP stage nationwide protests against 27th Amendment and m
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Demonstrators, led by key PTI leaders, criticised immunity provisions and accused the government of targeting PTI while calling for constitutional supremacy and nationwide peaceful resistance.
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Baloch activist accuses Pakistani military of genocide-scale repression in
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Baloch leader Mehran Marri has delivered a scathing indictment of Pakistan's human rights record in Balochistan, alleging widespread enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and arbitrary detentions that he describes as "genocide at full escalation."
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Arrests of Afghan nationals in Pakistan soar 146 per cent amid border reop
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Arrests of Afghan nationals in Pakistan rose by 146 per cent in a week, mainly due to reopened border crossings, a UNHCR-IOM report said. Most detentions occurred in Balochistan, while returns and deportations also doubled, driven by fear of arrest and government repatriation orders, Dawn re
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China's Xinjiang tourism push criticised as region faces mass surveillance
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Human rights advocacy group, Campaign for Uyghurs, has accused China of attempting to "whitewash" its policies in Xinjiang by heavily promoting tourism in the region, even as reports of mass detentions and surveillance continue.
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2025 a "bleak year" for press freedom in Pakistan, says watchdog
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a report released on Friday to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the PPF highlighted a range of threats faced by journalists, including physical assaults, detentions, criminal complaints, censorship orders, and internet shutdowns, despite
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Levies officer among two reportedly detained by security forces in Balochi
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Two men, including a Levies officer, were arrested in Balochistan's Kolwah and Kharan districts, with their whereabouts unknown. Separately, attackers abducted 18 labourers and set fire to vehicles in Khuzdar. The province faces a severe human rights crisis, with enforced disappearances and
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China detains Taiwanese Taoists in escalating crackdown on religious freed
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's SEF warned I-Kuan Tao followers against visiting China, citing arrests of at least 16 Taiwanese for practicing their faith since 2019. Luo Wen-jia said detainees were not involved in politics and urged caution, highlighting China's lack of religious freedom and repression of indepen
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Pakistani forces accused of destroying homes and graves in Zehri's worse
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistani security forces have continued a large-scale military operation in Zehri, a tehsil in the Khuzdar district of Balochistan, where reports suggest serious human rights violations, including detentions, house demolitions, and desecration of graves, four individuals, including a woman,
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Multiple civilian deaths, clashes reported as unrest escalates in PoJK
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) turned violent as voices from the region reported civilian deaths, clashes with security forces, and detentions. Social media posts highlighted marches, caravans entering Muzaffarabad, and growing unrest, with activists warning agains
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YSRCP legal cell condemns alleged "illegal detention" of social media acti
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The statement further stated that the YSRCP Legal Cell demanded that the state government immediately put an end to these illegal actions, respect the constitutional rights of citizens, and ensure that the police act within the framework of law.
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