Hong Kong, April 10 (ANI): Hong Kong Police have arrested over 10,200 people in connection with the anti-government protests in the last 20 months, signalling the extent of the crackdown launched by Beijing-backed authorities to silence dissenters.
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor, who is currently embracing her married life with husband Anand Ahuja in London, says she misses India, but cannot diss her new home in London that has given her "so much".
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction over airline companies defaulting on refunds to passengers over flight tickets that were booked for travel during the lockdown last year but got cancelled.
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases in the country, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Tuesday wrote to all private satellite TV news channels to appropriately disseminate messages for COVID-19 appropriate behaviour and vaccination.
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): A webinar titled "Dissent, Defamation, and Democracy: Balancing Rights and Duties" was organised by Policy Matrix on Friday to encourage discussion and learning on the issue.
Paris [France], March 29 (ANI): Pakistan is one such country that has gone beyond its territory to harass and intimidate its citizens settled abroad, according to a European think tank adding that repressive regimes tend to use violence, intimidation and technology to silence dissent abroad.
Washington DC [US], March 25 (ANI): Facebook has taken action against a group of hackers in China who were targeting dissidents, mostly Uyghurs from Xinjiang province, the company's Cyber Espionage team said on Wednesday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 23 (ANI): Amid the controversy over suspended Mumbai Police ASI Sachin Waze, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Tuesday said an attempt is being made to mislead people by disseminating wrong information about him.
Hong Kong, March 22 (ANI): in order to tighten control over Hong Kong and purge dissent, Beijing may pressure a new museum in the city to remove exhibits that displease China in the opening exhibition.
Yangon [Myanmar], March 17 (ANI): Amid growing violence in Myanmar following the February 1 coup, the ruling military on Tuesday imposed a death penalty as a possible punishment for treason, dissent, and other offenses against the government.
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Congress leader Manak Agarwal on Tuesday wrote a letter to Sonia Gandhi, expressing his dissatisfaction over his expulsion from the party.
Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): A Kashmiri political activist has urged the United Nations to take serious note on human rights violations in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan during his intervention at the ongoing 46th Session of UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.