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Baloch Students Council sounds alarm over surge in enforced disappearances
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Baloch Students Council (BSC) has condemned the growing trend of enforced disappearances among Baloch youth, describing it as a severe violation of human rights. The BSC highlighted the abduction of 10 students in mid-October 2024, part of a broader repression campaign aimed at silenc
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Pakistan targets Mahrang Baloch with controversial FIR amid ongoing suppr
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In yet another incidence of atrocious suppression of dissent of Balochs, Pakistan has registered an FIR against the activist Mahrang Baloch, alleging her of inciting hatred, turning young people against the state, and aiding terrorism.
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State, its spy agencies, along with the military, exhibit utter contempt:
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan, in its attempt to suppress dissent in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has been orchestrating attacks and shellings, merely a day before the Pashtun National Jigra.
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Pakistan: Names of Pashtun rights organisation members added to list of 't
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In another attempt to mobilise state mechanisms for suppression of dissent, Pakistan has added the names of 52 individuals from various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the Fourth Schedule under Section 11EE of Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.
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Daughter of jailed Chinese tycoon appeals President Xi to release her fath
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Notably, Beijing has continued to draw global attention because of its stringent measures to silence dissent and criticism within the country, as anyone who challenges the Chinese authority, ends up facing harsh consequences and suppression for their critical stance against the Chinese Commu
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Geneva: Activists at UN highlight rampant human rights abuses in Pakistan
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Human rights activists condemned Pakistan on Thursday for a range of severe human rights violations, including enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detentions, and torture aimed at silencing dissent.
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World Uyghur Congress urges global action amid ongoing human rights violat
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
WUC's Interim President Erkin Ekrem underscored that October 1 symbolises the loss of freedom for Uyghurs and called for unity against the Chinese government's brutal violations of human rights, which target cultural and religious identities and suppress dissent.
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Amnesty condemns sedition verdict as blow to free speech in Hong Kong
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In a ruling, two former editors of the now-defunct Stand News, Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, along with the media outlet's parent company, were convicted of conspiring to publish "seditious" content, marking a chilling blow to press freedom in Hong Kong after China implemented National Se
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China's paranoia targets all dissent, even T-shirts and books
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Chairman Xi Jinping likes to use the term "common destiny of all mankind" or "community with a shared future for humanity," but what kind of destiny does he really envision for our world? Xi desperately needs to censor the books you read and control the T-shirt you wear, for one thing. Read More
"The right to dissent is the hallmark of Democracy", Former CJI, UU Lalit
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23: "The right to dissent is the hallmark of democracy. A right for free expression is the mark of democracy and noted jurist and former Attorney General of India, Soli J. Sorabjee was a firm believer and upholder of this right," said former Chief Justice of Indi
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"In China, there is no justice, no rights, no free speech": US lawmaker Jo
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
US lawmakers and the members of the US House Select Committee on Chinese Communist Party (SCCCP) on Thursday organized a meeting highlighting China's shady tactics to suppress dissent and critique in the country.
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PoJK activists criticises Pakistan's suppression of dissent in occupied re
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
At the event, Mahmood Kashmiri, Chairman of Jammu Kashmir National Independence Alliance (JKNIA), criticised Pakistan for its violent repression and tactics aimed at suppressing dissent in the region.
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