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Central government has no tolerance for dissent: Saurabh Bhardwaj
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) president Saurabh Bhardwaj on Sunday accused the central government of having no tolerance for dissent, after he and several other AAP leaders were taken into preventive detention while attempting to hold a candle march in West Delhi's Janakpuri.
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UKPNP leader raises alarm over alleged military takeover of Kotli Civil Av
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Maqsood alleged that walls are being erected around the ground, indicating a gradual takeover by the Pakistani military. Drawing a historical parallel, he said, occupying forces often justify such actions in the name of public welfare and development, while dissenting voices are either silen
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Political activist Abid Ali Raja calls Kashmir Solidarity Day a 'Fraud', f
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to a local digital media outlet, Raja said the Kashmir Solidarity Day holds no historical or political significance for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. "This is a complete fraud. It is a joke with the people of PoJK, with the issues of PoJK," he said.
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Sabarimala Temple gold theft: Unnikrishnan Potti secures bail in second ca
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Arguments in the bail plea concluded on Wednesday. Potti had earlier obtained statutory bail in the Dwarapalaka case as well. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) is yet to file charge sheets in either case.
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"Parliament is temple of democracy, why fear debate?": Priyanka Gandhi
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday criticised the suspension of eight Opposition MPs of Lok Sabha, calling it a "fundamental issue of democracy" and accusing the ruling NDA of stifling dissent and debate in Parliament.
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Pak: Sammi Deen Baloch slams sentencing of rights lawyer, warns against cr
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Chattha were arrested on Friday while reportedly on their way to the Islamabad district courts. Multiple cases have been registered against them under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), anti-terrorism laws, and legislation regulating public assembly.
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Pakistan's expanding campaign of transnational repression targets critics
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Within Pakistan, the state has mobilized anti-terror legislation, military trials, and expanded censorship to stifle criticism. Anti-terror laws have been used as tools against members of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, while online spaces face increasing surveillance and restri
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BSAC slams Balochistan govt's 'authoritarian' crackdown on protesting teac
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The Baloch Students Action Committee (BSAC) has sharply condemned the Balochistan government's recent actions against protesting teachers, terming the crackdown "repressive" and "punitive" and linking it to a consistent pattern of silencing dissent in the province, as cited by The Balochista
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"Yogi-Modi trouble-engine govt is so rattled by questions": Jairam Ramesh
Updated : 2 months ago IST
In a post in X, Ramesh criticised the BJP government, calling it "trouble-engine government" rattled by peaceful, democratic protests.
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"Agencies weaponised, democracy punished": Abhishek Banerjee hits out at c
Updated : 2 months ago IST
In a post on X, Abhishek Banerjee said, "Democracy is punished. Criminals are rewarded. Agencies are weaponised. Elections are manipulated. JAIL the PROTESTERS. BAIL the RAPISTS. This is the BJP's version of New India."
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World Uyghur Congress convenes global leaders to expose China's crimes aga
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, highlighting an international gathering in Munich on December 19-20, bringing together Uyghur leaders, political representatives, and human rights advocates to highlight China's ongoing repression in East Turkistan and reaffirm globa
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Chinese court sentences Tibetan activist Tsering Tso to one year in prison
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Tsering Tso, a Tibetan human rights advocate, has received a one-year prison sentence from the Trikha (Ch. Guide) County People's Court located in Tsolho (Hainan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in eastern Tibet. She was charged with "picking quarrels and provoking trouble," a vague accusatio
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