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Xi Jinping and China's authoritarian politics
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 23 (ANI): Since Chinese President Xi Jinping assumed his office, he introduced various measures to enforce discipline among the cadres and employed populist measures to destroy any kind of dissent and garnered support for his authoritarian policies.
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China misuses COVID-19 health app to stifle dissent
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 22 (ANI): Several activists and netizens criticized Chinese authorities for using the COVID-19 health app to stifle dissent.
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China mobilises retired cadres to stem future dissent
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 19 (ANI): In a move that smacks of totalitarianism in the Xi Jinping era, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is ensuring that the services of millions of retired communist cadres are utilised to meet the twin challenges of a stalling Chinese population and the possibilit
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SA batter Tazmin Brits reprimanded for breaching ICC Code of Conduct
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Brits was found to have breached Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "showing dissent at an Umpire's decision during an International Match."
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China tightens grip over dissenting citizens citing national security thre
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 8 (ANI): China has tightened its grip over its dissenting citizens by rewarding those who report their behaviour to the security agency giving rise to online policing.
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Kapil Sibal resigns from Congress, files Rajya Sabha nomination with SP's
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 25 (ANI): Deepening the crisis in Congress further, Kapil Sibal, a prominent face of the G-23 group of the dissenting leaders, has resigned from the party and filed nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections as an independent on Wednesday in Luckn
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Sharad Pawar decries police slapping sedition cases against activists
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 5 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar decried the police actions to slap Section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code against activists, saying that such measures suppress liberty and stifle any voice of dissent raised in a peaceful and
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Hong Kong authorities continue to punish dissenting voices
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 21 (ANI): The recent arrest in Hong Kong of a journalism professor, on charges of conspiring to publish seditious material, has troubled academics and journalists alike and shows how the city authorities continue to punish dissenting voices.
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Pakistan: Demanding right to life seen as act of dissent
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 21 (ANI): Highlighting the human rights violations in the country, a Pakistan activist said that demanding the most basic right, the right to life, has become an act of dissent in the country.
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Taliban releases detained journalists following worldwide condemnation
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 19 (ANI): The Taliban has released the three Tolo News journalists who were detained amidst an ongoing crackdown against dissenting voices and minorities in the country.
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Pakistan's 'deep state' targeting dissents living in exile abroad: Report
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17 (ANI): Pakistani dissidents have accused the country's "deep state", that is, the military and an array of intelligence and security outfits of Pakistan, of targeting its critics living in exile abroad, according to a media report.
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Rights group raises concern about Pakistan's 'draconian' cyber law
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 1 (ANI): The Pakistan government's amendment to its cybercrimes act is the latest in a concerted campaign to restrict freedom of expression and stifle dissent, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
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