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Banners in China demand democratic reforms and end to CCP monopoly
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A rare protest in Beijing's Sanlitun district saw banners denouncing China's Communist Party and calling for democracy. The banners were quickly removed, and the protester detained. The act echoes past "lone warrior" demonstrations, showing growing dissent despite tight state control, Phayul
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Pakistan's war on dissent: BYC leaders' imprisonment lays bare state bruta
Updated : 5 months ago IST
According to The Balochistan Post, Sabiha stated that the only "crime" committed by Mahrang Baloch and her colleagues was peacefully protesting against enforced disappearances and systemic violence in Balochistan. She added that their arrests were part of a deliberate attempt by the Pakistan
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Pakistan affairs experts highlight deteriorating situation amid TLP dissen
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Amid escalating religious extremism, governance failures, and growing unrest across its provinces, Pakistan appears to be entering one of the most turbulent phases in its history, as highlighted by Human Rights Defender and Executive Director of Asian Human Rights Forum, Arif Aajakia and Pak
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China's war on freedom escalates: Global alarm over widening human rights
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has released its latest weekly brief, painting a grim picture of escalating repression under President Xi Jinping's rule, highlighting the Chinese Communist Party's tightening control over civil liberties, religious freedom, and dissent across the country and bey
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"They want to separate Kashmir from India, cut off North East": Rijiju hit
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Sunday strongly countered the Congress party's allegations regarding curbs on free speech and suppressing the voice of political parties, accusing the opposition of misusing the idea of freedom of expression for politics.
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UKPNP urges global intervention amid internet blackout and crackdown in Po
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) has issued an urgent international appeal following the shutdown of internet and phone services across Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. According to the UKPNP press release, this communication blackout is a deliberate move by Pakistani a
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CM Pinarayi Vijayan attends event at Governor House following Bharat Mata
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan visited Raj Bhavan on Saturday for the first time following the controversy over the display of the Bharat Mata portrait with a saffron flag. He attended the launch of 'Rajhamsa', the Raj Bhavan's newly introduced quarterly journal, in the presence of Gover
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HP: Residents in Shimla stage blindfold protest against HC verdict in 2014
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Protestors, wearing black badges and blindfolds as a mark of dissent, marched from the Central Telegraph Office (CTO) building to Sher-e-Punjab, shouting slogans such as "We want justice" and "Punish Yug killers".
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Human Rights in China report flags repression, re-sentencing of journalist
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Human Rights in China has released its latest weekly brief, illustrating China's tightening grip on dissent, surveillance, and digital control, which has drawn fresh scrutiny amid a series of developments in the country's worsening human rights climate.
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Protesters rally outside UN in New York against Iran ahead of President Pe
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The demonstrations came a day after the General Assembly session opened on Tuesday, as world leaders convened at the UN Headquarters in New York. Protesters staged anti-Iran rallies, voicing dissent against the government.
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BJP's Amit Malviya takes swipe at Rahul Gandhi over Manish Tewari's remark
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tewari's remarks came after Malviya, in a post on X, claimed that the Congress MP had targeted Rahul Gandhi, calling the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha the "ultimate 'Nepo Kid' of Indian politics" and highlighting "growing revolt" within the party.
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Baloch activist Sammi Deen Baloch raises alarm over critical condition of
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Sammi condemned what she described as the state's ruthless suppression of political dissent in Balochistan. She stated, "The state has become so blind in its policy of suppressing political voices in Balochistan that it has now lost the ability to differentiate between ordinary and disabled
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