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PML-N dissidents set to join former Pak PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's party
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
After Eidul Fitr, Zaeem Qadri, a former leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), is set to join Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's political party, ARY News reported, citing sources, on Tuesday.
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"Observers have reached Shimla, will talk to dissidents": Sachin Pilot ami
Updated : 2 years ago IST
As the Congress lurched into a fresh political crisis in Himachal Pradesh, fighting to stay afloat in the only heartland state it rules, senior party leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday said the grand old party deputed observers, who have reached Shimla and will speak to dissident leaders in
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Detained Chinese dissidents' wives continue advocacy from abroad
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Despite the Chinese government's efforts to cut down on public attention on human rights cases in the country, the wives of dissidents who were arrested in April have been advocating for their husbands globally to raise awareness about human rights abuses in China.
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US: Boston man accused of providing information about local pro-democracy
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
From 2018-2022, 63-year-old Litang Liang allegedly worked with Chinese officials to spy on dissidents in Boston.
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US discovers six more Chinese 'police stations'
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"We found at least four listed in the US by PRC (People's Republic of China) public security authorities, plus flagged an additional four overseas Chinese service centers in the US set up by the UFWD networks responsible for manning the stations," a spokeswoman for Safeguard Defenders told N
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Protests outside Chinese 'police station' in New York over alleged spying
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Protesters gathered outside 107 East Broadway where the ChangLe Association Inc, a non-profit, that operates a "service station," was accused of spying on dissidents in the Chinese community in New York.
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More than 200 million Twitter email addresses leaked: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The breadth of the leaked data could allow malicious actors or repressive governments to connect anonymous Twitter handles with the real names or email addresses of their owners, potentially unmasking dissidents, journalists, activists, or other at-risk users around the world.
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Special unit of Chinese police exists in Athens: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
These units house people from China who seek out, threaten and blackmail Chinese dissidents to return home and suffer the consequences of their political choices.
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230,000 Chinese "persuaded to return" from abroad, reveals report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], September 28 (ANI): A damning report released this month revealed the extent of the Chinese police's expanding global policing toolkit that claims to counter global telecom and online fraud but instead hunts down political dissidents and corrupt officials using illegal method
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UN calls for release of Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tw
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 20 (ANI): The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed outrage on Friday over a 34-year prison sentence handed down to a Saudi woman charged with aiding dissidents.
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Pakistan's exiled Balochs face severe security threat: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 20 (ANI): The safety of Pakistani dissidents is a major concern even in well-governed democracies as they are pursued by local killers and conspirators, mainly with roots in Islamabad.
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China hunts dissidents abroad with global network of spies: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 19 (ANI): Multiple reports suggest that Beijing has created a global network of spies that work to silence critics and dissidents in different parts of the world.
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