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Pakistan: Journalists, lawyers, and rights groups to hold "Joint Struggle"
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
According to a report by Dawn on Wednesday, they declared that a convention would be held at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) on March 1 to protest against the "draconian law."
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Pakistan: Journalistic bodies reject recent amendments to Peca, call it "t
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
In a statement, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) stated, "The amendments to Pakistan's draconian PECA represent a transparent attempt to further tighten control over digital expression and internet freedom under the guise of curbing misinformation."
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MQM Founder Altaf Hussain condemns Pak legislation against electronic crim
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
He described the legislation, passed by the Pakistan Muslim League (N)'s government, as a "draconian law" that violates fundamental human rights and suppresses freedom of expression.
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"Impractical, anti-democratic move" MK Stalin opposes 'One Nation, One Ele
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
"The Union Cabinet has approved introducing the draconian 'One Nation, One Election Bill' in Parliament. This impractical and anti-democratic move will erase regional voices, erode federalism, and disrupt governance. Rise up #INDIA! Let us resist this attack on Indian Democracy with all o
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Human Rights Watch claims academic freedom in Hong Kong nosedived after im
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The educational freedom in Hong Kong continues to decline as the Chinese government imposed the National Security Law on the city on June 30, 2020.
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Judiciary yielded to "brazen dictatorial regime" during emergency: VP Jagd
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
While describing the era of Emergency as "the draconian darkest period" since independence, Dhankhar expressed concern that during this time, even the highest levels of the judiciary, typically a "formidable citadel of basic rights," yielded to the "brazen dictatorial regime."
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Waqf Amendment Bill introduced in Lok Sabha; opposition calls it "draconia
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
As the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was tabled in the Lok Sabha by the Union government today, the Congress denounced the bill as "draconian" and an "attack on the Constitution," adding that "this is a draconian law and a fundamental attack on the Constitution."
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Rights group condemns China's National Security Law for suppressing freedo
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The imposition of the draconian National Security Law has consistently faced criticism for the severe repression of Hong Kong residents.
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New criminal laws pernicious in nature, enough reason to pause their imple
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Congress MP Manish Tewari called for a "re-examination" of the new criminal laws that came into force on Monday, referring to them as "draconian" and added that there are "enough reasons to pause" the implementation.
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Woman activist calls for action against ban on girls' education in Afghani
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A woman activist in Afghanistan has come out openly against the Taliban's draconian policies, putting curbs on the education of girls in the country, Khaama Press reported, adding that she called for strict action against the ban.
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China in 2023: Xi doubles down on his "struggle"
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Throughout 2023, China struggled to emerge from under COVID-19's shadow, after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) inexplicably reversed course on its policy of draconian lockdowns at the end of 2022.
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"New criminal laws will turn country into police state", says Congress' Ma
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"These provisions are extermely draconian and ultimately this will turn this country into a police state," Congress MP Manish Tewari said.
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