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Hundreds from Tibetan, Uyghur, Hong Kong communities protest in France aga
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], June 24 (ANI): Hundreds of people from the Tibetan, Mongolian, Uyghur, Vietnamese, Hong Kong and Taiwanese communities staged a protest at the Bastille square in Paris on Wednesday, demanding the boycott of the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over human rights violat
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Bangladesh Human Rights Council protests against persecution of Uyghur Mus
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 5 (ANI): The Human Rights Protection Council of Sylhet held protests across Bangladesh on Wednesday against the persecution of Uyghur Muslims in China's Xinjiang region and to mark Doppa Day, the festival celebrated by the people of the ethnic group.
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Greater risk of poor COVID outcomes in minority ethnic groups in England:
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Cambridge [England], May 1 (ANI): Minority ethnic groups had a higher risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and of COVID-19-related hospitalisations, intensive care (ICU) admissions and death compared with white groups in England, according to an observational study published in The Lancet
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Study sheds light on inequities in COVID-19 mortality across racial groups
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Cambridge (Massachusetts) [US], April 6 (ANI): Black women are dying at significantly higher rates than white men, and that disparity in mortality rates among women of all races are greater than those between white women and white men. These are the findings of a new study led by Harvard Uni
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New analysis claims deprivation 'driving' COVID-19 ethnic disparities
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Leicester [England], April 3 (ANI): Deprivation among society at large is 'driving' COVID-19 disparities among minority ethnic groups - predominantly South Asian and Black African or Caribbean populations - and could be considered the main cause of disproportionate infection rates, hospitali
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Study reveals increased rates of organ damage after discharge from hospita
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Leicester [England], April 1 (ANI): People discharged from hospital after covid-19 appear to have increased rates of organ damage ("multiorgan dysfunction") compared with similar individuals in the general population, finds a study.
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Thousands flee to Thailand after Myanmar Army's air strikes on villages: R
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 28 (ANI): Nearly 3,000 villagers from Myanmar's southeastern Karen state escaped to Thailand on Sunday after the army conducted air attacks on an area held by an ethnic group, Sky News reported citing the local media reports.
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Trump signs bill to sanction Chinese officials over treatment of Uighur
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) signed legislation that calls for him to impose sanctions on Chinese officials for Beijing's crackdown on the minority Muslim Uighur ethnic group.
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Hazara minority facing persecution in Afghanistan, Pakistan: Activist
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 8(ANI): A human rights activist, belonging to the Hazara ethnic group, has demanded an urgent intervention by the international community to protect the minorities facing persecution in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Sindh, Baloch and Pashtuns protest against Pak Army atrocities outside UNH
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 26 (ANI): Activists and supporters of the Sindhi, Baloch and Pashtun ethnic groups on Tuesday held a protest, condemning Pakistan's atrocities against minorities and crimes against humanity, outside the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) headquarters in
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Modi govt's Bodo Accord is just cosmetic arrangement, says former Assam CM
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Days after the central government signed the Bodo Peace Accord with various ethnic groups active in Assam, former chief minister Tarun Gogoi dismissed the accord as "cosmetic".
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'Historic milestone': US Census Board includes Sikhs as separate ethnic gr
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 16 (ANI): The Sikh community in the United States on Wednesday described as a "historic milestone" their identification as a separate ethnic group and said the procedure will help in recording an accurate number of their people in the decennial US Census report.
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