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Maldives: Reforms fall short in curbing threats to free speech
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], April 14 (ANI): The Maldives authorities have not credibly addressed threats to free expression and other rights by religious extremist groups, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released on Thursday.
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German police smash extremist group targeting politicians
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 14 (ANI/Xinhua): In a large-scale operation, German police smashed a right-wing extremist group that planned attacks against the state and politicians, authorities of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate said on Thursday.
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Sri Lankan President blames unidentified 'extremist' group for violent pro
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 1 (ANI): Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office blamed an unidentified 'extremist' group for creating the violent situation during the protest near the Jubilee Post in Nugegoda, Colombo, the Colombo Page reported citing President's media division's pr
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Laundering racket by Pakistanis in Paris raises question about Islamabad's
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], February 21 (ANI): Busting of a multi-national money-laundering and human trafficking racket run by Pakistanis in Paris has raised serious questions about Pakistan's written commitments to the anti-terrorist-financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which is set
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7 IS terrorists killed by airstrike in Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], February 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Seven terrorists of the extremist group Islamic State (IS) were killed on Tuesday by an airstrike in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, the Iraqi military said.
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Pakistan: Proscribed extremist groups find space in electoral politics
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 10 (ANI): Proscribed extremist groups such as Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) find electoral space in Pakistan politics which will be witnessed in the upcoming local elections to be held soon.
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Deals with banned groups strengthen extremism in Pakistan, says think tank
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 15 (ANI): Pakistan's attempts to negotiate with extremist groups will have serious security repercussions as such actions tend to be viewed as a sign of weakness, according to a think tank.
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Sikhs in Pakistan face continuous persecution, uncertain of their future
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): A spate of killings since 2014, has raised worries that Sikhs might be the latest target of Pakistan's religious extremist groups, leaving community members uncertain of their future in the country.
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Taliban takeover could inspire extremist violence in US: Report
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 2 (ANI): The United States security officials are reportedly concerned that far-right extremist groups in the country, inspired by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, could carry out violent attacks, local media said citing a US federal agency.
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7 US Capitol police officers sue Trump, right-wing groups over January 6 C
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Seven US Capitol police officers on Thursday filed a civil rights lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and his ally Roger Stone, as well as a number of members of right-wing extremist groups over the deadly January 6 Capitol riot.
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Taliban victory could be a boost for extremists in Middle East
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 20 (ANI): The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is likely to boost the morale of various extremist groups in the Middle East, say experts.
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Nigerian troops kill 12 Boko Haram militants in northeast region
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Twelve Boko Haram militants were killed on Sunday as Nigerian troops thwarted an attack by the extremist group on a military base in the northeastern state of Borno, said a spokesperson for the army.
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