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Baloch Voice for Justice alleges suppression of BYC families' press meet,
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
As mentioned by Baloch Voice for Justice on X, families of detained leaders of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee attempted to hold a press briefing at the Quetta Press Club to challenge the continued detention of their relatives and a recent High Court ruling that denied bail after what they des
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AI Summit Protest Case: Court grants bail to 9 accused, sends one in polic
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
Delhi's Patiala House court granted bail to nine accused persons arrested in the AI Summit protest case.
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"The issue is coercion, not belief": Humanist Dina Perla Portnaar on blasp
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
In an interview with ANI, Portnaar addressed the moral and ethical dilemmas surrounding religious legislation and the recent testimonies from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Iran.
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"Good thing for people": Humanist Dina Perla Portnaar hails initiative aga
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
At a UNHRC side event, humanist Dina Perla Portnaar warned that blasphemy laws are being weaponised as tools of "coercion" and "power" rather than faith. She highlighted how these laws lead to the "criminalisation of identity," silencing minorities in Asia through state-sanctioned persecutio
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UN experts raise alarm over Pakistan's conviction of rights lawyers, flag
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
UN experts expressed serious concern over the 17-year prison sentences handed to Pakistani human rights lawyers Iman Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha under cyber-terrorism laws. The rapporteurs warned that broad legislation is being misused to criminalise legal advocacy, restrict expression, and
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'The Kerala Story 2': BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar fires back at Pinarayi Vi
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
"How is it that when somebody else makes a movie against his political thinking, it suddenly becomes a problem? This is hypocrisy. This is basically an attempt to distract the people of Kerala from his 10 years of failure," Chandrasekhar told ANI.
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ABVP, Left trade charges over alleged assault of journalist during DU prot
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
In a statement, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) alleged that the journalist was assaulted during the protest. "At around 2 PM at the Faculty of Arts, University of Delhi, a female journalist, Ruchi Tiwari, associated with the YouTube channel Breaking Opinion, was allegedly a
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Iranian envoy to India warns against fake news being peddled about Iran pr
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Urging people to be cautious when searching for and consuming information online, in a post on X, he wrote, "The news circulated on some foreign X accounts about Iran's developments, is totally false. I request all interested people to get their news from the reliable sources."
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"Respect freedom of expression, refrain from unnecessary use of force": UN
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The UN chief's remarks come amid protests in Iran that killed at least 420 protesters during anti-government demonstrations over the past 15 days, including eight children, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA), CNN reported.
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"Public trust is weakened": Kamal Haasan flags film certification processe
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Kamal Haasan has issued a strong statement amid the ongoing controversies surrounding the Central Board of Film Certification.
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After Manickam Tagore, Congress MP Jothimani backs Vijay; questions centre
Updated : 2 months ago IST
"The refusal of the Central Government's Censorship Board to grant a certificate to the film Jannayagan deserves the strongest condemnation. This is an attack on the Tamil film industry. Beyond our political affiliations, preferences, and dislikes, every individual who believes in freedom
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Motion picture producers association appeals to PM Modi to "intervene in m
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association (IMPPA) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging government intervention after the Indian film 'Dhurandhar' was banned in several Middle Eastern countries, including the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Saudi Arabia.
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