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Rise of domestic social media in Tibet amid growing Chinese suppression
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 3 (ANI): Despite the attempts by the authoritarian Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to curb freedom of expression, right to information, association and religion in Tibet, there has been a rise in domestic social media giving platform to voices challenging the governme
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BJP says amendment of Kerala Police Act is attempt to curb freedom of expr
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Thrissur (Kerala) [India], November 22 (ANI): BJP state President K Surendran on Sunday said that the decision of the Pinarayi Vijayan government to add 118 (A) amendment in the Kerala Police Act is an attempt to curb the freedom of expression of the people.
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Chinese journalist faces imprisonment of up to 5 years for reporting on CO
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 17 (ANI): In another move by China to curb freedom of expression, a citizen journalist from China, who has been detained since May for reporting the COVID-19 outbreak from Wuhan, is facing a sentence of up to five years in jail after she was formally indicted on charges
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Pak PM involves in 'demagoguery' over Macron's remark
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 7 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is involved in "demagoguery" in the wake of French President Emmanuel Macron's statements on freedom of expression and the dangers of radical Islamism following terrorist attacks in France, says lecturer Olivier Guillard.
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Pakistan's online spaces for dissent, freedom of expression shrinks, while
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 28 (ANI): Online space for dissent and freedom of expression has shrunk in Pakistan, while hate speech and digital surveillance has increased, informed a press statement from the Freedom Network group on Wednesday.
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Move to 'kidnap' Sindh IGP to register FIR against PML-N leaders 'brainchi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 22 (ANI) Defending Pakistan Rangers' move to 'kidnap' Sindh IGP and subsequent arrest of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Safdar Awan, Pakistan interior minister Brigadier Ijaz Shah has said that no political leader in a democratic system could be allowed t
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Govt must take steps to identify source of my WhatsApp message: Retired Na
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 12 (ANI): Madan Sharma, the retired Navy officer who alleged he was beaten up by Shiv Sena workers in Mumbai for forwarding a message said that people should be allowed to exercise the fundamental right of freedom of expression and added that the gover
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UN expresses concerns over violence against journalists, human rights acti
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 9 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Office on Tuesday expressed its concern over the increasing instances of threats of violence against journalists and human rights activists in Pakistan.
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Sonia Gandhi's remarks are 'out of frustration' as she failed to transfer
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Telangana BJP leader NV Subhash on Sunday slammed Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi for her remark 'Freedom of expression is under threat and democracy is being destroyed' and said that it was a result of frustration as she failed to transfe
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Freedom of expression under threat, democracy being destroyed: Sonia Gandh
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): In a veiled attack at the BJP-led central government, Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said that freedom of expression is under threat and democracy is being destroyed.
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Breaking barriers, Trell launches new anthem by Sukhwinder Singh celebrati
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 26 (ANI/BusinessWire India): India's fastest-growing lifestyle community platform Trell has launched a new anthem encouraging India to speak their heart and minds.
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Experts decry proposed 14th amendment in so-called AJK Interim Act 1974 by
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 10 (ANI): Political activists and experts have condemned the proposed 14th amendment Bill to the 1974 Interim Constitution of so-called Azad J&K as it further restricts the freedom of expression and opinion among the people in the occupied territory.
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