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Free media in Afghanistan is 'under attack': UN Special Rapporteur
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
.Kabul [Afghanistan], April 30 (ANI): UN Deputy special envoy for Afghanistan criticized the arbitrary detention of journalists and media workers and said that free media in the country is under attack.
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US-based Human Rights Commission expresses concerns over escalating attack
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 30 (ANI): Expressing concerns over escalating attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, International Commission for Human Rights and Religious Freedom (ICHRRF) in its latest report highlights the historical context of violence on the life and property of Bangladesh's Hi
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PM hosts Sikh delegation at his residence, says Gurus have taught courage
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday underlined the contribution of the Sikh community before and after the independence and said that neither the "Indian history is complete without them, nor is the country".
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RSF urges UN to address press freedom issue during upcoming visit to China
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 28 (ANI): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urged United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to address the country's dire state of press freedom during her upcoming mission to China in May.
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US urges China to account for whereabouts of Tibet's 11th Panchen Lama
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 26 (ANI): On the 33rd birthday of the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the United States on Monday (local time) urged the People's Republic of China (PRC) to account for his whereabouts, who remains missing since 1995.
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USCIRF 'penetrated' by anti-India pan Islamist groups: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is slated to publish its annual report on international religious freedom on April 25 but some key influential officials of the USCIRF have been seen on the platforms of IAMC, an Islamist group,
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Amit Shah on day-long visit to Bihar, to engage in public and political ev
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): A day after attending various events in Madhya Pradesh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday will spend the whole day in Bihar and engage in public and political events beginning with a programme to honour freedom fighter Veer Kunwar Singh as part o
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Stage set for Amit Shah's grand welcome in Bihar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The stage is set for the grand welcome of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Bihar where he is scheduled to reach on Saturday to attend a programme organised in the memory of Veer Kuwar Singh, one of the heroes of the freedom struggle of 1857, at Jagdishpur i
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Hong Kong authorities continue to punish dissenting voices
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 21 (ANI): The recent arrest in Hong Kong of a journalism professor, on charges of conspiring to publish seditious material, has troubled academics and journalists alike and shows how the city authorities continue to punish dissenting voices.
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Balochistan party boycotts Pakistan National Assembly over civilian killin
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Quetta [Balochistan], April 19 (ANI): In an embarrassement to newly-formed coalition government under Shehbaz Sharif government in Pakistan, the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) boycotted the National Assembly proceedings on Monday over the killings of civilians by security forces i
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Afghan TV presenter detained, beaten by Taliban in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 19 (ANI): Amid the rising concern over media freedom in Afghanistan, another Afghan journalist said that he was detained in Kabul and was beaten.
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Youth must learn spirit of sacrifice, unwavering commitment from freedom f
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday appealed to the youth to learn the spirit of sacrifice and unwavering commitment from India's freedom fighters.
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