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Punjab renames 17 government schools after freedom fighters, martyrs
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 2 (ANI): Punjab Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Friday informed that the Punjab Government has renamed 17 government schools after freedom fighters and martyrs.
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Kamal Haasan opposes bill to amend Cinematograph Act
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New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan has opposed provisions in the draft Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and urged people to voice concern for "freedom and liberty".
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'Enough is enough': 4 Nordic newspapers publish front-page letter criticis
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Copenhagen [Denmark], July 1 (ANI): Four leading newspapers from the Nordic countries marked the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party's founding by publishing a full-front page editorial criticising China's violation of press freedom in Hong Kong.
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Chinese pro-democracy students facing harassment, threats in Australian un
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Canberra [Australia], June 30 (ANI): A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has revealed that many Chinese pro-democracy students are facing harassment, surveillance and threats in Australian universities and said that there is a lack of oversight and accountability mechanisms to ensure their aca
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Free Taiwan will continue to support freedom in Hong Kong, says President
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Taipei [Taiwan], June 25 (ANI): Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday expressed regret over the closure of the Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong and said a free Taiwan will continue to support freedom for Hong Kong.
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Sad day for media freedom in Hong Kong, world: Biden on Apple Daily's shut
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Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): When Hong Kong-based newspaper Apple Daily closed its doors after 26 years due to government crackdown, US President Joe Biden on Thursday termed it as a sad day for media freedom in Hong Kong and around the world.
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AliceBlue introduces FREEDOM15 plan
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 24 (ANI/PNN): One of the leading discount brokerages, Alice Blue is excited to share its FREEDOM 15 plan, making it the only stockbroker charging just Rs 15 for Intraday, and NRML orders and ZERO brokerage on equity delivery.
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Reporters Without Borders condemns closure of Hong Kong's Apple Daily due
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Paris [France], June 24 (ANI): Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a France-based non-profit aimed at safeguarding the right to freedom of information, on Wednesday condemned the closure of Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, following an intense crackdown by the government.
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Committee to Protect Journalists confer press freedom award on Hong Kong's
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New York [US], June 23 (ANI): The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said it will honour Jimmy Lai, the imprisoned founder of Hong Kong's Next Digital media company and Apple Daily newspaper, with the 2021 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award.
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How five Hong Kong anti-govt protesters escaped persecution by Chinese aut
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Taipei [Taiwan], June 22 (ANI): Almost a year after five anti-government protesters fled Hong Kong in July 2020 to escape unfair prosecution and inevitable imprisonment for their roles in the 2019 demonstrations, they seem to have finally found freedom in the United States.
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Pakistan should look at alternatives to China, G7 initiative on global inv
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Pakistan should look at alternatives to its alliance with China and not miss a historic opportunity of 'Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative' launched at the G-7 June 2021 Summit and which aims to influence, broadly within a decade, 40 trillion dollar
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Gwalior, Indore should be renamed after Rani Laxmibai, Goddess Ahilyabai,
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Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 20 (ANI): Congress leader Sajjan Singh Verma on Saturday demanded that Madhya Pradesh's cities Gwalior and Indore should be renamed after freedom fighter Rani Laxmi Bai and Goddess Ahilyabai.
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