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Pak rights commission raises concern over media censorship
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed "grave concern" over the growing climate of fear, violence, and censorship that currently underpins freedom of expression in the country.
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Imran Khan should be ashamed of telling lies about freedom of press in Pak
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): After an attack on Pakistani journalist Asad Ali Toor, opposition leader and chairman of National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan should be ashamed while telling lies to the
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Proposal for regulatory authority opposed by media bodies in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): Pakistan's media organisations representing journalists, broadcasters, editors and news directors have rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) ordinance, describing it as an 'unconstitutional and draconian law'.
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Australia, New Zealand concerned over Hong Kong developments, chide Chines
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 31 (ANI): Australia and New Zealand expressed "deep concern over developments that limit the rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong" and also criticised China's treatment of the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang.
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Pak's popular news anchor taken off air for speaking against media curbs
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): A popular news anchor in Pakistan has been taken off the air for three days after he spoke against the rising curbs on freedom of expression in the country.
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Rawalpindi citizen files complaint against Pakistani journalist Asad Ali T
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): A Rawalpindi citizen has launched a complaint against journalist Asad Ali Toor, who was recently attacked by three masked men at his residence in Islamabad, with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
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Biopic on Veer Savarkar announced on his 138th birth anniversary
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): On the 138th birth anniversary of Vinayak Damodar Sawarkar, acclaimed director Mahesh V Manjrekar has been signed by producers Sandeep Singh and Amit B Wadhwani to tell the story of the controversial freedom fighter in a movie titled 'Swatantra Veer Savarkar'
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'Stop beating around the bush and comply,' MeitY tells Twitter
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): After Twitter raised concerns about "potential threat to freedom of expression" over the new IT rules, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has asked the microblogging company to "stop beating around the bush" and "comply with the laws of the land".<
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PM Modi pays tribute to 'great freedom fighter, fierce nationalist' Savark
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New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the Indian independence leader and the formulator of the Hindutva philosophy Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on his birth anniversary on Friday.
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US condemns China's sanctions against former USCIRF Commissioner: Blinken
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): The United States condemns China's move to impose sanctions on former US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Johnnie Moore, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday (local time).
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Pak human rights commission condemns assault on journalist Asad Ali Toor
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday condemned the brutal attack on journalist Asad Ali Toor.
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Activists in exile urge EU states to suspend extradition treaties with Chi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Munich [Germany], May 21 (ANI): A total of 55 activists in exile have called for "urgent coordinated action" to suspend all bilateral extradition agreements between the EU Member States and China, to "protect the freedom of movement, association, and speech for all."
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