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Bangladesh: Prominent journalist Anis Alamgir arrested in 'anti-terror' ca
Updated : 3 months ago IST
On Sunday evening, while Anis Alamgir was working out at a gym in Dhaka, DB police took him into custody and brought him to their Dhaka office. He was interrogated overnight on Sunday and into Monday afternoon, and was officially shown as arrested in a case on Monday, local media reported.
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Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile pushes back against China in New Delhi advocac
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile launched advocacy efforts in New Delhi during Parliament's winter session, urging Indian and international support against China's control over Tibet. The delegation called for dialogue, human rights access, climate studies and action against disinf
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Balochistan: Human rights groups demand immediate release of missing woman
Updated : 3 months ago IST
According to Paank, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), Farzana, daughter of Muhammad Bakhsh Zehri, was forcibly taken by Pakistani forces on the night of 1 December 2025 while returning home from a hospital in Khuzdar. "Her whereabouts remain unknown, and authoritie
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George Clooney says "I'm not kissing a girl anymore" after conversation wi
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Hollywood actor George Clooney has said he is no longer interested in kissing female co-stars on screen, revealing that the decision came after a conversation with his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, according to People.
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Tehreek-e-Insaf seeks end to Imran Khan's 'solitary confinement' after UN
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has voiced serious concern over a report by United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, alleging that party founder and former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is being subjected to degrading and inhuman treatment during his incarcerati
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CFU commemorates 40th anniversary of historic Uyghur student protests in U
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Campaign for Uyghurs marked 40 years of the 1985 Urumchi Student Movement, recalling mass protests against discrimination and nuclear testing. The group highlighted continued repression of Uyghurs, citing widespread abuses, imprisonment, forced labour, and cultural destruction recognised int
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BASC webinar highlights widespread human rights abuses against Baloch in I
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Sabiha Baloch painted a grim picture of the realities in Balochistan, Pakistan, underscoring the systematic and complex nature of the human rights violations endured by the Baloch populace. She noted the pervasive occurrence of enforced disappearances. She highlighted the escalated targeting
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Nobel Committee condemns arrest of former Peace Prize laureate Narges Moha
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"The Norwegian Nobel Committee is deeply concerned by today's brutal arrest of Narges Mohammadi alongside a number of other activists. Ms. Mohammadi - the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate - is a staunch defender of human rights, freedom of expression and democratic participation in Iran," the
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US President removes sanctions on Brazilian judge who presided over convic
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The US government imposed sanctions against the justice, Alexandre de Moraes, in July under the Global Magnitsky Act after the case was brought against Bolsonaro, a Trump ally. The Magnitsky Act is a rarely used law that allows the United States to impose asset freezes and travel bans on for
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Norwegian Nobel Committee condemns "brutal arrest" of Nobel laureate Narge
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday (local time) strongly condemned the "brutal arrest" of Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent Iranian human rights activist, calling on Iranian authorities to clarify her whereabouts, ensure her safety, and release her i
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Coordination between industry, Govt and financial institutions needed for
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A joint report by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Deloitte called for a coordinated approach involving pharmaceutical enterprises, Government agencies, financial institutions, and Industry associations to embed sustainability across the value chain.
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Pakistan's rights crisis deepens as HRCP slams state repression and elite
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the government to withdraw the controversial 26th and 27th constitutional amendments, end "enforced disappearances," and release all political prisoners across the country, as reported by Dawn.
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