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Sindhis in Pakistan hold rallies against `forced' conversions on Human Rig
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Human rights activists and members of the minority communities organised protest rallies in different cities in Pakistan's Sindh province to mark International Human Rights Day on Friday.
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Activists demand release of political prisoners in Pakistan, PoK, Gilgit B
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Political and human rights activists from Pakistan, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan have expressed grave concern about the worsening human rights situation in the country and occupied regions.
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Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez was in touch with overground
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday, was learnt to be involved in anti-India activities and had direct links with a banned Pakistan-based terrorist outfit.
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NIA arrests Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez from J-K
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested prominent human rights activist Khurram Parvez from Jammu and Kashmir in connection with its ongoing probe in a terror funding case.
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Incidents like Minar-e-Pakistan create difficulty in bringing justice to v
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] November 15 (ANI): Victim-blaming mindset and social stigma attached with reporting incidents such as the Minar-e-Pakistan incident where a woman was allegedly assaulted by hundreds of men on Independence Day, often weaken the authenticity and progress of other cases whe
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Election posters with Tibetan flag put up outside Chinese embassy in Denma
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], October 29 (ANI): China has condemned and expressed anger after election posters depicting the Tibetan flag were placed outside its embassy in Denmark, Euro News reported.
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Turkish Opposition says Erdogan's move to expel 10 Envoys linked to domest
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tankara [Turkey], October 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decision to declare personae non grata ambassadors of 10 countries that have called on Ankara to release human rights activist Osman Kavala is designed to justify Turkey's economic crisis, main opposition Re
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Turkey's Erdogan orders to expel envoys of 10 countries including US
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], October 24 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said he had told his foreign ministry to expel the ambassadors of the United States and nine other Western countries for calling to release human rights activist Osman Kavala.
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Taliban isolated, silenced female population in Afghanistan and left them
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 14 (ANI): With the Taliban back at the helm in Afghanistan and the country's humanitarian and economic crises deepening, many Afghans are living in fear, especially women and minority groups. Despite the group's claim to be more moderate, reports of violence by Taliban f
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Pakistani Karen claiming to be 'human rights activist' caught bullying foo
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], October 7 (ANI): A female customer at Okra Test Kitchen in Karachi who claimed herself to be a "human rights activist" was caught bullying its staff after she was asked to show a COVID-19 vaccination certificate that has been made mandatory by the Pakistan government.
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Human rights activists call on China to release Uyghur scholar
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 26 (ANI): Human rights activists on Thursday called on China to release Uyghur scholar, who has been sentenced seven years ago to life in prison for "separatism," for raising voice against discrimination against Uyghurs in northwest China's Xinjiang region, accordi
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Pakistan resisting International commitments on blasphemy laws
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 22 (ANI): The increasing cases of blasphemy registered in Pakistan continues to be a cause of concern for human rights activists who have repeatedly highlighted the practice and urged world bodies, including the EU to take note of the issue, which has worsened
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