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Afghanistan: Sacking of three female lecturers draws flak
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 6 (ANI): Three female lecturers of Badakhshan University have been fired after they did not show up at their jobs for over 10 months, a media report said.
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India slams Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif's tweet on minority rights
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): India on Monday slammed Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over a tweet on "minority rights" and said that Pakistan itself is a "serial violator of minority rights".
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Political rivals target ISI's new role to screen government officials, ind
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 5 (ANI): Political rivals found a common ground to target the country's premier intelligence agency - ISI after it was authorized to screen government officials ahead of promotions or postings, individual leaders from the country's three main political parties -- i
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Tiananmen massacre survivor recalls 'Tank Man' of 1989 crackdown
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Marking the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, a survivor of the historic event recalled the courage of the famous Tank Man who stood firm in front of an army, the image of which led to becoming one of the symbols of 20th century.
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UK to link Pakistan aid with human rights
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], June 4 (ANI): UK bilateral aid spending in Pakistan has dramatically decreased since 2016, said a British Foreign Office report that linked the dwindling British assistance with human rights issues.
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Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan 'nowhere' near over: Human rights activ
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 4 (ANI): Associate women's rights director and former senior Afghanistan researcher at Human Rights Watch, Heather Barr, has said that the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is nowhere near over.
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China trying to erase history, threaten human rights: Blinken on 33rd anni
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Commemorating the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre where the Chinese government carried out mass killings of pro-democracy demonstrators, US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken said that despite attempts to eradicate history, the US continues to promot
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China rejects Xinjiang rights abuses accusations at UN
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], June 3 (ANI): After the US and UK requested Beijing to allow unfettered access to the northwest Chinese province at the UN security council, China rejected the accusations of human rights abuses being levied against the country in the Xinjiang province.
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China's attempts to stifle voices on Tiananmen Square Massacre anniversary
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], June 3 (ANI): The Hong Kong Catholic Social Communications Office, the communications department of the Diocese of Hong Kong, announced on May 24 that there will be no memorial Mass on the Tiananmen massacre's 33rd anniversary.
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China: No justice 33 years after Tiananmen Massacre
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New York [US], June 2 (ANI): Chinese authorities, over the last one year, have increased the harassment and persecution of activists for commemorating the June 04, 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday.
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Looks like UN is in bed with communist China: Rights group on Bachelet's C
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): Pro Uyghur groups are calling for the resignation of the UN rights chief, stating that she failed to denounce the repression of Uyghurs, during her six-days trip to China.
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US cautions China against violations of human rights in Africa
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, June 2 (ANI): The US has asked the Chinese government to respect the interests of Africans while asking Beijing to follow human rights, including workers' rights and protection of the environment.
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