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Afghanistan: 22 cases of violence against journalists recorded in past mon
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 31 (ANI): In the past one month, at least 22 cases of violence against journalists were recorded under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
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Taliban intensify attacks on Afghan media, says rights group
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 31 (ANI): Taliban have intensified attacks on media as the journalist in the country said that it's hard to report from Afghanistan anymore, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Rights group horrified over 'cold-blooded murder' on blasphemy c
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 30 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday expressed concern about the "cold-blooded murder" of a woman by three female seminary colleagues in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.
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US expresses concern over restrictions on Afghan media by Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 29 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday (local time) expressed concern over the latest series of restrictions imposed on Afghan media by the Taliban and urged the group to cease infringements, including education and human rights of Afghan people.
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Bangladeshi PM slams US sanctions on elite force, says it's 'condemnable a
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 29 (ANI): Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday slammed the US sanctions on officials of the country's Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) over alleged rights abuse, saying the move was "very condemnable act".
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Biden speaks with Belarusian opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 27 (ANI): US President Joe Biden spoke with the Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya aboard Air Force One on Saturday (Local Time) and underscored continued support for the Belarusian people in defending and advancing human rights.
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Lemkin Institute, Bangladeshi diaspora call for formal recognition of 1971
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 26 (ANI): As Bangladesh remembers the victims of 'Operation Searchlight', Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) has urged the US and the international community to recognize the 1971 genocide of Bangladeshis by Pakistan and take immediate action again
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Journalists, human rights bodies concerned over increased polarization in
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 25 (ANI): The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed concern over the increasing polarisation among political parties ahead of the no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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886 civilians killed, wounded or kidnapped in Mali: UN
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], March 25 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 886 civilians were killed, injured or missing in Mali in the second half of last year, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said in a note published on Thursday.
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Terror funding case: Special Court grants more time to NIA for probe, exte
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): A Special Delhi Court on Thursday granted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) an extension of the investigation period in which human rights activist Khurram Parvez and two others were arrested in a terror funding case in Kashmir.
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The loyalty of the law in Beijing
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Independence of the judiciary has been prominent in our public discourse. Our constitution provides several measures to ensure that the judicial mechanisms are free from interference by the executive.
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Humanitarian crisis deepens in Ukraine as Russian attacks enter 2nd month
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 24 (ANI): The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues to deteriorate even as the conflict that began on February 24 with the Russian announcement of "special military operations" is set to enter its second month.
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