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Yearender 2020: Clampdown in Hong Kong, treatment of Uyghurs worsen China
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): It was a year that worsened China's global image. While COVID-19, which emerged in its city of Wuhan, was a factor, China's coercive tactics with countries in its neighbourhood and beyond, its clampdown on people in Hong Kong in breach of "one governme
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Imran Khan, Pak Army attacking minorities amidst rising public anger again
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], December 31 (ANI): In the face of rising public anger against the Pakistan Army and with Prime Minister Imran Khan's power dwindling, incidents of vandalism on places of worship of minority communities have gone up, according to human rights activists.
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Baloch Voice Association to hold protest against mysterious killing of Kar
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 31 (ANI): Amid continuous protests in several countries against the mysterious killing of human rights activist Karima Baloch in Toronto, the Baloch Voice Association has said it will organise a protest demonstration in front of the Canadian Embassy in Paris on Janua
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Protests outside Canada consulate in New York over Karima Baloch's death
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 30 (ANI) A protest was organised in front of Consulate General of Canada in New York on Tuesday against the mysterious death of human rights activist Karima Baloch in Toronto.
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Protests held in Washington DC over death of activist Karima Baloch
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 30 (ANI): Dozens of demonstrators made calls for justice outside the Canadian embassy in Washington DC on Tuesday afternoon and demanded a formal investigation into the death of human rights activist Karima Mehrab.
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EU slams China for unfair trial of 10 Hong Kong pro-democracy protestors
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 29 (ANI): The European Union on Tuesday slammed Beijing for human rights violations against 10 political activists from Hong Kong who tried to escape to Taiwan, urging authorities to ensure a fair trial and called for an immediate release of the Shenzen 12.
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Japan to join 'Five Eyes' to check China's clampdown on Uyghurs
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 29 (ANI): Amid calls within the Japanese government to join the 'Five Eyes' intelligence-sharing alliance, it provided key inputs to the US and the UK regarding Chinese clampdown on Uyghurs, reported Kyodo News.
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Yearender 2020: The rise of Pakistan Democratic Movement
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 29 (ANI): The year 2020 has been a tumultuous period for Pakistan. From raging opposition protests, international criticism, severe human rights violations, and the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging through the country, Prime Minister Imran Khan's government has faced
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UN Rights office calls for early release of Saudi women's activist
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called in a statement for the early release of prominent Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul after she was sentenced on Monday to nearly six years in prison.
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Baloch human rights council seeks UN Secy General intervention in Karima B
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], December 27 (ANI): Requesting the United Nations to intervene in the mysterious death of Baloch activist Karima Baloch in Toronto, Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) in a letter has said that Pakistan has "responded violently to the genuine demands of the Baloch peopl
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Protest rally in Bangladesh against killing of activist Karima Baloch
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 27 (ANI): Bangladesh Muktijuddha Mancha on Sunday held a protest rally at the foot of Raju sculpture adjacent to Teacher-Student Centre, University of Dhaka (TSC) against the killing of Karima Baloch, a Pakistani human rights activist in exile in Canada.
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Baloch rights council urges UN to ensure probe into activist's death
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], December 27 (ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) has demanded the United Nations' intervention to ensure a fair probe into the death of activist Karima Baloch which is shrouded in mystery.
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