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Protest held outside Pakistan HC in London against govt's ignorance of Sin
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 26 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) on Sunday protested by holding a hunger strike in front of the Pakistan High Commission in London to protest against the negligence of the Pakistan government amid unprecedented floods that led to the virtual drowning of Sindh
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Week-long hunger strike in front of UN to protest Pakistan's 'genocidal at
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 9 (ANI): Protesting the human rights violations and genocidal atrocities against Sindhis committed by the Pakistani state, its security agencies and the successive governments, a week-long Sindh Hunger Strike was announced in front of the UN offices during the
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EU expresses concern over violent protests in Iraq
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): Expressing concern over the ongoing protests in Iraq after the supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr and the security forces clashed as the Shi'ite cleric announced quitting politics, the European Union urged all the parties to exercise restraint "to prevent further
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Death toll in Iraq clashes rises to 20: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): The death toll due to clashes between supporters of Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and the security forces over the cleric's announcement of quitting politics has reached 20, according to media reports.
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Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announces hunger strike: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has announced a hunger strike until the protestors' violence and use of weapons stop, according to media reports.
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AIIMS paramedical students call off indefinite hunger strike
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): AIIMS paramedical students have withdrawn their agitation and resumed normal work with immediate effect after their demands related to hostel accommodation and other issues were accepted.
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Will sit on hunger strike in Delhi if rights of J-K people are compromised
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 22 (ANI): The chief of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference Sajad Lone on Monday said that they will sit on hunger strike in front of Parliament in Delhi if the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir are compromised.
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Separatist Yasin Malik ends hunger strike in Tihar jail
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Yasin Malik, chief of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, who began his hunger strike in the Tihar Jail on July 22, ended his fasting after he was told that his demands/concerns have been forwarded to the senior authorities, as per the prison aut
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Separatist Yasin Malik admitted to RML hospital after hunger strike in Tih
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Separatist Yasin Malik, who was on hunger strike in the Tihar jail for four days, was admitted to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital after the prison administration noticed a deterioration in his health.
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Yasin Malik begins hunger strike inside Tihar jail
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Chief of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Yasin Malik, who is serving life term for cases including funding terrorism, has begun a hunger strike inside Tihar's jail, prison officials said on Saturday.
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Bimal Gurung to sit on indefinite hunger strike today against GTA polls, o
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], May 25 (ANI): Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) president Bimal Gurung will sit on an indefinite hunger strike from Wednesday against the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) elections and other issues.
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Disruptions, walkouts, hunger strikes do not augur well for robust parliam
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): Frequent disruptions, walkouts, hunger strikes do not augur well for a robust parliamentary democracy like ours, said Chief Election Commissioner of India Sushil Chandra on Saturday, while addressing Sansad Ratna Award function organized by the Prime Poi
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