"A senior leader of the Sanatan religious community has been unjustly arrested, and I demand his immediate release. Temples have been set ablaze in Chittagong," Hasina said in a statement
"I have spoken to MoS Pabitra Margherita, who comes from the North-East region. The people of Bengal are very worried. We want his immediate release," he added.
Over 10 Taiwanese civil rights activist groups gathered outside the legislature on Monday demanding the immediate release of the 47 pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong who were jailed under China's national security law.
The Pakistan security forces forcibly abducted Farid Baloch from the Panjgur district in Balochistan during a raid. The Balochistan Post reported that Fareed was forcibly disappeared by the Pakistan security forces in the Khudabadan area of Panjgur.
In a major development, over 40 American lawmakers have called upon US President Joe Biden to advocate for the immediate release of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, along with all other political prisoners in the country and ensure their safety in line with the findings of the U
Front Line Defenders have condemned the arrest of human rights defender Idris Khattak, demanding his immediate release due to safety issues and deteriorating health.
A group of human rights organisations and global leaders issued an urgent appeal for the immediate release of Ali Wazir, a leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), who was detained by Pakistani authorities in August 2024.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has demanded the immediate release of Peng Lifa, the man who unfurled banners critical of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his stringent "Zero-Covid" policy on Beijing's Sitong Bridge two years ago.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the immediate release of Rs 11,713.49 crore to restore infrastructure damaged by recent floods in the state.
Rozi had vanished from his home in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in October 2016. When he reappeared in January 2018, it was during a court hearing in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang.
The World Uyghur Congress has expressed solidarity with Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti's family on the 10th anniversary of his life imprisonment, calling for his immediate release along with the many Uyghur intellectuals and scholars who are detained in China.