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Hong Kong's pro-democracy media outlet Citizen News shuts down over safety
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 3 (ANI): The independent Hong Kong news site Citizen News has announced that it will shut down to "ensure the safety of everyone", days after the city's national security police raided another independent online news outlet over allegations of sedition.
China calls on Germany to not support Taiwan independence secessionist for
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], January 2 (ANI): A Chinese diplomat in Germany has called on the new German government to abide by the one-China principle and not play the "Taiwan card" or send wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" secessionist forces.
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Bhiwani landslide: Deepender Hooda demands compensation for victims, indep
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): Congress leader Deepender Hooda on Saturday demanded compensation for the victims of Haryana's Bhiwani landslide tragedy and also asked for an independent inquiry by a High court or Supreme Court sitting judge.
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Afghanistan: Media watchdog raises concern over detention of Noorin TV Own
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], January 1 (ANI): A Belgium-based media watchdog has condemned the detention of Haji Arif Noori, owner of the independent Noorin Television station, and called on the Taliban to cease its attacks on press freedom and allow freedom of expression.
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China objects to participation of Indian MPs at Tibetan Parliament-in-exil
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): Chinese Embassy in Delhi has expressed "concern" over the participation of a group of Parliamentarians attending a dinner reception hosted by the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile and hoped that they would "refrain from providing support to the 'Tibetan indepe
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US use excuses of human rights, democracy to smear Beijing: Chinese FM
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 30 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday lambasted the US and said that they deem themselves superior and always want to impose their own will on others by using excuses including human rights, democracy to smear and contain Beijing.
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HK Chief Executive slams Blinken's remark on pro-democracy media outlet
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 30 (ANI): Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Thursday slammed the remarks on independent media Stand News made by some Western government officials including one by US State Secretary Anthony Blinken.
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Karnataka: CM says temples will become independent from clutches of govt o
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hubballi (Karnataka) [India], December 30 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that the state government would bring a law before the Budget session in order to make temples independent.
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US deeply concerned over Hong Kong news outlet closure, calls for release
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 30 (ANI): Expressing concern over the closure of Hong Kong offices of pro-democracy media outlet Stand News, the United States on Wednesday (local time) called on authorities to release all those unjustly detained.
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CJI Ramana says freedom of press is a sacrosanct Constitutional right
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 29 (ANI): Chief Justice of India Justice NV Ramana on Wednesday said that freedom of the press is a sacrosanct Constitutional right, adding that there is no doubt that a healthy democracy can thrive only with a fearless and independent press.
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Chief Executive Carrie Lam terminating press freedom in Hong Kong: NGO aft
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 29 (ANI): Condemning the recent raid on the office of Hong Kong independent media Stand News, Paris-based NGO Reporters Without Borders said that Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam is terminating press freedom in the territory and called on authorities to release a
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Former Afghan President Ghani listed among 'most corrupt' people of 2021 b
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], December 29 (ANI): Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has been named as one of the most corrupt officials of the year by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), a nonprofit investigative news reporting platform for independent media
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