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Australian journalist Cheng Lei's arrest in China causes concern
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, February 9 (ANI): Former colleagues and press freedom advocates have expressed concern for the well-being of Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei who was arrested on Friday on suspicion of 'supplying state secrets' by China, reported South China Morning Post.
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Australian journalist arrested in China on suspicion of spying
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Canberra [Australia], February 8 (ANI): Amid deteriorating ties between Canberra and Beijing, Australian national Cheng Lei, who was detained last year by Chinese authorities, has been formally arrested on suspicion of espionage.
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Peace in Kashmir possible if Pak's terrorist activities are curtailed, say
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], February 8 (ANI): While discussing India's fight against international terrorism spanning close to 40 years that began with the brutal killing of diplomat Ravindra Mhatre in Birmingham in 1984, senior journalist Akhlaq Ahmed Usmani remarked that Pakistan sponsored-terrorism h
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Daniel Pearl murder: Omar Sheikh, other accused shifted to rest house
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], February 7 (ANI): The Sindh government on Saturday shifted Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the prime accused in the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl, and his four associates from jail to a newly-built facility inside the prison, Dawn reported, citing sources.
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Daniel Pearl's wife still hopes for justice after Pak SC's acquittal of mu
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Washington [US], February 6 (ANI): Wife of American journalist Daniel Pearl, Mariane, hopes for justice even after the "unjust verdict by the Pakistan Supreme Court of acquitting terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the prime accused in the 2002 abduction and murder of the scribe."
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"Rihanna, Thunberg rallying for wrong cause in farmers' protests"
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 6 (ANI): While a tweet by pop icon Rihanna on farmers agitation in India kicked up an Internet storm, an Indian-born American writer and journalist based in Washington points out that the international superstar along with other celebrities like climate activist
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36 US lawmakers ask Pak for review of acquittal in Daniel Pearl's murder c
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], February 3 (ANI): A total of 36 members of the US Congress on Tuesday issued a letter to Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States, urging the country to undertake a full review of acquittal of the accused in the case of 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pear
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Russia should release Journalists detained at protests, says Committee to
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New York [US], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged Russia to release journalists detained during the January 23 and January 31 unauthorized protests.
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Journalist Mandeep Punia arrested from Singhu border gets bail
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New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Delhi's Rohini court on Tuesday granted bail to freelance journalist Mandeep Punia who was allegedly arrested from the Singhu border where a large number of farmers are protesting against the farm laws for over two months.
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Daniel Pearl murder: Pakistan top court directs authorities to move terror
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 2 (ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the authorities to shift terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the prime accused in the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl, from a death cell in the Karachi Central Prison to government rest house
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Pak SC extends interim detention order of Daniel Pearl murderers' by a day
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Islamabad [Pakistan], February 1 (ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court (SC) on Monday extended the interim detention order of the accused involved in the murder case of American Journalist Daniel Pearl by one day, reported The Express Tribune.
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US condemns 'harsh tactics' used against pro-Navalny demonstrators in Russ
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 1 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the "harsh tactics" deployed "against peaceful protesters and journalists" during recent protests in Moscow against President Vladimir Putin's government on Sunday.
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