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Tibetan President highlights repressive policies of CCP to Japanese parlia
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 25 (ANI): Penpa Tsering, the President of the Tibetan government-in-exile known officially as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), highlighted the worsening situation of the Tibetan people under the repressive policies of the Chinese
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UK plans to replace Chinese language schools with teachers from Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 20 (ANI): A group of cross-party British lawmakers is in talks with Taiwan to provide Chinese-language teachers to the United Kingdon as the government seeks to phase out Confucius Institutes, according to media reports.
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Targeting China, EU seeks to ban products made with forced labour
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 10 (ANI): In a move to target China, concerned about human rights violations in the province of Xinjiang, the 27-member country European Union (EU) seeks to ban products made with forced labour.
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Pakistan: 9 PML-N lawmakers get interim bail in Punjab Assembly ruckus cas
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], September 4 (ANI): A sessions court in Pakistan has granted interim pre-arrest bail to the nine Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) members, in relation to the ruckus created at the Punjab Assembly election, earlier this year, local media reported on Sunday.
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Human rights activists call to impose limits on Pak intelligence agencies
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): Former lawmakers and human rights activists on Tuesday demanded to introduce legislation to ensure that limits were imposed on state institutions and laws were introduced in Pakistan that lay down boundaries for the functioning of intelligence agencies
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Global parliamentary group on China to hold conference in Washington next
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 26 (ANI): A grouping of more than 200 democratic reform-minded lawmakers from 25 countries is set to hold its annual conference in Washington, DC on September 12-14, US-based publication Politico reported.
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Another US delegation visits Taiwan days after Pelosi trip enraged China
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 14 (ANI): A fresh delegation of US lawmakers is visiting Taiwan, less than two weeks after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island angered China and set off large-scale military drills in the Taiwan Strait.
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US lawmakers introduce bill to provide citizenship to Afghan refugees
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): As Afghan refugees have been living in the US without a permanent legal status following the Taliban's take over in Afghanistan, American lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday to provide them citizenship.
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Global lawmakers express concern over China's threats against Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): A group of global parliamentarians have expressed grave concern over Chinese military threats against Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei.
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Outgoing Vice President floored lawmakers with his witty one-liners
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Outgoing Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu is known across political circles for making funny comments. Even in a tense situation, he produced his one-liners to lift the boring mood of the lawmakers.
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Indiana House passes abortion ban with some exceptions
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Indianapolis [US], August 6 (ANI): The Indiana lawmakers passed a near-total ban on abortion on Friday, with some exceptions, becoming the first state in the US to pass this new legislation since the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
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Imran Khan's PTI sends memo to poll body over verdict in foreign funding c
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 4 (ANI): Ahead of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan's public protest against the Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, PTI lawmakers on Thursday afternoon assembled outside the electoral watchdog's office in Islamabad and registered their prot
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