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US House passes Bill to sanction Chinese officials for Uyghur treatment
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 28 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Wednesday (local time) overwhelmingly passed legislation on to hold China accountable for human rights violations of Uyghur Muslims and other Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang region.
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Trump administration blacklists dozens of Chinese entities over human righ
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 23 (ANI): The Trump administration has put new restrictions on two sets of Chinese entities--targeting one group which is pursuing military technology and another which is aiding Beijing's crackdown on China's Muslim minority groups.
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Tharu community stages protest in Kathmandu as demands remain unaddressed
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 19 (ANI): Members of the Tharus minority group on Tuesday staged a protest in Nepal's capital city of Kathmandu, demanding the release of those imprisoned during the Madhesh Movement that roiled the Himalayan nation in 2015.
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Rugby star Bill Williams tweets in support of China's Uighur minority
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 24 (ANI): New Zealand's rugby star Sonny Bill Williams has spoken out on the alleged human rights abuses by China against the ethnic Uighur minority group in the country's Xinjiang region.
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US: Pakistani minority groups protest outside country's embassy in Washing
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 27 (ANI): Members of minority groups from Pakistan on Tuesday held a protest outside the country's embassy in Washington against Islamabad's role in 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, as well as to demand capital punishment for the attack's mastermind Hafiz Saeed.
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Pakistanis protest against Islamabad's involvement in Mumbai terror attack
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Nov 26 (ANI): Pakistan's minority groups including Balochs, Sindhis, Mohajirs, Pashtuns and people from Pok's Gilgit Baltistan protested in various parts of the world including Tokyo, Geneva, and Paris against Islamabad's involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack
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BJP's Lanka Dinakaran slams Andhra govt for using public money for aid to
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lanka Dinakar on Wednesday slammed Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's government for trying to woo minority groups by providing financial assistance to Christians for a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and other Biblical places.
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China harvesting organs from minorities, including Uighur Muslims: Activis
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 29 (ANI): China was accused of harvesting organs from prosecuted minority groups, during a United Nations Human Rights Council meeting earlier this week.
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Clash breaks out between Pak minority groups protestors and Imran Khan sup
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington,[US], July 23 (ANI): The peaceful protest by various minorities of Pakistan against Imran Khan's visit to the US was disrupted by the Pakistan prime minister supporters outside the White House as they broke into a verbal clash with the protestors.
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Minority groups including MQM protest against Imran Khan visit to US
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 22 (ANI): Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) and other minority groups of Pakistan protested on Sunday at the US Capitol in Washington DC to show their resentment over Prime Minister Imran Khan's maiden visit to the United States.
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Minority group stages protest following Hazarganji blast
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 13 (ANI): Members of the Hazara community on Saturday demonstrated a sit-in protest demanding better security measures for their people following the massive blast in Hazarganji market area, a day before.
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Several minority groups stage anti-Pakistan protests outside White House
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 8 (ANI): Hundreds of people took to streets outside the White House here on Sunday to protest against decades of atrocities inflicted by Pakistan on various religious minority groups.
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