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Global lawmakers call out China for abuses against minority women in Xinji
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): A group of global lawmakers have called on governments to hold China to account for abuses against minority women in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), amid reports of systematic sexual abuse in detention and violations of reproductive rights. Read More
Surat court acquits 127 accused of being SIMI members 20 years after arres
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Surat (Gujarat) [India], March 7 (ANI): A court in Gujarat's Surat on Saturday acquitted all the 127 accused arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for participating in a meeting organised here in December 2001.
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Human rights activist writes to UN about Pak-sponsored terrorist attacks o
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 5 (ANI): Professor Fernand de Varennes, special rapporteur on minority issues on Tuesday has written a letter to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) informing about the Pakistan-sponsored terrorist attacks on the Hindu minority communi
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi gets first shot of COVID-19 vaccine in UP
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Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 2 (ANI): Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday received the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine at Dalmiya hospital in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.
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Former ally McConnell says he'd back Trump as 2024 Republican nominee
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 26 (ANI): US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who just weeks ago blamed Donald Trump for the Capitol riots, on Thursday said he would back the former President if he wins the Republican party's 2024 presidential nomination.
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Hindustan Times Media Ventures buys minority stake as part of strategic in
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New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI/Hubhopper): Delhi-based podcast hosting, creation and distribution company Hubhopper has raised an undisclosed amount as strategic investment from Hindustan Times Media Ventures.
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Dutch Parliament declares Chinese treatment of Uyghurs as 'genocide': Repo
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Amsterdam [Netherlands], February 26 (ANI): The Netherlands Parliament on Thursday passed a motion saying the Chinese treatment of the Uyghur minority is a "genocide".
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Baseless imprisonments surge in China's Xinjiang province: Human Rights Wa
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New York [US], February 24 (ANI): The Chinese government has increased its "groundless prosecutions" with long prison sentences for Uyghurs and other minority communities in recent years in China's Xinjiang province, according to the Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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12 Japanese companies to cease business deals involving Uyghur forced labo
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Tokyo [Japan], February 23 (ANI): Amid the ongoing human rights abuse on Uyghurs by China, 12 major Japanese companies have announced their decision to cease their business deals with the Chinese companies found to be benefiting from the forced labour of the minority ethnic community in Xinj
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Hunar Haat has turned COVID-19 pandemic into opportunity for 'vocal for lo
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New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Hunar Haat has turned the coronavirus pandemic into an opportunity for 'vocal for local', said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday after inaugurating the 26th "Hunar Haat" of indigenous artisans and craftsmen from across the country at Jawaharlal
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Owaisi to launch AIMIM's Bengal campaign with rally in minority-dominated
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 21 (ANI): AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi will kick off his party's election campaign in poll-bound West Bengal on February 25 with a rally in a minority-dominated Metiabruz area of the city.
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Ethnic, LGBT groups take to streets to protest against Myanmar military ju
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Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 20 (ANI): The ethnic and LGBTQ groups of Myanmar on Saturday came out on the streets to protest against the military junta for overthrowing the democratically elected government.
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