Eyewitnesses report that the security forces employed excessive force, targeting the protesters deliberately. This act is seen as a severe violation of the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, fundamental human rights that are protected under international law.
The event called for urgent US action against China's ongoing persecution of Uyghurs. Yarkand massacre occurred on July 28, 2014, when Chinese security forces brutally suppressed peaceful Uyghur protesters in Yarkand County, Xinjiang, China.
After sectarian violence claimed 35 lives in Pakistan's northwest district of Kurram in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed concerns over the recent deadly tribal conflict and called on to peacefully resolve the conflict through negotiations.
As the ongoing Kanwar Yatra reaches its peak, the Haridwar district administration remains vigilant, closely monitoring the Kavad route and kanwariyas through CCTV cameras and drones.
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Yarkand massacre, a tragic episode where Chinese security forces suppressed a large peaceful protest, killing numerous Ughur people.
In the week that ended on July 19, the foreign exchange kitty rose by USD 4.19 billion to USD 670.857 billion, official data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed on Friday.
Hundreds of pilgrims have raised concerns about the poor condition of roads that lead to a pilgrimage site situated near the mountain peaks of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB).
The Uttar Pradesh government filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court opposing petitions challenging its directive regarding the display of the names of shop owners on the Kanwar route.
Ahead of the 25th Anniversary of the Kargil War, Retired Brigadier Kushal Thakur, then commanding officer (CO) of the 18 Grenadiers said that 34 jawans of his unit sacrificed their lives to recapture two crucial peaks of Tololing and Tiger Hill in the Drass sector but it feels good to see th
The local administration's attempts to thwart this peaceful assembly have raised serious concerns. Paank criticized these actions as part of a disturbing pattern of repression intended to silence dissent and obscure systemic abuses within the region.