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Mexico severs diplomatic ties with Ecuador following embassy raid
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Vice President Jorge Glas, a two-time corruption convict, had been residing in the Mexican embassy since December, citing persecution by Ecuadorian officials.
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Ecuador police storms Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Vice Presi
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Glas has been convicted twice on corruption charges. However, he has said that he is the subject of political persecution and had been sheltering inside the Mexican embassy in Quito.
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Uyghur activists rally in Istanbul against Chinese oppression on Baren Rev
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Uyghur activists and supporters gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in Sariyer, Istanbul, on Friday to protest against ongoing Chinese oppression and religious persecution in East Turkestan.
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UK grants asylum to Palestinian citizen of Israel, citing persecution conc
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The United Kingdom granted asylum to a Palestinian, who also held residentship of Israel, saying he would likely be persecuted if he returned, Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday.
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People who had to tolerate persecution for last 75-100 years will get just
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Maharashtra Minister and BJP leader Mangal Prabhat Lodha expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday as the Union Home Ministry notified rules for implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said that people who had to tolerate
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MHA launches dedicated portal for refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ban
Updated : 2 years ago IST
MHA on Monday provided a web portal on which eligible non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan fleeing religious persecution can now seek Indian citizenship.
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Rights group organises virtual discussion to highlight China's atrocities
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), organized a virtual discussion to highlight mass arbitrary detention, torture, enforced disappearances, mass surveillance, cultural and religious persecution, separation of families, forced labor, sexual violence, and violations of reproductive rights
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"Truly abysmal human rights record...": India's befitting reply to Pakista
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In a befitting reply to Pakistan, India exercised its 'Right of Reply' in response to references to New Delhi stating that the nation that has institutionalized the systemic persecution of its minorities and has a truly abysmal human rights record has no right to comment on India
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Rights group to hold event in London highlighting atrocities on Uyghur wom
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Internationally acclaimed social organisations like the Rene Cassin Foundation and the Faith and Violence Against Women and Girls (FVAWG) Coalition will organize an event on March 4 in London highlighting the persecution of Uyghur women, a combined press statement released by the social orga
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Protests staged outside Chinese consulate in West Bengal against persecuti
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Islamic Association for Peace held a protest on Saturday before the Chinese Consulate in the North 24 Parganas district against the alleged persecution of Uyghur Muslims by China and the wrong inclusion of Arunachal Pradesh in the Chinese standard map 2023.
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Human Rights Focus Pakistan strongly condemns religious persecution of min
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has strongly condemned the religious persecutions of minorities in Pakistan and urged the next government to bring legislation of equal status for all communities.
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UK lambasts China for persecution of Uyghurs, Tibetans; calls it to repeal
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The UK strongly called for the repeal of China's national security law in Hong Kong, aligning with UN suggestions. Manley specifically called for the cessation of prosecutions, including that of media tycoon Jimmy Lai.
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