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"The issue is coercion, not belief": Humanist Dina Perla Portnaar on blasp
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In an interview with ANI, Portnaar addressed the moral and ethical dilemmas surrounding religious legislation and the recent testimonies from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Iran.
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"Good thing for people": Humanist Dina Perla Portnaar hails initiative aga
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At a UNHRC side event, humanist Dina Perla Portnaar warned that blasphemy laws are being weaponised as tools of "coercion" and "power" rather than faith. She highlighted how these laws lead to the "criminalisation of identity," silencing minorities in Asia through state-sanctioned persecutio
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Taiwan sets up semiconductor task force for Lithuania
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 26 (ANI): Taiwan is set to create a semiconductor task force for Lithuania as the two democracies are broadening ties in the face of China's economic and political coercion.
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Laos-China railway opens as experts raise concerns over mounting debt
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], December 3 (ANI): Laos has opened a USD 6 bn Chinese-built railway on Friday, the biggest public works project in its history, which analysts warn could expose the poor south-east Asian country to financial risk or political coercion from Beijing, reported Financial Times.
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