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"Freedom has arrived": Venezuelan oppn leader Maria Machado after Maduro's
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
After the US captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado said that the "hour of freedom" had arrived for her nation.
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Pakistan's rights crisis deepens as HRCP slams state repression and elite
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the government to withdraw the controversial 26th and 27th constitutional amendments, end "enforced disappearances," and release all political prisoners across the country, as reported by Dawn.
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Pak: Imran Khan's son voices fears about "something irreversible" about hi
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The remarks come as the PTI and Imran's sisters have protested and staged sit-ins outside Adiala jail, where he is imprisoned, after being barred from meeting him for over three weeks.
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China's repression in Tibet intensifies as imprisoned tycoon Dorje Tashi b
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Dorje Tashi, one of Tibet's most prominent businessmen, has reportedly suffered a violent assault inside Lhasa's Drapchi Prison, further exposing China's inhumane treatment of Tibetan political prisoners. According to his lawyer, Wang Fei, Tashi was attacked by three fellow inmates, leaving
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Delhi riots accused Sharjeel Imam moves court seeking interim bail to file
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In the plea, Imam describes himself as a "political prisoner and student activist" and submits that he intends to participate in the Bihar Assembly elections, scheduled to be held in two phases between October 10 and November 16. The polling for Bahadurganj constituency is slated for Nove
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CTA highlights plight of Tibetan monk jailed for celebrating Dalai Lama's
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the Tibetan government-in-exile, has profiled Tibetan political prisoner Lobsang Gephel, shedding light on his ongoing imprisonment for the simple act of celebrating the 80th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama.
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CTA profiles Tibetan Abbot Jamyang Lekshay imprisoned for opposing China's
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Central Tibetan Administration profiled Tibetan political prisoner Jamyang Lekshay, jailed for opposing China's Kamtok Dam. Chinese authorities reportedly targeted Yena Monastery monks with re-education. The CTA condemned these actions and highlighted human rights abuses, urging the glob
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Indonesia releases hundreds of prisoners under President Subianto's unity
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Indonesia has started freeing hundreds of prisoners, including those convicted of political offences, as part of President Prabowo Subianto's first stage of a broad clemency initiative aimed at fostering national unity, as reported by Al Jazeera on Saturday. This move follows parliamentary a
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Former Mali PM charged over social media post supporting political prisone
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former Mali PM Moussa Mara has been jailed for a social media post supporting political prisoners. He faces charges of undermining state authority and spreading false information. His trial is set for September 29, amid growing repression under Mali's military rulers following recent pro-dem
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CTA report exposes systematic torture and deaths of Tibetan political pris
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The document titled "Torture Deaths of Tibetan Political Prisoners" seeks to document these tragedies and convey the suffering of Tibetan political prisoners who have died due to Chinese oppression.
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Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch exposes Pakistani state repression from pri
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Mahrang Baloch, writing from a Quetta jail, accused the Pakistani state of targeting peaceful Baloch activists through arrests and smear campaigns. She defended her non-violent advocacy, described harassment in Norway, and called for justice and rights for Balochistan's people, stressing tha
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Pakistan: Beebow Baloch forcibly taken from jail by CTD, says BYC
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has accused Pakistan's CTD of forcibly removing activist Beebow Baloch from Hudha Jail and taking her to an unknown location. BYC demands her immediate release and accountability for the targeting of women activists.
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