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Pakistan: Former PM Imran Khan threatens civil disobedience over unmet dem
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has warned the government of launching a civil disobedience movement from December 14 if his demands for releasing political prisoners and investigating crackdowns on PTI protests are not met. Khan also announced a grand gathering in Peshawar
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Iran: Jailed Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi gets 21-day release for medic
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The development comes after Mohammadi underwent an operation in November to remove part of a bone in her lower right leg, where doctors discovered a lesion suspected of being cancerous.
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US lawmakers urge action on Hong Kong's political prisoners, citing abuse,
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (SCCP) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony J Blinken expressing deep concern over the health, welfare, and human rights of the political prisoners in Hong Kong.
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More than 40 US lawmakers sign letter for Imran Khan's release; opposition
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
In a major development, over 40 American lawmakers have called upon US President Joe Biden to advocate for the immediate release of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, along with all other political prisoners in the country and ensure their safety in line with the findings of the U
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Red-House Indie Film Festival to feature documentary 'Un-titled' on Tibeta
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Red House is presenting the second edition of the Red-House Indie Film Festival (RIFF), a three-day celebration of independent filmmaking. On the second day of the festival, November 16, a documentary named Un-titled, will be shown. Directed by Syed Ahmad Rufai and filmed in McLeod Ganj,
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Uyghur businessmen imprisoned by China for making donations to political p
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU), a Washington-based Uyghur rights organisation, has highlighted the case of Elijan Ismail, a Uyghur entrepreneur who was arrested and sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment for performing 'Zakat', the yearly donation practice underscored in Islam.
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Documentary based on political prisoner's life unveils trauma of China's U
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A documentary film titled 'Behind The Mask' based on the life of a Uyghur camp survivor was screened at the Uyghur Center Virginia on Friday, a statement by the Uyghur American Association (UAA) reported.
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Pakistan: Opposition alliance to hold nationwide protest on July 26 to dem
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The TTAP leadership passed a unanimous resolution seeking immediate release of political prisoners and demanded an empowered judicial commission to investigate firing on peaceful marchers in Bannu.
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New York chapter of Awami Action Committee demands release of detained pol
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The members of the New York chapter of the Awami Action Committee (AAC) and people belonging to the diaspora of Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) organised a demonstration outside the Pakistan consulate in New York.
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PoJK residents continue to demand release of political prisoners of Muzzaf
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) organised a protest at the Kotli area of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), demanding the administration immediately release the prisoners that were detained during the four-day-long Muzzafarabad protest held last month.
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Protest organised at Islamabad Press Club to demand release of abducted jo
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
During the protest held on Tuesday, participants raised slogans and announced that they will undertake a major protest in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) for the release of Ahmed Farhad and other political prisoners.
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Pakistan: PTI says release of political prisoners, acceptance of its manda
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Gohar Khan stated that the release of political prisoners and acceptance of its mandate to rule were the only "healing touch" that the establishment could offer post-elections, reported Dawn.
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