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India condemns use of violence in Myanmar, urges release of political pris
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Noting the need for the rule of law to prevail in Myanmar, India on Friday condemned the use of violence in the country, urged the release of political prisoners and said it supported any attempts at resolving the current situation.
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Over 300 people killed in Myanmar since February 1 military coup
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 26 (ANI): A total of 2,981 people have been arrested and 320 people have been killed in the escalating violence in Myanmar following the hostile coup on February 1, according to Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).
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Myanmar rights group says at least 133 officials detained in military coup
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 5 (ANI): Myanmar's Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), a human rights group said on Thursday that 133 people in the country's leadership positions were detained in the military coup that took place earlier this week.
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Hong Kong rights group stage protest for release of 'political prisoners'
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 2 (ANI): A prominent rights group staged an act of defiance on New Year's Day for the first time in 12 months -- on a much smaller scale -- calling for release of "political prisoners" who were arrested for demonstrations against the draconian National Security Law imposed
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Voting concludes in PoK Gilgit-Baltistan controversial elections, counting
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Gilgit Baltistan, November 15 (ANI): Counting of votes began in multiple cities of Pakistan occupied Gilgit Baltistan after polling in the controversial elections ended on Sunday evening.
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US, UK call for release of 'political prisoners' in Belarus
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and the United Kingdom urged Belarus to release "political prisoners" and all those detained for participation in the anti-government demonstrations in the East European country, representatives of the US and the UK at the UN Human
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'Gilgit Baltistan not part of Pakistan, its laws do not apply': Protestors
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Gilgit Baltistan [PoK], October 21 (ANI): Protests demanding the release of political prisoners, including a prominent local activist Baba Jan, have entered the third week in Gilgit Baltistan with protestors questioning the draconian law under which the activists have been arrested, saying t
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In Lok Sabha, TMC MP demands release of 230 political leaders in J-K
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Ray in Lok Sabha on Saturday demanded the release of 230 political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Facebook takes down Trump campaign ads for violating policies against 'org
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 19 (ANI): Facebook on Thursday (local time) deactivated dozens of advertisements placed by US President Donald Trump's re-election campaign, including a symbol once used by the Nazis to designate political prisoners in concentration camps, which the company said breached
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Cong moves adjournment motion in LS over demand to release political priso
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has moved an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday over "demand to release political prisoners in Jammu and Kashmir".
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Tiananmen Square massacre: US urges China to reveal fatalities, release pr
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] June 4 (ANI): The United States on Monday called on China to make public a full account of those killed or missing in the 1989 student-led pro-democracy demonstration in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
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Maldives all set to rejoin Commonwealth of Nations
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Nov 20 (ANI): After leaving the Commonwealth of Nations in 2016, the Maldives is set to rejoin the organization under the new leadership of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
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