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US imposes sanctions on top Iranian officials after protest violence
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The US sanctioned Iran's interior minister and IRGC-linked figures over protest crackdowns, while the EU designated the IRGC a terrorist group. Israel welcomed the move, Iran condemned it, and new EU measures targeted officials, drone programmes and human rights abuses.
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Trump mulling expanded military options against Iran amid post-protest cra
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Officials said the measures now under consideration exceed those examined roughly two weeks ago, when the administration was focused on fulfilling Trump's public commitment to halt the killing of protesters by Iranian government security forces and affiliated militias. Those officials spo
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Iran set to hang protester amid anti-regime protest crackdown
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
26-year-old Erfan Soltani is allegedly scheduled to be hanged to death after his arrest during the protests in Karaj last Thursday (local time), the Iran Human Rights (IHR) and National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFD) NGO groups said.
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EU to "swiftly" propose fresh sanctions over Iran crackdown, says von der
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen stated the EU will swiftly propose more sanctions over Iran's protest crackdown. As unrest continues, Reza Pahlavi urged US action while Trump threatened tough measures. Iran has extended internet restrictions, and UN rights chief Volker Turk condemned violen
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"Countless people were shot": Imran Khan's sister warns supporters of dead
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Imran Khan's sister Noreen Niazi warned that PTI supporters protesting outside the Islamabad High Court risk facing violence similar to past crackdowns. She said security forces previously shot civilians, claimed Khan was being tortured in jail, and noted he urged supporters not to protes
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Human Rights Watch raises fair trial concerns over Bangladesh death senten
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death in absentia for the 2024 protest crackdown. Human Rights Watch said the trial violated fair trial standards and warned of serious human rights concerns.
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Police forward complaint against former Nepal PM Oli and ex-Home Minister
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Nepal's Kathmandu District Police forwarded complaints against former PM KP Sharma Oli and ex-Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak to a high-level commission probing the Gen-Z protests, where 21 people died. Families of victims accused them of crimes against humanity, prompting an investigation into
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"Important to give befitting reply to Mamata Banerjee's police": BJP MLA A
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Dinda said, "I am an Indian cricketer, I play for the nation. For me, the nation is first and everything comes after it...If someone steps on the national flag, I will not tolerate it. It is important to give a befitting reply to Mamata Banerjee's police."
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Iran condemns UN's report on protest crackdown, calls it "false and biased
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Iran has condemned the United Nations report stating that Iran's violent crackdown in 2022 on peaceful protests and the specific targeting of women and girls were serious rights violations, many amounting to crimes against humanity, reported Al Jazeera.
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COVID-19: Tibetans in Dharamshala extend support to Chinese protestors
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
After reports of a crackdown on Covid protests throughout China, Tibetans living in exile have expressed solidarity with the Chinese people, who are under strict coronavirus rules since the start of the pandemic.
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Tibetan govt in exile extends solidarity with people impacted by China's '
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tibetan govt in exile on Friday extended solidarity to people impacted due to the Zero Covid policy resulting in widespread protest across China.
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EU imposes fresh sanctions on Iran over protest crackdown
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The death of the 22-year-old Iranian woman made international headlines in October and triggered fierce protests across Iran, killing scores of people.
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