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Odisha: Congress workers continue protests after suspension of MLAs; alleg
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The suspended Congress MLAs had spent the night in the Odisha Assembly on March 25, demanding the formation of a House Committee on the alleged atrocities on women. However, after some time, officials removed the protesters from the assembly premises, prompting the sit-in protest to conti
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Protesters burn effigy of Nepal PM Oli; clash with police demanding reinst
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In various protests held in Kathmandu, dozens of protesters skirmished with Nepal police near the parliament as they attempted to break the restricted area. Later in the evening, the All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Revolutionary) burned the effigy of Prime Minister KP Sharma O
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Pak: BYC claims Panjgur protesters met with police action as strike contin
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Police used tear gas against protesters in Panjgur as a BYC-backed shutter-down strike entered its third day. The arrests of BYC leader Dr Mahrang Baloch and 16 others have sparked protests across Balochistan, with reports of injuries and restrictions on family visits. Malala Yousafzai and i
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Pakistan: Police use tear gas to disperse protesters in Balochistan's Panj
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Shutter-down strikes were observed in various cities of Balochistan after BYC gave the protest call against the arrest of its leadership and a crackdown on its sit-in in Quetta.
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MQM supremo Altaf Hussain condemns brutality against Baloch protesters, ca
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hussain expressed his deep sorrow over the plight of the Baloch people and strongly condemned the government's actions.
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Istanbul Mayor's arrest sparks unrest across Turkiye
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key opposition figure, has been jailed on corruption charges, triggering massive street protests across Turkey.
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Balochistan: Iqra Baloch condemns arrest of sister Mahrang Baloch
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Baloch activist Iqra Baloch has raised concerns over the arrest of her sister, Baloch rights leader Mahrang Baloch, who was taken into custody in Quetta. International figures, including UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor, have condemned the crackdown on protesters and the detention of hum
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Protesters blame Pakistani forces for inciting arson attacks to escalate c
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Protest leaders in Quetta, Balochistan, have accused Pakistani security forces of staging arson attacks on government buildings and private property to justify further crackdowns on peaceful protesters, as reported by the Balochistan Post.
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UN condemns arrest of Mahrang Baloch amid violent crackdown in Quetta
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Mary Lawlor, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, has strongly condemned the recent arrest of Baloch rights leader Mahrang Baloch and the violent crackdown on peaceful protesters by Pakistani security forces in Quetta.
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Pakistan: Paank laments arrest of Mahrang Baloch amid violent crackdown on
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Paank, the human rights department of the Baloch national movement, criticized the arrest of Baloch rights leader Mahrang Baloch and the violent crackdown on peaceful protesters by Pakistani security forces in Quetta.
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Pakistan: Hakeem Baloch condemns Mahrang Baloch's arrest during 'peaceful
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Hakeem Baloch, a member of the Baloch National Movement's Foreign Committee, strongly criticised the arrest of Mahrang Baloch and the lamented human rights violations in Quetta after the Pakistani forces shot dead five protesters during a 'peaceful protest'.
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Baloch activist alleges Pakistani forces opened fire on protesters in Quet
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Mahrang Baloch shared a post on her official X handle about the situation.
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