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Year-ender 2022: How a 'custodial death' took women to war against Iran's
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The alleged custodial death of 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who had come visiting her brother in Tehran on September 13, 2022, fell in the crosshairs of the country's so-called morality police instead. She was arrested, allegedly for wearing her hijab (headscarf) loosely, at the po
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Baloch National Movement condemns crackdown on Gwadar protestors
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The BNM spokesperson said that Gwadar had been declared the hub of China Pakistan Corridor (CPEC) by Pakistan but the people of Balochistan are not only unhappy with these projects but are expressing their displeasure through continuous peaceful protests against the occupation of Baloch land
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Pakistan: Over 100 arrested as Gwadar unrest grows
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Tensions continued to simmer in Pakistan's port city of Gwadar with protests continuing after clashes with supporters of the 'Haq Do Tehreek' (HDT). The clashes occurred this month between locals and security forces in Gwadar as protests against illegal fishing turned violent after some peop
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Tension swells in Gwadar as HDT protests get more intense
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
'Haq Do Tehreek' (Gwadar Rights Movement) protest movement entered the second month on December 25 and it's getting bigger amid rising tension between the Pakistan Government and the demonstrators, reported Asian Lite International.
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Telangana: Devotees hold protests over remarks against Lord Ayyappa
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Bairi Naresh allegedly made an insulting remark against Lord Ayyappa at a public meeting two days ago.
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Ernakulam BJP protests effigy resembling PM Modi at Cochin Carnival, organ
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The Ernakulam District Committee BJP is protesting because the Pappanji (effigy to be burnt) at the annual Cochin Carnival this year resembles the Prime Minister. The carnival committee has given assurances it would change the shape of the effigy and it is not complete yet.
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Pakistan: Provincial govt fails to resolve Gwadar unrest
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Tensions continued to simmer in Pakistan's port city of Gwadar with protests continuing after clashes with supporters of the 'Haq Do Tehreek' (HDT).
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Pakistan: Protests in Gwadar continue as negotiations between govt and pro
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Haq Do Tehreek Movement continued the protest after the negotiations between the Balochistan government and protest leaders on December 24 failed to achieve a breakthrough.
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Pakistan: Section 144 imposed on Gwadar port city after policeman's death
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The Balochistan Home Minister Ziaullah Langove ordered the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against the HDT Chairman Maulana Hidayat-ur-Rehman following the death of a policeman during Haq Do Tehreek (HDT) protests
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Iranian Chess player competes at tournament without hijab
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Iranian Chess player Sara Khadem, also known as Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, recently took part in a tournament without wearing a hijab, CNN reported on Wednesday citing Iranian news agency Jamaran.
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China opposes Japanese delegation's visit to Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
On Wednesday, Taiwan's external affairs office said that a delegation of the Japanese parliament's upper house, headed by ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Seko Hiroshige, met with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen and top diplomat Joseph Wu to discuss Indo-Pacific stability and shared regi
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Gwadar situation turns tense amid scuffle, shelling and baton charge
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The situation in Gwadar got very tense after many people were injured due to scuffle, shelling and baton charge between the Give Rights Movement and the police, as the 'Haq Do Tehreek' (HDT) protests threatened to blow up on Pakistan's ruling establishment in the port city, reported Pak vern
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