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Sheikh Hasina calls Bangladesh polls "disgraceful chapter", seeks Yunus' r
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sheikh Hasina challenged the legitimacy of Bangladesh's February 12 elections, calling them a "disgraceful chapter" for democracy. She alleged manipulation, unrealistic turnout figures, and irregularities, and demanded annulment of the polls, Muhammad Yunus's resignation, release of polit
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Sheikh Hasina slams National Polls in Bangladesh, calls it "well-planned f
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Awami League on Thursday strongly condemned the 13th National Parliamentary Election in Bangladesh, calling it a "well-planned farce" orchestrated by Chief Adviser of the interim government, Muhammad Yunus, and demanded the reinstatement of the party along with the release of politica
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Trump hails Venezuela's release of political prisoners as "powerful humani
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Trump noted that Venezuela is rapidly releasing political prisoners, calling it a humanitarian gesture. Foro Penal verified 104 releases. Venezuelan officials promised more, though rights groups say progress is slow. Families continue waiting outside prisons as authorities and NGOs report
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"Freedom of all political prisoners is our immediate priority": Venezuela'
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado called on global leaders to support the release of political prisoners, with French President Emmanuel Macron backing her appeal. The statements came amid Maduro's removal, his arrest by US authorities, and Venezuela's Supreme Court appoin
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MQM founder Altaf Hussain calls for release of political prisoners during
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
In a post on X, Hussain called on Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to uphold the sanctity of Ramzan by freeing detainees who have been wrongfully imprisoned.
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Pakistan: PTI chief Imran Khan rejects offer of house arrest, demands rele
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Speaking to lawyers and journalists at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on Thursday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, Khan, described the year 2024 as a challenging year for Pakistan.
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Pak government preparing committee for negotiations with Pakistan Tehreek-
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan's government is in the process of forming a committee to engage in negotiations with the PTI, with members expected to be announced soon. The move follows PTI's demands for the release of political prisoners and the formation of a judicial commission. While PTI has expressed readine
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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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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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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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Activists demand release of political prisoners in Pakistan, PoK, Gilgit B
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Political and human rights activists from Pakistan, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan have expressed grave concern about the worsening human rights situation in the country and occupied regions.
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US, Australia urge cessation of violence in Myanmar, call for release of p
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): The US and Australia urged a cessation of violence in Myanmar and called for the release of political prisoners along with those arbitrarily detained by the military following the coup.
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