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Pak: Sammi Deen Baloch slams sentencing of rights lawyer, warns against cr
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Chattha were arrested on Friday while reportedly on their way to the Islamabad district courts. Multiple cases have been registered against them under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), anti-terrorism laws, and legislation regulating public assembly.
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"No democratic environment in Bangladesh": Awami League leader Bahauddin N
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Awami League leader Bahauddin Nasim alleged that democracy, human rights and rule of law have collapsed in Bangladesh. His remarks echoed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's accusations that the interim government has plunged the country into an "age of terror" marked by violence, repre
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"Yunus government has blood on its hands": Former Awami League MP Bahauddi
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Former Awami League MP Bahauddin Nasim backed Sheikh Hasina's criticism of the Yunus-led interim government, alleging widespread violence, repression and insecurity in Bangladesh ahead of the February 12 parliamentary elections.
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Pakistan's 'security' policy in Balochistan is genocide, says BYC leader
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Sabiha Baloch, a central leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has issued a strong appeal to Baloch communities and international civil society to observe Baloch Genocide Remembrance Day on January 25, accusing the Pakistani state of carrying out systematic repression and demogra
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World Uyghur Congress urges UK to reconsider approval of new Chinese Embas
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
On January 20, the UK government approved the development of what is expected to become the largest Chinese diplomatic complex in Europe.
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Baloch Yakjehti Committee to observe January 25 as 'Baloch Genocide Rememb
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) announced on Saturday it would mark January 25 as "Baloch Genocide Remembrance Day" and called on Baloch communities worldwide to organise events drawing attention to what it describes as decades of violence, enforced disappearances and repression in Baloc
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Tibetan youth empowerment meet in Italy spotlights China's forced assimil
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The programme was jointly organised by the Tibet Bureau Geneva and the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) of the CTA, in collaboration with the Eurac Research Centre, underscoring the CTA's leadership in empowering Tibetan youth to counter China's repression in Tibe
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Pakistan accused of repression as Sindhi nationalists rally for freedom on
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) staged a large protest rally in Sindh on the 122nd birth anniversary of Sain GM Syed, the veteran Sindhi nationalist leader regarded by his followers as the Father of the Sindhi Nation, amid allegations of state repression, arrests, and enforced disappe
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Pakistan's media machinery turns weaponised as Baloch voices warn of escal
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
She said the state had transformed media platforms into tools for silencing human rights activism and student mobilisation across Balochistan, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
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US imposes new sanctions amid nationwide unrest in Iran
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
In a press statement, the US Department of State said the Iranian authorities have responded to popular demands for basic rights with "violence and cruel repression" against their own citizens.
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Pakistan's expanding campaign of transnational repression targets critics
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Within Pakistan, the state has mobilized anti-terror legislation, military trials, and expanded censorship to stifle criticism. Anti-terror laws have been used as tools against members of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, while online spaces face increasing surveillance and restri
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"Rising number of casualties in Iran is horrifying": EU chief von der Leye
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Around 2,000 people have been killed in protests against Iran's regime, The Times of Israel reported, citing Reuters, quoting an Iranian official who blamed "terrorists" for the deaths of civilians and security personnel.
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