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Indian Rights Activist raises cadaver organ donation issue at UN Human Rig
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Gobind Gurbani, speaking through video conference, drew attention to the growing gap between the number of patients requiring organ transplants and the limited availability of donated organs.
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Activists flag religious freedom concerns across South Asia at UNHRC sessi
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
South Asian activists at a UNHRC side event raised concerns over religious intolerance and minority persecution in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Organised by Shivi Development Society, the session called for stronger international cooperation and UN intervention to protect fundamental rel
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"Real hero": Donald Trump pays tribute to Rev Jesse Jackson at White House
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) paid a tribute to US civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson during a White House reception marking Black History Month.
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"Women got only 4% nominations, this is gatekeeping": Women's rights activ
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI after the results were announced, Raihana said many women were unable to secure party nominations despite being politically active.
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"Time to end Islamic Republic": Exiled prince Reza Pahlavi urges Trump to
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Exiled Iranian prince Reza Pahlavi urged President Trump to help Iranians overthrow the regime, declaring it is "time to end the Islamic Republic." He called for rooftop chants at 8 pm on February 14-15 to sustain protests amid over 7,000 reported deaths.
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Protests erupt in Karachi after human rights activist Imaan Mazari sentenc
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Scores of journalists, lawyers and civil society activists gathered in Karachi to protest the ruling, calling it an attack on constitutional rights.
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Pakistan: Rights activist Imaan Mazari, husband detained in Islamabad whil
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The couple was scheduled to appear before a trial court on Friday in a case linked to allegedly controversial tweets, after failing to attend the previous day despite repeated summons.
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Davos: Pashtun group, human rights activists protest against Pakistan's at
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) held a peaceful demonstration along with local human rights activists against Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistani Army involved in the brutal killings and enforced disappearances of Pashtun people.
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Pakistan's media machinery turns weaponised as Baloch voices warn of escal
Updated : 4 months, 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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"Respect freedom of expression, refrain from unnecessary use of force": UN
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The UN chief's remarks come amid protests in Iran that killed at least 420 protesters during anti-government demonstrations over the past 15 days, including eight children, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA), CNN reported.
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Netanyahu says Israel "closely monitoring events unfolding in Iran", backs
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Netanyahu voiced strong support for the Iranian people's struggle against what he described as "tyranny".
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Death toll in Iran protests rises to 420, says Human Rights Activists in I
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The protests began on December 28 as demonstrations against soaring inflation and economic hardship but soon escalated into tense nationwide unrest, marked by violent clashes between protesters and security forces.
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