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Indian para-athlete, disability rights activist Suvarna Raj wins prestigio
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The United Nations SDG Action Awards recognise individuals and organisations worldwide who are driving transformative action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Selected from a competitive pool of 5,500 applicants representing 190 countries, Suvarna has been honoured as a
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Indian Para-athlete and Disability Rights Activist Suvarna Raj Wins Presti
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], November 5: In a landmark achievement for India, Suvarna Raj, a celebrated para-athlete and a passionate disability rights activist, has won the 2024 United Nations SDG Action Award at the prestigious ceremony held at the TH Roma Carpegna Palace, Rome. Selected from a competiti
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Pak: Baloch activist condemns Mastung blast, forced disappearances of Balo
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Mahrang Baloch, a prominent Baloch human rights activist, expressed her deep concern and outrage over an explosion near a school in Matsung. Mahrang also stated that ten Baloch students were forcibly disappeared from Islamabad.
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Pak: Mahrang Baloch condemns arrest of human rights lawyer Imaan Hazir and
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Mahrang Baloch, a prominent Baloch human rights activist, expressed her deep concern and outrage after her advocate, and human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir, and her husband Abdul Hadi were arrested on Monday while on their way to work.
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Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch lambasts Pakistani govt for including her n
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Prominent human rights activist and organiser of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, Mahrang Baloch, has expressed grave concerns over her inclusion, along with fellow activists including Sibghatullah Shah Jee, on Pakistan's 4th Schedule--a government anti-terror watchlist managed by the National
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Rights activist condemns coercion against BNP leaders, demands democratic
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch expressed strong criticism over the alleged coercion of Balochistan National Party (BNP) senators into supporting the 26th constitutional amendment, only to face fabricated police cases afterwards. She condemned these actions on social media, asserting that
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Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch files petition alleging harrasment by Pakis
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In a post on the social media platform X, Human Rights Activist Mahrang Baloch shared her experience with the Pakistani authorities who had previously harrased her by filing a baseless FIR as she was returning from Karachi.
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Pak: Mahrang Baloch booked in terrorism case days after being 'barred' fro
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The FIR was filed under Section 7 (punishment for acts of terrorism) of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997, additionally with sections 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (every member of an unlawful assembly guilty of an offence committed in prosecution of a common object), 124-A (s
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European Parliament adopts resolution demanding unconditional release of U
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) also adopted a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional release of Ilham Tohti, the 2019 Sakharov Prize laureate, and Gulshan Abbas, as well as all those arbitrarily detained in China.
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Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement condemns offloading of Mahrang Baloch from the
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has strongly condemned the unlawful offloading of Mahrang Baloch, a Baloch rights activist, from her flight by Pakistani agencies, specifically the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
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Mahrang Baloch, Sammi Deen Baloch allege kidnapping attempt by Pak authori
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Baloch rights activists Mahrang Baloch and Sammi Deen Baloch alleged that they were stopped from traveling to New York for the TIME Magazine gala, where they were invited alongside other leaders named as the publication's Most Influential Emerging Leaders of the Year.
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"Encroachment to democratic principles": Baloch activist slams Pak ban on
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Baloch rights activist Mahrang Baloch expressed concern on Pakistan government's decision to ban the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) and dubbed it as "severe encroachment to democratic principles."
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