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Repressive policies impelled 'great exodus' in China since Xi's take over
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 5 (ANI): Since Xi Jinping became President of China in 2013, human rights activists or anyone who supports and echoes democracy has been constantly targeted by the government, while suppression of ethnic minorities has become the new normal.
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'Stop the Uyghur Genocide Now': Rights Activists in Turkey yell out at Chi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], July 31 (ANI): Uyghurs Rights Activists in Turkey, as part of a global campaign "Stand4Uyghurs" organized a protest to call out against the genocide being perpetrated against Uyghur Muslims in East Turkestan and chanted slogans against the Chinese policies.
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Conference on Kashmir in Leeds slams Pakistan rights abuses in PoJK
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Leeds [UK], July 30 (ANI): Kashmiri Nationalist human rights activists, thinkers, politicians and other renowned diaspora personalities gathered in Leeds, UK under the aegis of UKPNP which organised the International Kashmir Conference to discuss the rights situation in Pakistan-occupied
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US: Uyghur rights activists organize protest against China's atrocities in
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 28 (ANI): The East Turkistan Government in Exile, the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement, and the Free Kazakhs Organization organized a demonstration at the United Nations headquarters on Tuesday to highlight China's atrocities against the Uyghur community in East
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Activists in Nepal demonstrate at UN Office against execution of four pris
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], July 26 (ANI): Human rights activists and advocates have demonstrated in front of the United Nations Nepal Office against the execution of four prisoners in military-ruled Myanmar.
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Rights activists urge world leaders to pressure Taliban on girls' educatio
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): Several human rights and education activists urged world leaders in an open letter recently to mount diplomatic pressure on the Taliban to reopen secondary schools for girls in the war-torn country as the Taliban's brutal regime in Afghanistan will soon co
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Istanbul: Uyghur rights activists demonstrate against China's participatio
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], July 15 (ANI): Advocating the rights of the Uyghur community, several activists from the Union of International East Turkistan NGOs on Thursday infiltrated a volleyball stadium in Turkey and disrupted the scheduled game between China and Italy, local media reported.
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Istanbul: Uyghur rights activists organize protest against China's atrocit
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], July 9 (ANI): The Union of International East Turkistan NGOs and Uyghur Academy Foundation organized a day-long protest to highlight China's atrocities against the Uyghur community in Xinjiang.
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Prominent Chinese rights activists on trial for state subversion
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 24 (ANI): China is putting two prominent civil rights activists, Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi, through closed-door trials this week for state subversion, media reports said.
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Afghani child labourers increase in Iran since Taliban takeover
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 16 (ANI): The number of Afghan child labourers in Iran has surged 20 times since the Taliban assumed control of Afghanistan on 15 August 2021, claimed human rights activists cited by Iranian media.
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China vows to root out political opposition by arresting human rights acti
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 16 (ANI): In yet another escalation in China's crackdown on human rights, the country is violating the right of the detained activists accused of "subversion of state power" in carrying out the legal procedures to defend themselves.
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China targetting social media handles of Tibetan government-in-exile: Repo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], April 20 (ANI): China is targetting the social media handles of the officials of the Tibetan government-in-exile and human rights activists in a bid to silence the voice raised against the Chinese occupation of Tibet, a media report said.
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