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International rights groups express concern over recent attacks on Pakista
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 4 (ANI): Three international rights groups on Thursday voiced grave concern at the recent attacks on journalists in Pakistan and mounting pressure on scribes critical of the Imran Khan-led government.
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Rights group highlights 'harassment' of Christian family in Pakistan's Pun
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): The Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has condemned the murder of Arif Masih, a 32-year-old Christian of a village in Toba Tek Singh district in Pakistan's Punjab province.
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Uyghurs in China, abroad targeted by 'Chinese-speaking' hackers through fa
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): Members of the Uyghur community in China and abroad are being targeted in surveillance efforts by "Chinese-speaking" hackers through the use of fake emails from the United Nations (UN) and a human rights group, according to cybersecurity researchers.
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Tibetan rights group highlights oppression, destruction by China in Tibet
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 26 (ANI): Researchers from the Central Tibetan Administration highlighted China's systematic violations of human rights and destruction of culture and natural environment in Tibet since 1950.
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Rights groups call for boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics over Uyghurs genoc
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): A coalition of human rights groups has called for a complete boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, saying that participating in the games would be tantamount to endorsing China's genocide against the Uyghur people".
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Calls grow at UN for unfettered access to China's Xinjiang province
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], May 14 (ANI): Several western countries and human rights organizations have yet again called on China to allow the UN human rights chief unobstructed access to the Xinjiang province to probe the situation of ethnic minorities in the northwest region of the country.
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Over 370 people go missing during 9 days of tax-reform protests in Colombi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A total of 379 people went missing in Colombia over nine days of protests triggered by the now-shelved tax reform, the Movice National Movement of Victims of State Crime has announced.
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China arrests two for communicating with Tibetans in exile
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 30 (ANI): Two persons from eastern Tibet have been arrested by the Chinese authorities earlier this month for communicating with Tibetans in exile, Phayul reported citing rights group Tibet Watch.
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US-based rights group accuses Israel of apartheid
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 28 (ANI): A human rights group has accused the Israeli government of committing crimes of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians in a new report on Tuesday.
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China, Middle East dominate 2020 list of top state executioners: Report
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], April 22 (ANI): While the year 2020 witnessed an overall decrease in the number of global death penalties, some countries increased the number of executions they carried out amidst the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by a rights group.
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Over 80 killed in Myanmar's Bago as security forces use heavy weapons agai
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 11 (ANI): Over 80 people were killed in Myanmar's central town of Bago on Friday as military and police forces continue their crackdown against protestors using heavy weapons, NHK reported citing a human rights group.
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Pakistan: Rights group condemns brutal attack, 'false' blasphemy accusatio
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Faisalabad [Pakistan], April 10 (ANI): A Pakistan-based right group has condemned a brutal attack on two Christian nurses, who were falsely accused of committing blasphemy.
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