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Uyghur abuse hidden in cargo? Chinese flights to Europe raise human rights
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Chinese cargo flights to Europe are under scrutiny over concerns they may be linked to forced labour involving Uyghurs. Rights groups fear goods made through abuse in Xinjiang could be reaching global markets undetected.
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BYC marks 13th day of Islamabad sit-in, remembers Baloch Raaji Muchi amid
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Balochistan has long been the centre of persistent human rights issues. The area has experienced cycles of violence related to separatist movements, a heavy military presence, forced disappearances, and economic neglect. These challenges have attracted attention from human rights groups, jou
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Rights groups raise alarm over rise in executions of Afghan migrants in Ir
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Rights groups say Iran has sharply increased executions of Afghan migrants, raising concerns over fair trials and due process. At least 85 prisoners, including six Afghans, were executed after the Israel-Iran ceasefire, with 40 Afghans executed in 2025 alone, according to Khaama Press.
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Trump administration releases FBI files on Martin Luther King Jr. despite
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The Trump administration has released over 240,000 sealed FBI files on Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from his family and civil rights groups. King's children urged respectful engagement, citing past government efforts to discredit their father through illegal surveillance and
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Pakistan Interior Minister Naqvi says government will not extend Afghan re
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said Afghan refugee ID cards will not be renewed and deported individuals will be blacklisted from re-entry. The move, reported by Khaama Press, is part of stricter immigration policies, raising concerns from rights groups about the humanitarian impa
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Thousands of Afghans face deportation as US court rejects delay in ending
Updated : 11 months ago IST
A U.S. court has rejected a request to delay the end of TPS for Afghan nationals, putting over 11,000 at risk of deportation and job loss starting July 14. Rights groups warn this could endanger lives, especially of women, under Taliban rule.
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Ten years after '709' crackdown, global call grows to hold China accountab
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Ten years after China launched a sweeping crackdown on human rights lawyers, international rights groups, led by Amnesty International, are urging immediate global action to hold the Chinese government accountable for a decade of ongoing repression.
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Enforced disappearances, custodial killings surge in Balochistan, sparking
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Reports from Balochistan highlight ongoing enforced disappearances and custodial killings by security forces. Victims include abducted men found dead or held for ransom. Human rights groups have condemned the abuses, urging international action, but accountability remains lacking amid rising
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Surge in Afghan migrant deportations sparks warnings of humanitarian crisi
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Over 714,000 Afghan migrants returned from Iran in 2025, 70% forcibly deported, raising alarm among the UN and rights groups. Tolo News reports growing fears of a humanitarian crisis, especially as families and women are increasingly affected. Calls continue to halt forced deportations immed
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Pakistan suffocating civil liberties under 3MPO in Balochistan: Baloch Yak
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Calling on lawyers, rights groups, and the Baloch public, she urged all democratic forces to "rise, speak, and act" for the immediate release of Mahrang Baloch and all illegally detained BYC leaders.
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Global Human Rights Groups call out China at UN for ongoing persecution of
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A global coalition of rights groups at the UNHRC condemned China's ongoing persecution of human rights lawyers, marking 10 years since the "709 Crackdown." They highlighted cases of imprisonment, disappearances, and family harassment, urging stronger international action against China's lega
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China's modern slavery machine, multinationals directly linked to state-en
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A recent investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has revealed that South Korean tech giant LG directly owns and operates a factory in China that employs ethnic minority workers under Beijing's controversial labour transfer programme, a scheme widely condemned by human rights
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