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Chinese human rights lawyer sentenced to 11 months in prison after closed-
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Chinese human rights lawyer Lu Siwei has been sentenced to 11 months in prison after a closed-door trial in Chengdu on charges of "illegally crossing the border." His wife and rights groups have condemned the case as part of China's transnational repression campaign.
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Pak human rights groups condemn abduction of activist Gulzadi Baloch
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Leading human rights groups of Pakistan, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) and Paank have expressed outrage over the alleged abduction of BYC activist Gulzadi Baloch at the hands of Pakistani forces.
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BNM's global campaign puts Pakistan's GSP-plus trade benefits under scruti
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has escalated its global initiative to shed light on the ongoing repression in Balochistan, attracting attention from international political leaders and human rights groups. The campaign, led by the BNM's Foreign Department, has reached out to officials an
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Pak: BYC claims Panjgur protesters met with police action as strike contin
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Police used tear gas against protesters in Panjgur as a BYC-backed shutter-down strike entered its third day. The arrests of BYC leader Dr Mahrang Baloch and 16 others have sparked protests across Balochistan, with reports of injuries and restrictions on family visits. Malala Yousafzai and i
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Rights groups stage protest against China's proposed "mega-embassy" in Lon
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
This marks the second large protest in five weeks at the location near the Tower of London, with organizers estimating around 6,000 participants. The rally ended peacefully with no arrests.
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Thai Rights Groups condemn Uyghur deportations to China, urge UN to suspen
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Thai human rights advocates on Tuesday voiced their disapproval regarding the government's decision to deport 40 Uyghurs back to China, asserting that the United Nations should consider expelling Thailand from its Human Rights Council.
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Pakistan: Journalists, lawyers, and rights groups to hold "Joint Struggle"
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
According to a report by Dawn on Wednesday, they declared that a convention would be held at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) on March 1 to protest against the "draconian law."
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Uyghur activist leads London protest says 'No to China's Mega-Embassy, No
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Rights groups from Tibet, Uyghur, China, and Hong Kong organized the event, voicing worries that Beijing would use the embassy to spy on and threaten foreign-based dissidents, according to Radio Free Asia. About 4,000 demonstrators showed up to express their disapproval of China's plan to co
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Rights groups rally against China's planned 'mega embassy' in London
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
A large protest took place in London against China's planned "mega-embassy" at the former Royal Mint Court, near the Tower of London.
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Pakistan's new cyber law sparks free speech concerns, rights groups demand
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday said that internet freedom and free expression are gravely threatened by Pakistan's government's recent amendment to the country's cybercrimes act.
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Journalists, human rights groups slam Pakistan govt for 'clampdown on free
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Journalists and digital rights advocates have said that the measures significantly curtail freedom of expression and criminalize dissent.
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Internet shutdown attempts to silence voices ahead of Baloch Genocide Reme
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Pakistani authorities have imposed an internet blackout in Dalbandin, raising serious concerns amongst human rights groups and activists about the looming threat of violence in Balochistan, according to a post shared on X by Mahrang Baloch, on Thursday.
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