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Afghanistan: National and international organizations react to Taliban ban
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The national and international organizations rasied concerns following the ban on Afghan women from visiting Band-e-Amir National Park in Bamiyan province of Afghanistan, reported TOLO News on Monday.
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik distributes land rights certificates
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Addressing the event Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik stated that "Odisha is the only state in the country to give land rights to slum dwellers."
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Odisha Govt's Jaga Mission century’s biggest betrayal to slum dwellers: BJ
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Odisha BJP state President Manmohan Samal has alleged that Popularity of Odisha CM Naveen Patnayak is decreasing day by day and Odisha govt's Jaga Mission is the century’s biggest betrayal to slum dwellers. The BJP President also alleged that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is
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Pakistan: Shortly after release, Islamabad police rearrests human rights l
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir was arrested in a case lodged in Barakahu police station in Islamabad. In a statement, Mazari’s lawyer said the police did not inform them about the case in which Mazari had been arrested.
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Pakistan: Court grants bail to human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari in seditio
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad granted bail to the human rights lawyer and daughter of former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shireen Mazari, Iman Mazari in a sedition case
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China’s long arm: Rights lawyer tries to flee to US, held in Laos; faces r
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Lu Siwei, who belonged to a rare and increasingly besieged group that took sensitive cases to defend rights activists and political pariahs, is now facing the threat of deportation in Laotian custody.
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Pakistan uses blasphemy laws to target minorities: Report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
As an angry mob, motivated by blasphemy claims, set fire to churches and wreaked havoc on Christian homes in Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad recently, this incident in particular reminds everyone of another distressing chapter in Pakistan's history.
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WHO appeals for budget of USD 125 million for funding of hospitals across
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Amid the deteriorating situation of hospitals in Afghanistan, the World Heath Organisation (WHO) has appealed for a budget of USD 125 million to provide crucial funding for hospitals across Afghanistan, reported Khaama Press.
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In another regressive move, Taliban bans women from Band-e-Amir National P
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
As the Taliban's atrocities continue to add to the miseries of the women in Afghanistan, the organisation has banned women from visiting Band-e-Amir National Park in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province in another regressive move, according to Khaama Press.
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US: Thousands gather to commemorate Martin Luther’s ‘dream’ speech, cite s
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Thousands of people gathered in the US capital to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s galvanising “I have a dream” speech, which is considered one of the pivotal events in the 1960s civil rights movement, The Washington Post reported.
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Muzaffarnagar student ill-treatment case: "Notices issued to DM, SP," says
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairperson Priyank Kanoongo on Saturday said that notices have been issued to the District Magistrate and Superintendent of police in the Muzaffarnagar student ill-treatment case.
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"Substance over deadline": EU not in hurry to sign FTA with India
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The signing of the free trade agreement between India and Europe might take a while as a senior European Union official said in the EU, its "substance" matters more than a deadline and further discussion is needed.
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