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OSCE opens poll observation mission in Kazakhstan, stations 30 observers
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Astana [Kazakhstan], October 20 (ANI): The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has opened an election observation mission for the November 20 presidential election in Kazakhstan, following an official invitation from the national authorities and in accordance wit
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Sri Lanka: SC orders to issue summons to former Prez Gotabaya in 2011 huma
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 19 (ANI): Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Wednesday has given orders to summon former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the disappearance of two human rights activists in 2011 as he is now out of constitutional powers.
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Pak authorities demolish Gurudwara Chubcha Sahib in Lahore
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], October 19 (ANI): Gurudwara Chubcha Sahib, located in the capital city of Pakistan's Punjab province, has been demolished by district authorities citing safety concerns in the locality, according to local media reports.
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TiE Mumbai organized Creative Legends Talk with Amole Gupte
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 19 (ANI/TP): As a part of its 'Media & Entertainment SIG (Special Interest Group), The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Mumbai, recently organized a Creative Legends Talk with renowned filmmaker, poet, painter & child- rights activist, Amole Gupte. This
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Norway raises concern over precarious situation of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], October 19 (ANI): Nordic countries are increasingly suspicious of China over the human rights violations of Uyghurs in its Xinjiang region. It is running out of favour in the Nordic region.
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JetSynthesys' Global Music Junction becomes exclusive distribution partner
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 18 (ANI/PRNewswire): New age digital entertainment and technology company JetSynthesys' digital entertainment platform, Global Music Junction, has signed an exclusive short video licensing deal with the leading regional music player Amara Muzik to strength
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Confirmation of Xi Jinping's third term will be an ominous moment, says ri
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], October 17 (ANI): Confirmation of Xi Jinping's third term will be an ominous moment not only for China but for the world, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director Hana Young has said.
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Tibet has fallen off the international agenda, warns expert
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): British human rights activist Benedict Rogers has raised alarm over the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) treatment of Tibet and Xinjiang as its 'laboratory' for developing a surveillance state and sinicization of all religions throughout the country.
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Chinese authorities detain 5 Tibetan men for song praising Dalai Lama
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): In yet another crackdown on free speech, local Chinese authorities in the so-called Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture detained five Tibetan men for performing a music piece that hailed the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, media reports said c
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SC agrees to examine NCPCR's plea against order upholding marriage of 16-y
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine the plea of the National Commission For Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) against an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which said a Muslim girl of 16-years-old is competent to enter into a contract o
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China rolls out 5G base stations in Xinjiang, experts say it will boost su
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): China recently launched thousands of 5G base stations throughout its Xinjiang region, raising concerns the technology will be for greater digital surveillance of Uyghurs rather than the state use of economic development, according to US government-funded ne
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Pakistan: Baloch groups urge UN to take notice of corpses found in Multan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 16 (ANI): Pro-Baloch groups have voiced serious concern over the recovery of the dead bodies on the roof of Nishtar hospital in Pakistan's Punjab province.
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