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US needs Japan to counter China's ascension: Report
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 23 (ANI): US needs its allies, and most importantly Japan, to counter China's ascension, according to an article published in Nikkei Asia.
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China was trying to 'neutralise human rights criticisms, not carbon' durin
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 22 (ANI): As leaders from around the world -- from US President Joe Biden to French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- called for global cooperation to tackle the climate crisis, China used the Leaders Summit on Climate to neutralise the wide
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US Senate Committee approves bill countering China threat
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday (local time) passed sweeping legislation to push back on China on a number of issues, including human rights and its gross economic practices.
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China, Middle East dominate 2020 list of top state executioners: Report
Updated : 4 years, 11 months 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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Religious freedom conditions in Pakistan continue to worsen: US rights com
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): Religious freedom conditions in Pakistan continue to worsen as the government systematically enforced blasphemy and anti-Ahmadiyya laws, according to a report released by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
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China continues to detain Uyghurs, other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang: US ri
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 22 (ANI): The Chinese government has continued to detain Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the northwest region of Xinjiang despite claiming to have released all detainees, according to a report released by the United States Commission on International Religiou
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UN experts call for evacuating Russian activist Navalny over heath concern
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 21 (ANI): A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed alarm at the deteriorating health situation of detained Russian Government critic Alexei Navalny, and called for his urgent medical "evacuation" from Russia, Office of the United Nations High Comm
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Xi Jinping says no nation should dictate global rules as pressure from US,
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 21 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that no nation should dictate global rules or interfere in other countries, as Beijing continued to express its displeasure over growing international criticism over several issues including the human rights abuses in Xin
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Pak rights commission condemns 'assassination attempt' on journalist Absar
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], April 21 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the "assassination attempt" on the country's leading journalist Absar Alam in Islamabad.
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UN experts demand 'concrete information' about Dubai princess
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 20 (ANI): UN human rights experts on Tuesday called on the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to provide meaningful information on the fate of Dubai princess Sheikha Latifa Mohammed Al Maktoum, as well as assurances of her safety and well-being, without
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China: New Human Rights Watch report highlights crimes against humanity in
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 20 (ANI): The Chinese government is committing crimes against humanity in its treatment of the Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the northwest region of Xinjiang, according to a report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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Sony Pictures Networks India acquire media rights to broadcast Copa Americ
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 20 (ANI): Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has acquired the television and digital rights for Copa America 2021 in the Indian sub-continent till December 31, 2021.
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