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China fumes over reports on atrocities against Uyghurs, retaliates after U
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 5 (ANI): Retaliating to the United Kingdom's move to revoke the broadcasting license for China Global Television Network (CGTN), the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said that "BBC has made some false reports" on human rights abuses against Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
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Deon Taylor to direct civil rights movie 'Freedom Ride'
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): American film director-screenwriter Deon Taylor will be helming the upcoming film 'Freedom Ride'. The film will be based on first-person accounts of the original freedom riders (civil rights activists), including the late Congressman John Lewis.
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Pakistan: Human rights group condemns false accusation of blasphemy on Chr
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Karachi [Pakistan], February 5 (ANI): A human rights group has condemned the brutal attack and false accusation of blasphemy on Tabitha Nazir Gill, a Christian, gospel singer, and nurse at Sobhraj Maternity Hospital in Karachi.
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Farmers forced to fight for their rights, Centre responsible for situation
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New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Congress MP Anand Sharma on Friday said that the farmers were forced to fight for their rights and the Centre is responsible for the situation that has arisen. He also expressed sympathies for police personnel and officers who were injured during the Repu
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UN calls for Human Rights commission's visit to Xinjiang camps amid report
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New York [US], February 5 (ANI): United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric on Thursday called for a visit of High Commissioner's for Human Rights to the Muslim-majority Chinese region of Xinjiang, after a British media house report alleging systematic rape in so-called re-education camps
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EU Parliamentarians strongly back India-South Africa proposal for COVID-va
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Brussels [Belgium], February 5 (ANI): Members of the European Parliament have backed a joint proposal by India and South Africa for waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccine patents.
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Biden to sign memo on protecting LGBTQ rights globally
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Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): US President Joe Biden plans to sign a presidential memorandum on protecting the rights of LGBTQ individuals across the globe, said National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday local time.
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Myanmar rights group says at least 133 officials detained in military coup
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Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 5 (ANI): Myanmar's Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), a human rights group said on Thursday that 133 people in the country's leadership positions were detained in the military coup that took place earlier this week.
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Channel 4 secures free-to-air UK coverage of India-England Test series
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Leeds [UK], February 4 (ANI): Channel 4 signed a deal with Star Sports, the global rights holders, to broadcast England's Test series against India. This will be the first time in more than 15 years that Test cricket is set to return to free-to-air television in the UK.
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'It's against Constitution', says RJD on Bihar Govt circular preventing pe
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Patna (Bihar) [India], February 3 (ANI): The new directive of the Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar, which stops people from protesting against the ruling party, is against the Indian Constitution, said Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Shivanand Tiwari, adding that the Bihar government i
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Sony Pictures Classics acquires right to Clint Bentley's Sundance Film 'Jo
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Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all worldwide rights to the film 'Jockey,' which will premiere on Sunday in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Chinese activist barred from visiting ailing wife in US, authorities cite
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Beijing [China], January 31 (ANI): Human rights lawyer Yang Maodong, also known as Guo Feixiong, has been barred from leaving China to visit his wife, who is suffering from cancer, in the United States after authorities accused him of "endangering national security".
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