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Anti-govt protests erupt for second day at Iran universities amid tensions
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Anti-government protests continued for a second consecutive day across several university campuses in Iran's two largest cities, Tehran and Mashhad, New York Times reported, citing student groups and human rights organisations, even as authorities maintain a crackdown on dissent.
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US halts visas and asylum reviews for Afghans after DC shooting triggers s
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Trump administration on Friday intensified immigration restrictions, rolling out a series of heightened security measures following a State Department directive that temporarily halts visa issuance for all travellers holding Afghan passports.
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Human rights body flags deepening threats to democracy, and vulnerable com
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
HRCP warned that Pakistan faces rising threats to democracy, rights, and safety. It raised concerns over constitutional changes, security crackdowns, enforced disappearances, refugee deportations, minority persecution, child marriage, and climate displacement, urging urgent reforms and accou
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Balochistan: Authorities impose transport ban, internet blackout, and seal
Updated : 7 months ago IST
These measures have resulted in a curfew-like situation throughout Balochistan, leading to considerable hardships for its inhabitants. The transport department has announced a statewide ban on public transportation from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m., warning that companies violating this directive will h
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"The policy has completely failed": PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti criticises BJ
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Mufti alleged that the internal situation in the region has deteriorated rather than improved, pointing to ongoing security crackdowns
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Chinese authorities raid protestant house church during annual Congress
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Chinese authorities conducted a raid on a Protestant "house church" in Anhui province during a nationwide security crackdown coinciding with the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, as reported by Radio Free Asia(RFA).
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Balochistan: Medical students protest campus closure, security crackdown
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Despite the Quetta's biting cold, protesters remained camped at the college's main gate, demanding the restoration of their academic rights and an end to what they term unjust treatment, The Balochistan Post reported.
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Escalating cases of abductions in Balochistan: Families demand justice ami
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing unrest in Balochistan, a young man has reportedly gone missing after being detained by Pakistani forces in the Awaran district.
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Tripura farmers protest in Agartala against tear gas shelling, caning at b
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Sanyukta Kisan Morcha and the Tripura unit of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) on Friday called for protests in the state against the alleged security crackdown on agitating farmers amid their protests at various border points in the country.
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NIA attaches assets of three accused linked with various banned Pakistani
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday intensified its security crackdown in Kashmir by attaching the properties of three accused linked with various banned Pakistan-based terrorist organisations.
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Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar rejects media report claiming " India
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar took to Twitter to reject the claims being made in a media report that there will be a security crackdown on pre-installed apps in smartphones.
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9 criminals, policeman killed in security raid in Egypt
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], February 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Nine criminals and one policeman were killed during a security raid at a gang's hideout in Egypt's Nile Delta province of Dakahlia, said the Egyptian Interior Ministry in a statement on Saturday.
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