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Pak: Sammi Deen Baloch slams sentencing of rights lawyer, warns against cr
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Chattha were arrested on Friday while reportedly on their way to the Islamabad district courts. Multiple cases have been registered against them under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), anti-terrorism laws, and legislation regulating public assembly.
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Pakistan's war on dissent: BYC leaders' imprisonment lays bare state bruta
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to The Balochistan Post, Sabiha stated that the only "crime" committed by Mahrang Baloch and her colleagues was peacefully protesting against enforced disappearances and systemic violence in Balochistan. She added that their arrests were part of a deliberate attempt by the Pakistan
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Amjad Ayub Mirza slams Pakistan's CTD expansion in PoGB, calls it move to
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Political analyst and rights campaigner Amjad Ayub Mirza has sharply criticised Pakistan's decision to extend the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) into Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), warning that the measure is intended to suppress local opposition rather than tackle militancy.
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"Reward given to a minister for speaking truth": Union Minister Karandlaje
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Karandlaje claimed that the Congress was "scared of the truth" and was hiding behind "false allegations" to silence dissent within its ranks.
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Global Human Rights Groups call out China at UN for ongoing persecution of
Updated : 9 months ago IST
A global coalition of rights groups at the UNHRC condemned China's ongoing persecution of human rights lawyers, marking 10 years since the "709 Crackdown." They highlighted cases of imprisonment, disappearances, and family harassment, urging stronger international action against China's lega
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'BJP conspiring to silence dissenting voices: APCC Chief YS Sharmila on Na
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Enforcement Directorate, on Tuesday, filed a prosecution complaint (chargesheet) in Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court against Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, and others in the alleged National Herald case.
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World Uyghur Congress condemns China's restriction on Uyghur mobility righ
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
In the press release on February 4, WUC mentioned that while Beijing maintains that the region has "normalized," evidence points to the opposite, and "mass surveillance, arbitrary restrictions, and the weaponisation of passports are part of a deliberate strategy to suppress Uyghur identity a
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BJP seeks Karnataka Governor's intervention in arrest of MLC CT Ravi, dema
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The BJP described the arrest as politically motivated, accusing the ruling Congress government of using state machinery to silence dissent and undermine democratic principles.
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Daughter of jailed Chinese tycoon appeals President Xi to release her fath
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Notably, Beijing has continued to draw global attention because of its stringent measures to silence dissent and criticism within the country, as anyone who challenges the Chinese authority, ends up facing harsh consequences and suppression for their critical stance against the Chinese Commu
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Baloch rights group condemns local administration's repression ahead of pe
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The local administration's attempts to thwart this peaceful assembly have raised serious concerns. Paank criticized these actions as part of a disturbing pattern of repression intended to silence dissent and obscure systemic abuses within the region.
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Hong Kong Police arrest over 10,200 during anti-govt protests in last 20 m
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 10 (ANI): Hong Kong Police have arrested over 10,200 people in connection with the anti-government protests in the last 20 months, signalling the extent of the crackdown launched by Beijing-backed authorities to silence dissenters.
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Pakistan goes beyond territory to harass its citizens living abroad: Europ
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Paris [France], March 29 (ANI): Pakistan is one such country that has gone beyond its territory to harass and intimidate its citizens settled abroad, according to a European think tank adding that repressive regimes tend to use violence, intimidation and technology to silence dissent abroad.
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