US Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Afghanistan as a "state sponsor of wrongful detention" in a release on Monday. He urged the Taliban to release Americans "unjustly detained," accusing the group of using "terrorist tactics" and "hostage diplomacy" to seek policy concessions from t
Every year on February 5, Pakistan observes what it calls Kashmir Solidarity Day. Officially, it claims to stand for the rights of Kashmiris, but in reality, the day is about state-sponsored propaganda, designed to distract from Pakistan's own human rights record both in Pakistan-occupied Ja
A delegation of the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), comprising MPs, MLAs, MLCs, former MLAs, and former MLCs, will meet the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Scheduled Castes Commission on Wednesday, seeking intervention over alleged state-sponsored violence a
"The Revanth Reddy government has just released the latest episode of its fictional 'Telephone Tapping Case Series. The notice issued to Sri @BRSHarish based on an untenable case (Registered on 10.03.2024; Crime No. 243/2024) exposes that it is only meant for VINDICTIVE INTIMIDATION, not
Iran's Embassy in India stated that millions in Iran condemned what it called US and Zionist "state-sponsored terrorism" amid unrest and pro-government rallies. Press TV reported mass demonstrations nationwide. Al Jazeera said Iran's Civil Aviation Organisation confirmed flights are normal d
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea against the practice of state-sponsored ceremonial honours or offering a 'Chadar' by the Prime Minister at the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti - the 13th-century Sufi saint, in Ajmer.
Former Bangladesh minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury alleged that the interim Yunus government is fuelling violence to delay elections, claiming attacks on Indian missions and media houses were planned and state-backed, following the death of student leader Sharif Osman Hadin.
The Tibetans in exile have condemned the recent remarks made by a monk, Gyaltsen Norbu, the China-appointed and politically installed Panchen Lama. In his statement delivered on December 8, 2025, at a state-sponsored symposium in Shigatse, that the recognition of the Dalai Lama and Panche
The protest, chaired by JSFM Chairman Sohail Abro, was marked by fervent speeches condemning what participants described as Pakistan's "state-sponsored genocide" of Baloch, Sindhi, and Pashtun communities.
"There is no strategic logic for the United States embracing Pakistan. It should not be a major non-NATO ally. It should be designated a state sponsor of terrorism, period. If Asim Munir comes to the United States, he should be arrested rather than honoured," Michael Rubin said.
The report paints a grim picture of what it calls "systematic state-sponsored violence," accusing Pakistani security institutions and their allied militias of carrying out widespread abductions, torture, and killings across the province, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
At least three bodies of Baloch men who had earlier been reported as victims of enforced disappearance were discovered in Kech district, Balochistan, on Friday, the latest addition to a grim pattern of extrajudicial killings and state-linked abductions, as reported by The Balochistan Post.