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Pakistan's blasphemy victim Shagufta Kiran's case raised at UN in Geneva
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
During the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Jubilee Campaign representative Hulda Fahmi, during an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture, highlighted the case of Shagufta Kiran, a Christian woman imprisoned in Pakistan over blasphemy allega
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UN representative calls for repeal of anti blasphemy laws in 11 countries
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The representative also called for the release of all religious prisoners of conscience, including Christian mother Shagufta Kiran in Pakistan.
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"T means Torture, M-murder and C-corruption; Bengalis suffering from misru
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday launched a sharp attack on the ruling All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal, alleging misrule and corruption in the state, and said that the people of Bengal have made up their minds for change.
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"I don't have time, I will be killed...": Mother recounts harrowing call o
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The mother of the northeastern girl who was assaulted by her live-in partner in Gurugram said on Sunday that her daughter called to inform about the atrocities on February 16, underlining that she will be killed by the accused.
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Killings, reported disappearance renew focus on situation in Balochistan
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Several unidentified bodies were found across Balochistan, while a man was allegedly detained without warrant in Hub. Families and residents raised concerns over possible torture, enforced disappearance, and lack of transparency, according to The Balochistan Post.
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Suryavanshi goes berserk in U19 WC final, shatters record books with a sen
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
In the title clash against England, Vaibhav tortured the bowlers with his unreal hitting, smashing 175 in just 80 balls, with 15 fours and 15 sixes, and ran away with the runs at a strike rate of 218.75. This is the highest score in the final of the U19 WC final, outdoing former Indian U1
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Court orders FIR over illegal detention, SHO challenged
Updated : 2 months ago IST
A Delhi Court has recently stayed an order for registration of an FIR over the illegal detention and physical torture of an accused. The SHO of Police Station Adarsh Nagar challenged the order of the Judicial Magistrate before the Sessions Court. Thereafter, the order of the FIR has been
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London: Protest demanding justice for Bangladeshi Hindus sees overwhelming
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Amid the cold weather conditions, a large crowd gathered at the Parliament Square in London in a demonstration calling for international attention against the continued torture, persecution and killing of minorities in Bangladesh.
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Ayatollah regime tortured me to say "I am a spy of the United States": Jou
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Amid widespread anti-governmental protests continuing across Iran, which its current regime dismissed as "foreign-backed", Iranian-American journalist Ahmad Batebi on Thursday slammed the Islamic Republic for making such claims, saying that he was coerced to declare himself a spy for the
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Balochistan: Wave of custodial killings raises fresh alarms over Pakistan'
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The deceased were identified as Ayaz Baloch and Zareef Ahmed, both hailing from Kolwah in Kech district, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
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BJP, RSS hurl abuses and torture minorities: Assam LoP Saikia slams RSS ch
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
State Legislative Assembly LoP and Congress leader Debabrata Saikia on Sunday took a swipe at the Bhartiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) that the BJP and RSS promotes a particular religion and tortures the minority community, after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's controvers
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BSO Azad alleges enforced disappearances of Baloch women, calls it 'worst
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Baloch Students Organisation (BSO) Azad has alleged that the enforced disappearance of Baloch women by Pakistani security agencies represents what it termed the "worst form of Baloch genocide", expressing concern over what it described as the continued silence of international human r
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