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Pakistan accused again as missing Baloch men found tortured to death
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Two missing Baloch men were found dead in separate areas of Balochistan, sparking renewed fears of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings allegedly by Pakistani security forces. Rights groups and families accuse authorities of a continuing pattern of abductions, torture, and cust
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Woman dies after alleged torture by Pakistani forces in Balochistan
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sammi Deen Baloch, a prominent human rights activist from Balochistan, condemned the chilling episode of alleged state brutality in Pakistan's province of Balochistan. A young woman identified as Nazia Shafi reportedly died after being abducted and brutally tortured along with her mother by
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Karnal Police register complaint against agents for human trafficking afte
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Karnal Police on Friday registered a complaint against two agents for human trafficking after a harrowing video emerged from Iran, showing two men from Haryana being brutally beaten and stripped by human traffickers, also known as "donkers".
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Pakistani forces accused of torturing mother and daughter in Balochistan
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistani troops allegedly detained and tortured a mother and daughter in Balochistan's Panjgur district, leaving them critically injured. The Human Rights Council of Balochistan condemned the assault and demanded justice, calling it part of ongoing state violence against Baloch women, as re
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"We paid tens of millions in cash as rewards to the Pakistani intelligence
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Former CIA officer John Kiriakou revealed that the CIA funded Pakistan's ISI, tracked al-Qaeda targets, and linked Lashkar-e-Tayyiba to al-Qaeda. He highlighted mistrust within ISI, US-Pakistan transactional ties, post-9/11 strategies, and his whistleblowing on CIA torture, which led to his
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RJD tortured Congress to declare Tejashwi Yadav as CM face: Dy CM Samrat C
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday claimed that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) "tortured" Congress and other parties in the Mahagathbandhan to declare Tejashwi Yadav as the Chief Ministerial candidate of the alliance for the upcoming Assembly polls.
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Bangladesh army officers seek bail after tribunal appearance
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Bangladesh's ICT ordered 15 serving army officers jailed over enforced disappearances during Sheikh Hasina's tenure. The officers denied the charges. Earlier, the tribunal issued arrest warrants against 30 accused, including Hasina and her adviser, in two cases involving abduction, detention
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China accused of torturing Tibetan monk as dam protests face brutal suppre
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The London-based human rights group Tibet Watch has raised alarm over the worsening condition of Gonpo Tsering, the abbot of Yena Monastery in Shiba village, who is reportedly fighting for his life at a hospital in Chengdu, Sichuan province. The 45-year-old religious leader was subjected to
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Iran executes six over alleged Israel-backed attacks, rights groups allege
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The men were said to be involved in a series of assaults on police and security forces in Khorramshahr, a city in oil-rich Khuzestan province, as well as bombings around the area.
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"Is India really free?": Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali Angmo alleges pol
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Wife of activist Sonam Wangchuk and CEO of Himalayan Institute of Alternatives (HAIL), Gitanjali J Angmo, on Thursday slammed the Centre and alleged police torture against the people of Ladakh after the September 24 violence in the Union Territory.
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"Congress betrayed farmers, BJP betrayed the nation": KTR
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Lashing out at the Revanth Reddy-led Congress government, KTR questioned whether thrashing farmers protesting for urea was the real face of Rahul Gandhi's "Mohabbat ki Dukaan."
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Telangana: First-year engineering student dies by suicide in hostel, alleg
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The police have registered a case and are investigating the matter: Medipally police, A police official says, "We have registered a case and are investigating the matter. More details will be provided later."
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