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Sense of betrayal in Pak police grows as Imran Khan govt negotiated with b
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 30 (ANI): Several members of the Pakistani police force have said that there is a growing sense of 'betrayal' among their colleagues after the government negotiated and agreo ted the demands of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party despite officers being "kil
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Pakistan: Punjab police 'upset' with Imran govt-TLP accord
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], April 22 (ANI): The Punjab police senior command seemed upset on Thursday at what it calls 'premature and unnecessary accord' between the Imran Khan government and the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), after many of its policemen were held hostages, including one of
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Pakistan: TLP supporters 'brutally torture' DSP, kidnap 5 policemen
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): The supporters of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a proscribed far-right organisation, "brutally tortured" a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) in Punjab province of Pakistan and took him along with four other officials hostage on Sunday.
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China terrorising Uyghur population, eroding their cultural identity, says
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 7 (ANI): Amid worldwide condemnation and sanctions by western countries over human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, a UK-based poet and academic said the Chinese government has been terrorising the entire Uyghur population and is erasing their ethnic and c
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Case filed against Andhra man for marrying 8 women, torturing them for pro
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 31 (ANI): A case has been filed against a man from Visakhapatnam who allegedly married eight women and torturing them for prostitution, the police said.
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Fear rises in Myanmar as 2nd NLD member dies in military detention
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 10 (ANI): Another leader from Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi's party has died in military detention after being allegedly tortured in custody, according to a watchdog group.
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US Congressman expresses solidarity with Sindhi community as Pak crackdown
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Pakistan against the Sindhis, US Congressman Adam Schiff has condemned the human rights abuses in Sindh province, including disappearances, torture, forced conversions and extrajudicial killings.
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Kim Kardashian reacts to Britney Spears documentary, reveals she was body
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): American reality TV star Kim Kardashian on Saturday (local time) sympathised with Britney Spears after watching her documentary and also revealed that she suffered with mental torture after extreme public scrutiny while pregnant with daughter North.
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Protest in Paris against Tibetan tour guide's death in Chinese prison
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], February 25 (ANI): The Tibetan community held a demonstration in Paris protesting against the torture of a Tibetan tour guide in a Chinese prison, which led to his death on February 6, 2021.
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Germany convicts Syrian regime officer of crimes against humanity
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], February 24 (ANI): A court in Germany convicted a former Syrian security officer on Wednesday of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity for his role in arresting and transporting protesters to an interrogation center known for torture.
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Maharashtra HRC summons DGP over complaint on custodial torture of Pragya
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 24 (ANI): Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission has summoned State DGP over allegations made by Bhopal BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur about custodial torture against her.
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Pak journalist seeks judicial probe after being tortured by PTI lawmakers
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Charsadda [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): A Pakistani journalist has demanded a judicial investigation into the torture and humiliation he faced at the hands of leaders of the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
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