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India, UAE to strengthen cooperation under FATF framework to counter-terro
Updated : 2 months ago IST
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday agreed to continue cooperation within the framework of the global watchdog on money laundering and terrorist financing, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), to counter terror financing and bolster anti-money laundering efforts, following
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WEF sparks backlash by inviting Iranian Foreign Minister amid massacre all
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The controversy erupted after United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), a US-based watchdog group, sent a letter to WEF President Borge Brende urging the forum to exclude officials from the Islamic Republic of Iran. The letter called attention to what human rights groups describe as a "mass sla
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2025 a "bleak year" for press freedom in Pakistan, says watchdog
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to a report released on Friday to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the PPF highlighted a range of threats faced by journalists, including physical assaults, detentions, criminal complaints, censorship orders, and internet shutdowns, despite
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Violations against Pak journos spike by 60pc over past year: Report
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Freedom Network documented at least 142 cases of violations against journalists and media professionals between November 2024 and September 2025, a nearly 60 per cent rise from the previous year. In the watchdog's framework, "violations" include physical assaults, legal cases, harassment and
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Nepal continue to remain in FATF'S greylist
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) kept Nepal and 17 other countries on its 'greylist' and reviewed their progress in addressing strategic deficiencies in combating money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing.
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North Korea, Iran, and Myanmar continue to remain on FATF's blacklist
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global watchdog against terror financing and money laundering, continued to list North Korea (DPRK), Iran, and Myanmar under blacklist as "high-risk jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action" for severe deficiencies in their anti-money launderi
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Exit from Greylist not bulletproof: FATF warns Pakistan against terror fin
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global terror funding watchdog, has warned Pakistan that its removal from the 'greylist' in October 2022 doesn't make it immune to money laundering and terrorist financing.
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Pakistan government escalates crackdown, branding journalists and NGOs as
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Freedom Network, a media watchdog, condemned the advertisement in strong terms, saying it had placed journalists and civil society workers in danger by equating them with threats to national security. "This reckless narrative undermines press freedom, fuels hostility, and stigmatises pro
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Internet Blackout reported in Afghanistan as Taliban enforces curbs
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Netblocks, a global internet watchdog, said on Monday that multiple networks in Afghanistan had been disconnected. Telephone services had also been limited, resulting in what Netblocks described as a "total internet blackout" in the nation of 43 million people, as per Al Jazeera.
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"Election watchdog kept watching theft and protecting thieves": Rahul Gand
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Congress MP accused the BJP and the Poll Panel of facilitating large-scale "voter manipulation" during the elections.
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3rd internet shutdown in Balochistan; rights group criticise online censor
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has denounced the move, stating that these blanket shutdowns infringe on citizens' rights to information, free expression, and freedom of movement.
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US judge orders Trump administration to restore funding database after law
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A US judge ruled the Trump administration broke the law by removing a website showing federal fund distribution. He ordered it restored, rejecting claims of national security risks. The site's removal violated laws on transparency, according to watchdog groups and lawmakers, The Hill reporte
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