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Activist Sonam Wangchuk, Other Ladakhis Taken To Rajghat By Police
Climate activist Soman Wangchuk and 170 Ladakhis under police detention for the past two days for violating prohibitory orders have been taken to Rajghat, an officer said on Wednesday.
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Manipur Journalist, Arrested Under NSA For "Cow Dung" Post, Released
A journalist in BJP-ruled Manipur who was jailed under the stringent National Security Act in May for a Facebook post on the death of a BJP leader due to COVID-19 has been released by the Manipur High Court.
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Detention Of Manipur Activist: Supreme Court Seeks State's Reply On Compensation
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Manipur government to file its response on granting compensation to political activist Leichombam Erendro, who was released last evening from detention after being detained under the National Security Act,
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Plea in Supreme Court Against Manipur Activist's Detention Under National Security Act
A plea has been filed in Supreme Court challenging preventive detention of a Manipur-based political activist under the National Security Act, alleging that it has been done "solely to punish him" for his criticism of BJP leaders
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Saudi Woman Activist Freed After Nearly 3 Years In Jail
Saudi authorities on Wednesday released prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul after nearly three years in detention, her family said, as the kingdom comes under renewed US pressure over its human rights record.
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Activists Under Detention For Their Words, Not For Owning Guns: Shashi Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said a large number of people, including activists Varavara Rao, Sudha Bharadwaj and Anand Teltumbde, are under detention for their words, although none of them is accused of hitting anyone or possessing a gun.
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China labour activist held over online "disturbance"
Chinese police have placed a labour activist under criminal detention, formally accusing him of causing a disturbance after they said he distributed information online about a factory strike, his manager and father said on Tuesday.
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Chinese police may have power to disappear people
China is preparing to overhaul a key criminal law amid public confusion - and some dread - over whether the government is about to give police the legal authority to disappear people. At issue is an amendment to the criminal procedure law that would allow police to secretly detain suspects for months without informing their families. The effect wou...
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Anna Hazare fasts in police detention
Anna Hazare arrested: Social activist Anna Hazare launched a fast in police custody soon after he was detained on Tuesday morning. The Gandhian was taken under "preventive detention" by the Delhi Police for sticking to his plan to defy prohibitory orders and stage a protest against corruption in the capital.
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Restrictions on freed Hindraf activists
Malaysian government has imposed strict restrictions on the movement of the two ethnic Indian activists of Hindu rights group Hindraf, released after a year of detention under the country's tough internal security law.
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Activist Sonam Wangchuk, Other Ladakhis Taken To Rajghat By Police
Climate activist Soman Wangchuk and 170 Ladakhis under police detention for the past two days for violating prohibitory orders have been taken to Rajghat, an officer said on Wednesday.
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Manipur Journalist, Arrested Under NSA For "Cow Dung" Post, Released
A journalist in BJP-ruled Manipur who was jailed under the stringent National Security Act in May for a Facebook post on the death of a BJP leader due to COVID-19 has been released by the Manipur High Court.
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Detention Of Manipur Activist: Supreme Court Seeks State's Reply On Compensation
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Manipur government to file its response on granting compensation to political activist Leichombam Erendro, who was released last evening from detention after being detained under the National Security Act,
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Plea in Supreme Court Against Manipur Activist's Detention Under National Security Act
A plea has been filed in Supreme Court challenging preventive detention of a Manipur-based political activist under the National Security Act, alleging that it has been done "solely to punish him" for his criticism of BJP leaders
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Saudi Woman Activist Freed After Nearly 3 Years In Jail
Saudi authorities on Wednesday released prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul after nearly three years in detention, her family said, as the kingdom comes under renewed US pressure over its human rights record.
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Activists Under Detention For Their Words, Not For Owning Guns: Shashi Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said a large number of people, including activists Varavara Rao, Sudha Bharadwaj and Anand Teltumbde, are under detention for their words, although none of them is accused of hitting anyone or possessing a gun.
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China labour activist held over online "disturbance"
Chinese police have placed a labour activist under criminal detention, formally accusing him of causing a disturbance after they said he distributed information online about a factory strike, his manager and father said on Tuesday.
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Chinese police may have power to disappear people
China is preparing to overhaul a key criminal law amid public confusion - and some dread - over whether the government is about to give police the legal authority to disappear people. At issue is an amendment to the criminal procedure law that would allow police to secretly detain suspects for months without informing their families. The effect wou...
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Anna Hazare fasts in police detention
Anna Hazare arrested: Social activist Anna Hazare launched a fast in police custody soon after he was detained on Tuesday morning. The Gandhian was taken under "preventive detention" by the Delhi Police for sticking to his plan to defy prohibitory orders and stage a protest against corruption in the capital.
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Restrictions on freed Hindraf activists
Malaysian government has imposed strict restrictions on the movement of the two ethnic Indian activists of Hindu rights group Hindraf, released after a year of detention under the country's tough internal security law.
