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Jailed Putin Critic Alexei Navalny's Death Sparks Global Condemnation
"This is terrible news. As the fiercest advocate for Russian democracy, Alexei Navalny demonstrated incredible courage throughout his life", said Rishi Sunak on X (Formerly Twitter).
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Pak Doctor, Who Helped CIA Track bin Laden, On Hunger Strike In Jail
The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track and kill Osama bin Laden has launched a hunger strike from his prison cell, his lawyer and family said Monday.
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"I Have Lost," Ganga Crusader GD Agarwal Said Before Dying: Foreign Media
For GD Agarwal, the Ganges River was a unique gift that he described as India's very soul. On Thursday, his crusade to conserve it ended in his death.
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'Rajan Gone', Arvind Kejriwal Next: Subramanian Swamy Warns At BJP MP's Protest
BJP Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy today joined party colleague Maheish Girri in a hunger strike outside Arvind Kejriwal's home in Delhi, saying that "after Raghuram Rajan", he will now focus on exposing the Chief Minister.
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Detained Malaysian Lawyer on Hunger Strike Over Prime Minister Graft Scandal
A detained Malaysian lawyer has gone on a hunger strike after being arrested over his involvement in efforts to expose a scandal rocking Prime Minister Najib Razak's government.
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US Will Not Release Hunger-Striking Guantanamo Detainee
U.S. Justice Department lawyers on Friday blocked a legal request that a Guantanamo Bay detainee who weighs just 74 lbs (33.5 kg) after an eight-year hunger strike be released for health reasons.
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Israel to Free Palestinian Hunger Strike Detainee: Lawyer
Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan ended a 56-day hunger strike on Sunday after Israel agreed to release him, his lawyer and the Palestinian Prisoners Club announced.
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Navy Nurse Refuses to Force-Feed Gitmo Detainees
A US Navy nurse has refused to force-feed prisoners who are on an extended hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, the first protest of its kind at the detention centre, a rights lawyer and US official said on Tuesday.
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Threat to Tamil conference: 7 arrested
Tamil Nadu Police have arrested seven people in Coimbatore for distributing pamphlets against the ongoing Tamil conference. Five of those arrested belong to a radical organisation called Democratic Youth and two to another such outfit, the Democratic Youth Front.Today is the third day of the lavish five-day Tamil conference, a pet project of C...
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Tamil as court language: Six advocates on indefinite fast
It's a fast track protest, with lawyers on a fast unto death for their right to argue in Tamil. Even after practicing as a lawyer for 15 years, Natarajan has to struggle to make ends meet. His problem, he often loses his cases because his opponents are more articulate in English. Now he and others like him have decided to demand what they feel is a...
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Jailed Putin Critic Alexei Navalny's Death Sparks Global Condemnation
"This is terrible news. As the fiercest advocate for Russian democracy, Alexei Navalny demonstrated incredible courage throughout his life", said Rishi Sunak on X (Formerly Twitter).
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Pak Doctor, Who Helped CIA Track bin Laden, On Hunger Strike In Jail
The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track and kill Osama bin Laden has launched a hunger strike from his prison cell, his lawyer and family said Monday.
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"I Have Lost," Ganga Crusader GD Agarwal Said Before Dying: Foreign Media
For GD Agarwal, the Ganges River was a unique gift that he described as India's very soul. On Thursday, his crusade to conserve it ended in his death.
-
'Rajan Gone', Arvind Kejriwal Next: Subramanian Swamy Warns At BJP MP's Protest
BJP Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy today joined party colleague Maheish Girri in a hunger strike outside Arvind Kejriwal's home in Delhi, saying that "after Raghuram Rajan", he will now focus on exposing the Chief Minister.
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Detained Malaysian Lawyer on Hunger Strike Over Prime Minister Graft Scandal
A detained Malaysian lawyer has gone on a hunger strike after being arrested over his involvement in efforts to expose a scandal rocking Prime Minister Najib Razak's government.
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US Will Not Release Hunger-Striking Guantanamo Detainee
U.S. Justice Department lawyers on Friday blocked a legal request that a Guantanamo Bay detainee who weighs just 74 lbs (33.5 kg) after an eight-year hunger strike be released for health reasons.
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Israel to Free Palestinian Hunger Strike Detainee: Lawyer
Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan ended a 56-day hunger strike on Sunday after Israel agreed to release him, his lawyer and the Palestinian Prisoners Club announced.
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Navy Nurse Refuses to Force-Feed Gitmo Detainees
A US Navy nurse has refused to force-feed prisoners who are on an extended hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, the first protest of its kind at the detention centre, a rights lawyer and US official said on Tuesday.
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Threat to Tamil conference: 7 arrested
Tamil Nadu Police have arrested seven people in Coimbatore for distributing pamphlets against the ongoing Tamil conference. Five of those arrested belong to a radical organisation called Democratic Youth and two to another such outfit, the Democratic Youth Front.Today is the third day of the lavish five-day Tamil conference, a pet project of C...
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Tamil as court language: Six advocates on indefinite fast
It's a fast track protest, with lawyers on a fast unto death for their right to argue in Tamil. Even after practicing as a lawyer for 15 years, Natarajan has to struggle to make ends meet. His problem, he often loses his cases because his opponents are more articulate in English. Now he and others like him have decided to demand what they feel is a...
