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39 killed, over 360 injured in anti-tax protests in Kenya: human rights watchdog
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39 killed, over 360 injured in anti-tax protests in Kenya: human rights watchdog

Ronit Kawale
July 2, 2024

At least 39 people have lost their lives in recent anti-government protests in Kenya against new tax hikes, Al Jazeera reported, citing a national rights watchdog. Activists in Kenya have prepared for a new...

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Joe Biden criticises US Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling
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Joe Biden criticises US Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling

Ronit Kawale
July 2, 2024

US President Joe Biden has criticised a Supreme Court ruling that grants former and future presidents immunity from prosecution for official acts, saying it gives the executive office and potentially Donald Trump “the power...

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Pakistan: Traders and locals sit on dharna in Kech, Balochistan; Businesses remain closed
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Pakistan: Traders and locals sit on dharna in Kech, Balochistan; Businesses remain closed

Ronit Kawale
July 1, 2024

For several days, families whose relatives are reportedly missing from various areas of Balochistan’s Kech district have been staging a sit-in protest demanding their safe return. According to reports, traders and residents of the...

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18 killed, 48 injured in bomb blast in Nigeria's Borno state
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18 killed, 48 injured in bomb blast in Nigeria's Borno state

Ronit Kawale
June 30, 2024

At least 18 people were killed and 48 others injured in bomb blasts in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, CNN reported citing state emergency services. According to CNN, the first explosion occurred at a wedding...

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Taiwan detects five Chinese military aircraft and seven naval ships near its territory
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Taiwan detects five Chinese military aircraft and seven naval ships near its territory

Ronit Kawale
June 30, 2024

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said on Sunday that five Chinese military aircraft and seven naval ships were circling around Taiwan from 6 am (local time) on Saturday to 6 am (local time)...

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Sammi Din Baloch said on forced disappearance
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Sammi Din Baloch said on forced disappearance

Ronit Kawale
June 29, 2024

Sammi Deen Baloch, a prominent human rights activist from Balochistan, on Friday held a major press conference at the Karachi Press Club to raise a united voice against the issue of enforced disappearances in...

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Pashtun protests expose human rights abuses under Pakistani visa rules
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Pashtun protests expose human rights abuses under Pakistani visa rules

Ronit Kawale
June 29, 2024

Fazal ur Rehman Afridi, Executive Director of the Khyber Institute and representative of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) in Europe, has expressed concern over the ongoing protests by Pashtuns against the stringent visa regulations...

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Laos government's inclusion of Taiwan in visa-waiver program for Chinese tourists gives wrong impression: Taiwan Foreign Ministry
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Laos government's inclusion of Taiwan in visa-waiver program for Chinese tourists gives wrong impression: Taiwan Foreign Ministry

Ronit Kawale
June 29, 2024

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has said that the visa-waiver program for Chinese tourists announced by the Laos government contains elements that give the false impression that Taiwan is part of China, the...

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Taiwan issues travel warning amid threats from Beijing
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Taiwan issues travel warning amid threats from Beijing

Ronit Kawale
June 28, 2024

Taiwan has advised its citizens not to travel to China, Hong Kong and Macau following Beijing's threats to kill supporters of Taiwan independence. Liang Wen-chieh, a spokesman for Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, issued the...

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Pakistan: Prominent Baloch activist raises voice against police violence during protest in Pasni
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Pakistan: Prominent Baloch activist raises voice against police violence during protest in Pasni

Ronit Kawale
June 28, 2024

Prominent Baloch activist Mehrang Baloch has criticised the police raid on protesters at Pasni Zero-Point in Pakistan's Balochistan province. According to reports, Frontier Corps (FC) personnel along with police officers forcefully intervened in the...

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