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Imran Khan, His Party's Top Leaders Charged For Sedition: Report
The Pakistan government has booked all major Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders including its chairman Imran Khan, as well as some civil society activists for sedition, Pakistan-based Business Recorder newspaper reported.
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How China's Civil Society Collapsed Under Xi Jinping
Human rights activist Charles remembers a time when civil society was blossoming in China, and he could dedicate his time to helping improve the lives of people struggling in blue-collar jobs.
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Opinion: As India Reconsiders Data Privacy Rules, What's At Stake
After five years of negotiations involving the government, tech companies and civil society activists, the world's largest democracy is sending its debate on privacy back to the drawing board.
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Pegasus Used to Target Thai Pro-Democracy Activists, Cybersecurity Researchers Claim
Thai activists involved in pro-democracy protests in the country had their smartphones or other devices infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, according to investigators at cybersecurity research groups Citizen Lab and iLaw. At least 30 people, including activists, scholars and people working with civil society groups, were targeted with the ...
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Ex-Judges, Officers Slam Criticism Of Supreme Court's Gujarat Riots Order
With a section of civil society criticising the Supreme Court's denunciation of activist Teesta Setalvad, a group of former judges and bureaucrats on Tuesday slammed their remarks as "politically motivated" and supported a criminal case against her.
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"He Deserved Justice...": Rahul Gandhi Joins Tribute For Father Stan Swamy
Congress MPs Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor were among dozens of political leaders, journalists and civil society members to mourn the death of Stan Swamy - the 84-year-old activist arrested in connection with the Elgar Parishad case
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After Letter To PM Modi, 9 Activists Now Write To Mamata Banerjee On Violence
Prominent members of Kolkata's civil society, many of whom were among the 49 people who recently wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against cow-related mob killings, have now written to Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to condemn police action on teachers and the assault on a theatre actor in recent weeks.
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Independent Candidate Munna Lal To Fight Political Bigwigs In Delhi Polls
Delhi Democratic Alliance (DDA), a coalition of activists, trade union leaders, and a few civil society groups working for the downtrodden, have fielded Munna Lal and four other candidates for elections in Delhi, in an "act of defiance" against existing parties.
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PM Modi Lands In Guwahati Amid Black Flag Protests
Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Guwahati for a two-day tour of the Northeast on Friday evening, only to be greeted with black flags and angry activists protesting the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill. Several civil society groups across the Northeast -- including the All Assam Students Union -- have decided to intensify their ongoing...
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"Why Fear Bombs": Indian Woman To Family Before She Was Killed In Kabul
Thirty-five-year-old social activist Shipra Sharma called her mother on January 14 to inform that she had "safely arrived" in Kabul, Afghanistan, soon after landing in the strife-torn country.
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Imran Khan, His Party's Top Leaders Charged For Sedition: Report
The Pakistan government has booked all major Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders including its chairman Imran Khan, as well as some civil society activists for sedition, Pakistan-based Business Recorder newspaper reported.
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How China's Civil Society Collapsed Under Xi Jinping
Human rights activist Charles remembers a time when civil society was blossoming in China, and he could dedicate his time to helping improve the lives of people struggling in blue-collar jobs.
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Opinion: As India Reconsiders Data Privacy Rules, What's At Stake
After five years of negotiations involving the government, tech companies and civil society activists, the world's largest democracy is sending its debate on privacy back to the drawing board.
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Pegasus Used to Target Thai Pro-Democracy Activists, Cybersecurity Researchers Claim
Thai activists involved in pro-democracy protests in the country had their smartphones or other devices infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, according to investigators at cybersecurity research groups Citizen Lab and iLaw. At least 30 people, including activists, scholars and people working with civil society groups, were targeted with the ...
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Ex-Judges, Officers Slam Criticism Of Supreme Court's Gujarat Riots Order
With a section of civil society criticising the Supreme Court's denunciation of activist Teesta Setalvad, a group of former judges and bureaucrats on Tuesday slammed their remarks as "politically motivated" and supported a criminal case against her.
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"He Deserved Justice...": Rahul Gandhi Joins Tribute For Father Stan Swamy
Congress MPs Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor were among dozens of political leaders, journalists and civil society members to mourn the death of Stan Swamy - the 84-year-old activist arrested in connection with the Elgar Parishad case
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After Letter To PM Modi, 9 Activists Now Write To Mamata Banerjee On Violence
Prominent members of Kolkata's civil society, many of whom were among the 49 people who recently wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against cow-related mob killings, have now written to Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to condemn police action on teachers and the assault on a theatre actor in recent weeks.
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Independent Candidate Munna Lal To Fight Political Bigwigs In Delhi Polls
Delhi Democratic Alliance (DDA), a coalition of activists, trade union leaders, and a few civil society groups working for the downtrodden, have fielded Munna Lal and four other candidates for elections in Delhi, in an "act of defiance" against existing parties.
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PM Modi Lands In Guwahati Amid Black Flag Protests
Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Guwahati for a two-day tour of the Northeast on Friday evening, only to be greeted with black flags and angry activists protesting the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill. Several civil society groups across the Northeast -- including the All Assam Students Union -- have decided to intensify their ongoing...
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"Why Fear Bombs": Indian Woman To Family Before She Was Killed In Kabul
Thirty-five-year-old social activist Shipra Sharma called her mother on January 14 to inform that she had "safely arrived" in Kabul, Afghanistan, soon after landing in the strife-torn country.
