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Over 5,000 People Killed During Iran Protests: US Rights Group
A US-based rights group said Friday it has confirmed the deaths of more than 5,000 people during protests that swept Iran, adding that the vast majority were protesters targeted by security forces.
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Iran Executed Over 1,000 People In 2025, Highest In 17 Years: NGO
Iran has executed at least 1,000 people so far in 2025, an NGO said on Tuesday, denouncing a "mass killing campaign" in prisons in the Islamic republic.
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Iranian "Child Bride" Hanged For Murdering Husband
Iran on Wednesday hanged a woman convicted of murdering her husband, whom she married while still a child, a human rights group said, defying an international campaign for clemency.
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India Among 7 Nations To Vote Against UN Accreditation To 6 Rights Groups
India along with six others has voted against a draft resolution presented by the US that recommended six human rights groups be granted special consultative status at the UN Economic and Social Council.
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"People Of Russia... Deserve Better": US Condemns Rights Group Shutdown
Russia's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the closure of Memorial, the country's most prominent rights group that chronicled Stalin-era purges and symbolised post-Soviet democratisation.
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Civil Rights Groups Call for 'Pause' on Facebook Ads
Several civil rights and other advocacy groups are calling on large advertisers to stop Facebook ad campaigns during July because they say the social network isn't doing enough to curtail racist and violent content on its platform.
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WhatsApp Security Breach May Have Targeted Human Rights Groups
WhatsApp said on Tuesday that a security breach on its messaging app had signs of coming from a government using surveillance technology developed by a private company, and it may have targeted human rights groups.
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Muslim Women Group To Move Top Court Seeking Women Entry In All Mosques
Drawing inspiration from the Supreme Court verdict permitting women of all age groups into the Sabarimala temple, a Kerala-based Muslim women's right group is gearing up to approach the top court, demanding the entry of women in all mosques, across the country.
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Mumbai Man Agrees To Provide For 72-Year-Old Father After Public Shaming
Publicly shamed for allegedly kicking out his 72-year-old father from home eight years ago, a Mumbai resident has told authorities that he will arrange a suitable accommodation for his dad, a painter.
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'Don't Need Lecture On Rohingyas', Kiren Rijiju Tells Human Rights Groups
Union minister Kiren Rijiju today slammed human rights groups for criticising the Centre's move to deport Rohingya refugees, saying India has given shelter to maximum number of migrants, more than any other nation, and advised them not to "lecture"
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Malaysia Condemned For Migrant Worker Crackdown
Malaysia has rounded up over 3,000 undocumented migrant workers this month in a major crackdown, prompting alarm Wednesday from lawmakers across the region who said the campaign was "victimising the vulnerable".
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German Foreign Minister Calls Benjamin Netanyahu Threat To Cancel Meeting 'Regrettable'
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Tuesday it would be "regrettable" if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called off a meeting between the two in Israel, as he threatened to do if the foreign minister met with an Israeli rights group .
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North Carolina Repeals 'Bathroom Bill'
North Carolina on Thursday repealed a contentious law restricting transgender people's use of public bathrooms in a bid to end a year-long controversy, but LGBT rights groups warned that a substitute measure still allows for discrimination.
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Richest 1 Per Cent Own 58 Per Cent Of Total Wealth In India: Rights Group
In signs of rising income inequality, India's richest 1 per cent now hold a huge 58 per cent of the country's total wealth -- higher than the global figure of about 50 per cent, a new study showed today.
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'We Don't Tip Black People': Waitress Gets Racist Message In US
"Great service, don't tip black people" was the racist message a white couple left for a waitress at a restaurant in the US, the latest in growing incidents of hate targeting blacks and minorities following Donald Trump's win.
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Over 5,000 People Killed During Iran Protests: US Rights Group
A US-based rights group said Friday it has confirmed the deaths of more than 5,000 people during protests that swept Iran, adding that the vast majority were protesters targeted by security forces.
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Iran Executed Over 1,000 People In 2025, Highest In 17 Years: NGO
Iran has executed at least 1,000 people so far in 2025, an NGO said on Tuesday, denouncing a "mass killing campaign" in prisons in the Islamic republic.
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Iranian "Child Bride" Hanged For Murdering Husband
Iran on Wednesday hanged a woman convicted of murdering her husband, whom she married while still a child, a human rights group said, defying an international campaign for clemency.
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India Among 7 Nations To Vote Against UN Accreditation To 6 Rights Groups
India along with six others has voted against a draft resolution presented by the US that recommended six human rights groups be granted special consultative status at the UN Economic and Social Council.
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"People Of Russia... Deserve Better": US Condemns Rights Group Shutdown
Russia's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the closure of Memorial, the country's most prominent rights group that chronicled Stalin-era purges and symbolised post-Soviet democratisation.
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Civil Rights Groups Call for 'Pause' on Facebook Ads
Several civil rights and other advocacy groups are calling on large advertisers to stop Facebook ad campaigns during July because they say the social network isn't doing enough to curtail racist and violent content on its platform.
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WhatsApp Security Breach May Have Targeted Human Rights Groups
WhatsApp said on Tuesday that a security breach on its messaging app had signs of coming from a government using surveillance technology developed by a private company, and it may have targeted human rights groups.
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Muslim Women Group To Move Top Court Seeking Women Entry In All Mosques
Drawing inspiration from the Supreme Court verdict permitting women of all age groups into the Sabarimala temple, a Kerala-based Muslim women's right group is gearing up to approach the top court, demanding the entry of women in all mosques, across the country.
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Mumbai Man Agrees To Provide For 72-Year-Old Father After Public Shaming
Publicly shamed for allegedly kicking out his 72-year-old father from home eight years ago, a Mumbai resident has told authorities that he will arrange a suitable accommodation for his dad, a painter.
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'Don't Need Lecture On Rohingyas', Kiren Rijiju Tells Human Rights Groups
Union minister Kiren Rijiju today slammed human rights groups for criticising the Centre's move to deport Rohingya refugees, saying India has given shelter to maximum number of migrants, more than any other nation, and advised them not to "lecture"
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Malaysia Condemned For Migrant Worker Crackdown
Malaysia has rounded up over 3,000 undocumented migrant workers this month in a major crackdown, prompting alarm Wednesday from lawmakers across the region who said the campaign was "victimising the vulnerable".
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German Foreign Minister Calls Benjamin Netanyahu Threat To Cancel Meeting 'Regrettable'
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Tuesday it would be "regrettable" if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called off a meeting between the two in Israel, as he threatened to do if the foreign minister met with an Israeli rights group .
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North Carolina Repeals 'Bathroom Bill'
North Carolina on Thursday repealed a contentious law restricting transgender people's use of public bathrooms in a bid to end a year-long controversy, but LGBT rights groups warned that a substitute measure still allows for discrimination.
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Richest 1 Per Cent Own 58 Per Cent Of Total Wealth In India: Rights Group
In signs of rising income inequality, India's richest 1 per cent now hold a huge 58 per cent of the country's total wealth -- higher than the global figure of about 50 per cent, a new study showed today.
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'We Don't Tip Black People': Waitress Gets Racist Message In US
"Great service, don't tip black people" was the racist message a white couple left for a waitress at a restaurant in the US, the latest in growing incidents of hate targeting blacks and minorities following Donald Trump's win.
