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Chhattisgarh Finds Land To Build Houses For MLAs, Villagers Say Won't Leave
A row is brewing at a village near Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur after the state government decided to build houses for 90 MLAs and officers.
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Hungarian Newspaper Publishes Pics Of Women In Short Skirts Without Consent, Faces Backlash
Women's rights activists and social media users condemned Metropol's feature, calling it invasive and objectifying.
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"Who Asks For Proof Of Religion?" Waqf Law Challenged In Supreme Court
The creation of Waqf is not a secular process but a Muslim's dedication of property to God, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal told the Supreme Court today, arguing against inclusion of non-Muslim members in Waqf bodies as laid down in Waqf Amendment Act
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"Suicidal Concept": Bangladeshi Islamists Protest Women's Rights Reforms
Thousands of Bangladeshis took to the streets of Dhaka on Saturday to oppose the government's proposed recommendations for ensuring equal rights, including ones related to property, for mainly Muslim women.
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"Interim Stay Against…": Centre Defends Waqf Act In Supreme Court
The government on Friday said it would oppose any stay, partial or complete, on implementation of the new Waqf laws while challenges to it are being heard by the Supreme Court.
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'No Kings In America': Thousands Hold Anti-Trump Protests Across US
In Washington, protesters voiced concern that Trump was threatening long-respected constitutional norms, including the right to due process.
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Muslim Law Board Urges To Protest Waqf Bill By Wearing Black Armband
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has urged Muslims to wear a black armband on their right hand when they go for Juma prayers on the last Friday of Ramzan as a mark of their protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill.
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US Alleges Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil 'Covered Up' Working For UN Rights Body
The US government has alleged that Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian demonstrator Mahmoud Khalil withheld that he worked for a UN Palestinian relief agency in his visa application, saying that should be grounds for deportation.
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How Taliban's New Surveillance Network Is Monitoring Millions Closely
Women fear such surveillance systems will monitor women's hijabs. Human rights advocates, protesters often live in secrecy and this might exacerbate their situation.
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Protests In New York As 'Transgender', 'Queer' Scrubbed From Rights Website
The National Park Service has scrubbed references to transgender and queer people from the website of a monument to the 1969 Stonewall riots, a foundational moment in the struggle for LGBTQ rights, igniting protests in New York City.
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Japan Protests UN Calls To Allow Women On Imperial Throne
Japan said it would not fund a UN women's rights committee and suspended a member's visit over calls for the nation to change its male-only imperial succession rules.
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"No To Religious Rule": Hundreds Protest For Democracy, Women's Rights In Syria
In Damascus's Ummayad Square, hundreds gathered Thursday, demanding a democratic state that includes women in public life, marking the first such demonstration since Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
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Why 35,000 People Took To New Zealand Streets In One Of Biggest Protest For Maori Rights
Indigenous "Haka" chants boomed across New Zealand's capital Wellington, as tens of thousands of people rallied against a bill that critics say would alter the core of the nation's founding treaty and dilute the rights of Maori people.
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Iran Plans To Send Women Revolting Against Hijab Mandate To Psychiatric Facilities
The Iranian state is planning to open a treatment clinic for women who flout the mandatory hijab laws that require them to cover their heads in public.
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Opinion | Can The New President Save America's Waning 'Soft Power'?
The America that once championed the free press and the right to protest now appears stuck in a state of democratic backsliding. Polarisation, bipartisan gridlock and eroded trust in government have taken their toll.
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Chhattisgarh Finds Land To Build Houses For MLAs, Villagers Say Won't Leave
A row is brewing at a village near Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur after the state government decided to build houses for 90 MLAs and officers.
-
Hungarian Newspaper Publishes Pics Of Women In Short Skirts Without Consent, Faces Backlash
Women's rights activists and social media users condemned Metropol's feature, calling it invasive and objectifying.
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"Who Asks For Proof Of Religion?" Waqf Law Challenged In Supreme Court
The creation of Waqf is not a secular process but a Muslim's dedication of property to God, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal told the Supreme Court today, arguing against inclusion of non-Muslim members in Waqf bodies as laid down in Waqf Amendment Act
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"Suicidal Concept": Bangladeshi Islamists Protest Women's Rights Reforms
Thousands of Bangladeshis took to the streets of Dhaka on Saturday to oppose the government's proposed recommendations for ensuring equal rights, including ones related to property, for mainly Muslim women.
-
"Interim Stay Against…": Centre Defends Waqf Act In Supreme Court
The government on Friday said it would oppose any stay, partial or complete, on implementation of the new Waqf laws while challenges to it are being heard by the Supreme Court.
-
'No Kings In America': Thousands Hold Anti-Trump Protests Across US
In Washington, protesters voiced concern that Trump was threatening long-respected constitutional norms, including the right to due process.
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Muslim Law Board Urges To Protest Waqf Bill By Wearing Black Armband
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has urged Muslims to wear a black armband on their right hand when they go for Juma prayers on the last Friday of Ramzan as a mark of their protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill.
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US Alleges Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil 'Covered Up' Working For UN Rights Body
The US government has alleged that Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian demonstrator Mahmoud Khalil withheld that he worked for a UN Palestinian relief agency in his visa application, saying that should be grounds for deportation.
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How Taliban's New Surveillance Network Is Monitoring Millions Closely
Women fear such surveillance systems will monitor women's hijabs. Human rights advocates, protesters often live in secrecy and this might exacerbate their situation.
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Protests In New York As 'Transgender', 'Queer' Scrubbed From Rights Website
The National Park Service has scrubbed references to transgender and queer people from the website of a monument to the 1969 Stonewall riots, a foundational moment in the struggle for LGBTQ rights, igniting protests in New York City.
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Japan Protests UN Calls To Allow Women On Imperial Throne
Japan said it would not fund a UN women's rights committee and suspended a member's visit over calls for the nation to change its male-only imperial succession rules.
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"No To Religious Rule": Hundreds Protest For Democracy, Women's Rights In Syria
In Damascus's Ummayad Square, hundreds gathered Thursday, demanding a democratic state that includes women in public life, marking the first such demonstration since Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
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Why 35,000 People Took To New Zealand Streets In One Of Biggest Protest For Maori Rights
Indigenous "Haka" chants boomed across New Zealand's capital Wellington, as tens of thousands of people rallied against a bill that critics say would alter the core of the nation's founding treaty and dilute the rights of Maori people.
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Iran Plans To Send Women Revolting Against Hijab Mandate To Psychiatric Facilities
The Iranian state is planning to open a treatment clinic for women who flout the mandatory hijab laws that require them to cover their heads in public.
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Opinion | Can The New President Save America's Waning 'Soft Power'?
The America that once championed the free press and the right to protest now appears stuck in a state of democratic backsliding. Polarisation, bipartisan gridlock and eroded trust in government have taken their toll.
