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'Act Now': Global Body Flags Rise In Violence Against Hindus In Bangladesh Ahead Of Polls
A broad international alliance of human rights organisations, faith groups, and civil society leaders has issued an urgent global appeal warning that Hindus in Bangladesh are facing escalating violence and systematic persecution.
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Two Muslim Rights Groups Designated As Terrorist Organisations In US' Texas
The governor of Texas on Tuesday blacklisted two Muslim groups as terrorist organizations, including CAIR, one of the most prominent Islamic civil rights organizations in the United States.
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Why US Moves Immigrant Students Thousands Of Kilometres Away After Arrest
Civil rights groups have referred to these detention centres as "black holes".
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22 US States Sue Trump Over Birthright Citizenship Order, But Can They Stop Him?
US President Donald Trump has been sued by a coalition of Democratic-leaning states and civil rights groups over his plan to end birthright citizenship in the United States.
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Columbia University Faces Civil Rights Case Over Protesters Arrests
A pro-Palestinian US group filed a federal civil rights complaint against Columbia University following last week's mass arrest of anti-war protesters after the school called police to clear demonstrator encampments, the group said on Thursday.
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Twitter Advertisers Face Pressure From Rights Activists After Elon Musk Reinstates Donald Trump's Account
Twitter advertisers are facing calls from a coalition of civil rights activists to issue statements on pulling ads from the microblogging service, days after new owner Elon Musk reinstated the account of former US President Donald Trump. The groups in the Stop Toxic Twitter coalition complained that Musk had vowed to advertisers that Twitter would ...
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Twitter Will Not Reinstate Banned Users Like Donald Trump Without 'Clear Process', Elon Musk Says
Elon Musk has stated that banned accounts on Twitter would not be reinstated until the platform has a "clear process for doing so". The announcement by the company's new owner suggests that former US President Donald Trump would not be allowed back on the platform in time for the US midterm elections on November 8, and Musk said that creating such ...
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Facebook Sued by Muslim Civil Rights Group Over Hate Speech
A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its executives, saying CEO Mark Zuckerberg made “false and deceptive" statements to US Congress when he said the social network giant removes hate speech and other material that violates its rules.
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India Downgraded To "Partly Free" In Report By US Think Tank
India was downgraded to "partly free" for the first time since 1997 in an annual ranking of democracies by the U.S.-government funded research group Freedom House, which cited worsening civil rights under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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YouTube Removes New Content Uploaded on Donald J Trump Channel, Disables Comments
YouTube’s action against Donald J Trump comes after US civil rights group threatened to organise an advertiser boycott if Trump’s official channel was not taken down. YouTube, however, has just prevented the channel from not uploading for seven days.
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'Act Now': Global Body Flags Rise In Violence Against Hindus In Bangladesh Ahead Of Polls
A broad international alliance of human rights organisations, faith groups, and civil society leaders has issued an urgent global appeal warning that Hindus in Bangladesh are facing escalating violence and systematic persecution.
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Two Muslim Rights Groups Designated As Terrorist Organisations In US' Texas
The governor of Texas on Tuesday blacklisted two Muslim groups as terrorist organizations, including CAIR, one of the most prominent Islamic civil rights organizations in the United States.
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Why US Moves Immigrant Students Thousands Of Kilometres Away After Arrest
Civil rights groups have referred to these detention centres as "black holes".
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22 US States Sue Trump Over Birthright Citizenship Order, But Can They Stop Him?
US President Donald Trump has been sued by a coalition of Democratic-leaning states and civil rights groups over his plan to end birthright citizenship in the United States.
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Columbia University Faces Civil Rights Case Over Protesters Arrests
A pro-Palestinian US group filed a federal civil rights complaint against Columbia University following last week's mass arrest of anti-war protesters after the school called police to clear demonstrator encampments, the group said on Thursday.
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Twitter Advertisers Face Pressure From Rights Activists After Elon Musk Reinstates Donald Trump's Account
Twitter advertisers are facing calls from a coalition of civil rights activists to issue statements on pulling ads from the microblogging service, days after new owner Elon Musk reinstated the account of former US President Donald Trump. The groups in the Stop Toxic Twitter coalition complained that Musk had vowed to advertisers that Twitter would ...
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Twitter Will Not Reinstate Banned Users Like Donald Trump Without 'Clear Process', Elon Musk Says
Elon Musk has stated that banned accounts on Twitter would not be reinstated until the platform has a "clear process for doing so". The announcement by the company's new owner suggests that former US President Donald Trump would not be allowed back on the platform in time for the US midterm elections on November 8, and Musk said that creating such ...
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Facebook Sued by Muslim Civil Rights Group Over Hate Speech
A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its executives, saying CEO Mark Zuckerberg made “false and deceptive" statements to US Congress when he said the social network giant removes hate speech and other material that violates its rules.
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India Downgraded To "Partly Free" In Report By US Think Tank
India was downgraded to "partly free" for the first time since 1997 in an annual ranking of democracies by the U.S.-government funded research group Freedom House, which cited worsening civil rights under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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YouTube Removes New Content Uploaded on Donald J Trump Channel, Disables Comments
YouTube’s action against Donald J Trump comes after US civil rights group threatened to organise an advertiser boycott if Trump’s official channel was not taken down. YouTube, however, has just prevented the channel from not uploading for seven days.
