Myanmar junta to release four foreign prisoners in amnesty \
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Myanmar junta to release four foreign prisoners in amnesty

17-Nov-2022
The amnesty will release 5,744 prisoners to mark Myanmar's National Day. And among them, Sean Turnell, an Australian economist who has been detained since the regime seized power in February 2021, and Vicky Bowman, a former British ambassador to Myanmar who was arrested in August will also be freed from prison.
17-Nov-2022 World
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EU condemns Taliban ban on women from public parks and gyms \
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EU condemns Taliban ban on women from public parks and gyms

15-Nov-2022
The EU called on the Taliban to honour obligations under international law, in particular human rights, refugee and humanitarian law, and to ensure respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms of all the Afghan population.
15-Nov-2022 World
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Amnesty calls out Taliban for its atrocities on Afghans, says country at brink of irreversible ruin \
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Amnesty calls out Taliban for its atrocities on Afghans, says country at brink of irreversible ruin

26-Aug-2022
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 26 (ANI): Amnesty International in a recent report has called out the Taliban to provide women and girls in Afghanistan the right to work and get an education, as well as participate in politics and society as the human rights of the community are being stripped since the country fell in the Taliban's hands.
26-Aug-2022 World
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Pakistan President condemns harassment and torture of journalists \
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Pakistan President condemns harassment and torture of journalists

08-Jul-2022
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 8 (ANI): Pakistani President Arif Alvi on Thursday expressed alarm and deep concern about the rising trend of harassment and torture against journalists in the country.
08-Jul-2022 World
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Journalism is not a crime: Rights group slams Pakistan’s crackdown on scribes \
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Journalism is not a crime: Rights group slams Pakistan’s crackdown on scribes

07-Jul-2022
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): A prominent rights group has slammed the Pakistani government for the arrest of journalist Imran Riaz Khan and urged authorities to stop punishing dissenting voices.
07-Jul-2022 World
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Pakistan: Rights groups condemn forced disappearance of Karachi-based social media activist \
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Pakistan: Rights groups condemn forced disappearance of Karachi-based social media activist

25-Jun-2022
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Human rights groups have condemned the forced disappearance of Karachi-based social media activist, Arsalan Khan, who went missing from the city's Clifton area, the latest in the series of abductions.
25-Jun-2022 World
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Uyghur representatives meet Norwegian leaders, seek Xinjiang genocide recognition \
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Uyghur representatives meet Norwegian leaders, seek Xinjiang genocide recognition

07-May-2022
Oslo [Norway], May 7 (ANI): Representatives from the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), including its President Dolkum Isa met with Norwegian lawmakers and officials in Oslo, during a two-day visit to the country on May 5-6, and called for the recognition of the 'Uyghur genocide' in China's Xinjiang over the past many years.
07-May-2022 World
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US asks China to allow UN rights chief ‘unhindered’ access to Xinjiang \
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US asks China to allow UN rights chief ‘unhindered’ access to Xinjiang

11-Mar-2022
Geneva [Switzerland], March 11 (ANI): The United States has asked China to provide "unhindered and unsupervised" access to all areas of Xinjiang to United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, during her visit in May this year.
11-Mar-2022 World
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UN human rights chief to visit Xinjiang in May \
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UN human rights chief to visit Xinjiang in May

09-Mar-2022
Geneva [Switzerland], March 9 (ANI): United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is set to visit China in May, including a trip to Xinjiang, after reaching an agreement with Beijing.
09-Mar-2022 World
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Myanmar announces amnesty for 814 prisoners \
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Myanmar announces amnesty for 814 prisoners

12-Feb-2022
Yangon [Myanmar], February 12 (ANI): Myanmar on Saturday announced a pardon for 814 prisoners and seven foreign prisoners to mark the Diamond Jubilee Union Day, state-run media reports said.
12-Feb-2022 World
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