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Amnesty International slams Pakistan crackdown on opposition; urges release of activists
As the Nawaz Sharif government continued heavy-handed action against PTI protesters, Amnesty International urged Islamabad to “immediately and unconditionally” release hundreds of opposition activists and “lift restrictions on their movement. In a statement the AI asked...Nov 1, 2016 813 0 -
Afghan Taliban, FARC biggest drug traffickers: US
Colombia’s guerrilla Organization, FARC and Afghanistan’s militant group Taliban are the biggest organizations, engaged in terror financing through slush money, obtained from drug trafficking, a US Counter Narcotics official said Friday. “Afghan Talban are world’s biggest...Oct 21, 2016 890 0 -
Human rights, media organizations call for dropping travel ban on Pakistani journalist
Amnesty International, a leading human rights organization, and Committee to Protect Journalists have urged Pakistani authorities to immediately revoke a travel ban on journalist Cyril Almeida, following reports that he was barred from leaving the country...Oct 12, 2016 903 0 -
Peace Voices: West Bengali civil society leaders urge tripartite talks amid Kashmir standoff
Some 85 peace activists from Indian State of West Bengal have deplored attempts to ‘ deny the legitimacy of the struggle of Kashmiri people’ and called for negotiations involving the Kashmiris for last peace in the...Oct 7, 2016 898 0 -
Kissinger, Shultz not to back any candidate; Trump catching up with Clinton
Former secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and George Shultz said Friday that they would not be supporting Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton in this year’s race for the White House. “We are not making any endorsement...Sep 3, 2016 865 0 -
Global Beat panel to discuss Election 2016 & South Asians at Sep. 3 event
The US presidential Election 2016 continues to generate both interest and confusion. Adding a new dimension are reports and polls that both the candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are among the least popular major-party candidates...Aug 22, 2016 920 0 -
Syrian boy’s scarred face : Why is the world not ending the conflict?
The haunting image of a shocked, dazed little boy pulled out of the rubble of a destroyed home in Aleppo has sent shock waves across the world. But so was the case last year with another...Aug 20, 2016 931 0 -
Scientists seek presidential candidates’ answers to 20 pressing questions
Seeking to inject a raft of pressing scientific, climate, health and technological challenges into the 2016 election debate, a coalition of more than 50 nonpartisan science and technology organizations has posed 20 high-stakes questions, asking candidates...Aug 12, 2016 1100 0 -
Journalist bodies condemn Quetta attack; pay tribue to bravery of Pakistani cameramen
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a New York-based independent watchdog body, joined other Press organizations in condemning Monday’s terrorist attack at the civil hospital in Quetta that killed at least 70 people, including two journalists...Aug 9, 2016 1317 0 -
Kashmiri-Americans protest; HRW asks India to probe use of lethal force
Hundreds of Kashmiri-Americans Sunday staged a demonstration in front of the Indian Missions to the United Nations in New York to condemn the killings of protesters, and called on the U.N. to implement it resolutions on...Jul 18, 2016 721 0