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17 Australians detained in China as part of its crackdown on Uighur Muslims

The detention came to light after family members of these 17 people spoke to Nurgul Sawut, an advocate for Uighurs in Australia. It is being said that the individuals had travelled to China to meet their relatives, but haven't returned yet.

Feb 11, 2019

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7 Assam bound Rohingya Muslim children detained in Tripura

With this, 68 Rohingya Muslims, mostly children, have been apprehended in Tripura and the Assam-Tripura border in two weeks.

Feb 3, 2019

Will FIFA save Hakeem al-Araibi? Bahraini footballer fears being tortured and killed

FIFA has finally intervened to save Hakeem who is in a Thai prison for 2 months. The footballer fears being deported to Bahrain where he might be tortured and killed.

Jan 25, 2019

Sarfraz Ahmed follows Hardik Pandya's route; Twitter wants ban on 'racist' Pakistani captain

Sarfraz Khan was caught using racist comments on the stump microphone and social media is crying out for his punishment.

Jan 23, 2019

A local man carries an old Rohingya refugee woman as she is unable to walk after crossing the border, in Teknaf, Bangladesh

Rohingya crisis: 7 dead in Independence day shooting by Buddhist army

Rakhine was where a brutal military-led crackdown in 2017 drove hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims into bordering Bangladesh.

Jan 4, 2019

India set to deport second Rohingya refugee group to Myanmar

Guwahati Police took a Rohingya Muslim family of five to the border by bus, readying to deport them to neighbouring Myanmar as the second such group expelled in four months during a crackdown on illegal immigrants.

Jan 3, 2019

Food aid being stolen in Houthi-controlled areas: UN

"This conduct amounts to the stealing of food from the mouths of hungry people," said UN World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley.

Jan 1, 2019

Saudi Arabia employs Darfur children in Yemen war - Report

The report says children make up at least 20 percent of the units at the front-line of the Saudi-Houthi war.

Dec 31, 2018

Computer 'snooping' order stirs up fears of mass surveillance

Govt denies scope for abuse of powers but some experts fear arbitrary use for purposes other than national security

Dec 22, 2018

Wives of China's lawyers and activists go bald to protest husbands' unexplained persecution

Explaining that the country was "lawless" and that the government was targeting citizens, the women also attempted to enter a Beijing court aiming to submit a petition against the indefinite arrest of their husbands.

Dec 18, 2018

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India's death penalty problem: Speed up executions or rethink on judicial murder?

Should the death row convicts be sent to the gallows faster? Should they rather be allowed to rot in the cells awaiting death? Should we convict more criminals to death? Or should India abolish death penalty altogether?

Dec 13, 2018

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Thousands of women from Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam trafficked and sold as brides in China

While many of these women cross over to China and marry the men unwillingly, others are tricked and trafficked into the East Asian nation. Many of these women are reportedly also forced to have children for the men.

Dec 8, 2018

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Human rights violation rampant in India: Activists

Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10, as the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on this day in 1948.

Dec 8, 2018

China has detained 'over 2 million' ethnic Muslims in concentration camps

Scott Busby, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State at the Bureau of the Human Right Democracy and Labor, that the detainees have not been charged for any kind of crimes — some don't even know why they have been detained — and their families have no clue of their whereabouts.

Dec 7, 2018

Apple, RED, Global Fund, AIDS, HIV, Worlds AIDS Day, 2018

World AIDS Day 2018: Here's what Apple and (RED) are doing to fight HIV in Africa

Apple will be contributing a part of the revenue generated from PRODUCT(RED) series iPhone XR, accessories, headphones by Beats to (RED) for Global Fund to fight HIV in Africa.

Dec 1, 2018

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