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BAPS, the Eiffel Tower and the curious silence on secularism
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IMSD condemns the Taliban’s shutting of university gates to Muslim women
IMSD unequivocally condemns the blatantly misogynist decree of Taliban...
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Human rights organisations pick and choose whose freedom of speech – and other human rights – they are going to defend
Shakira spotlights Iran’s footballer Amir Nasr who faces death penalty
The 26-year-old Iranian football player Amir Nasr-Azadani is facing the threat of execution
Evidence planted on Jesuit-activist Stan Swamy’s laptop: Arsenal US Report
The report blasts a hole in the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) charges against Stan Swamy; before this similar plants had been found in Rona Wilson and Surendra Gadling’s computers
Indian Constitution reflects India’s essential quality, a pluralist and tolerant people: United Nations Representative
Speaking at an International Human Rights Day even on December 10, the UN’s Resident Coordinator doe India, Shombi Sharp was in the presence of President, Draupadi Murmu and NHRC chairperson, Arun Mishra
UN ECOSOC grants special consultative status to IDSN, India has blocked this for 15 years
Image Courtesy: freepressjournal.inThe UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has...
US Hindutva fringe group calls for demolition of “illegal churches” in India
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Prominent Iranian actress Mitra Hajjar arrested for supporting Anti Hijab protests
Thousands of people were arrested in connection with the protests, including senior artists, politicians and athletes.
“Hitler Was Great”: Israeli envoy flags hate after ‘The Kashmir Files’ fallout
The direct message on his twitter handle came days after the Israeli envoy Naor Gilon publicly denounced a filmmaker from his country who called 'The Kashmir Files' "propaganda" and "a vulgar movie" at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa.
I feel ashamed of this reaction of an Israeli diplomat on Kashmir Files: Nadav Lapid, IFFI head of jury
Not taking anything back, I stand totally behind every word I said; it was my duty, my obligation to speak: Nadav Lapid to Karan Thapar for The Wire on his comments on the Kashmir Files and the furore they've created.
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