September 2020 - Page 8 of 43

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Noam Chomsky, Arundhati Roy Among 200 Authors, Filmmakers & Educationists Demanding to Free Umar Khalid

INDIA

Over 200 academics, authors and filmmakers, including Noam Chomsky, Mira Nair and Arundhati Roy have released a joint statement demanding the central government to free former JNU leader and activist Umar Khalid in connection with the Delhi riots case. “We call on the Government of India to free Umar Khalid and all those falsely implicated and unjustly incarcerated for protesting against the CAA-NRC that denies equal citizenship rights and to ensure that the Delhi Police investigates the Delhi riots with impartiality under the oath they took as public servants bound by the Constitution of India,” their statement read. Besides the signatories also include actor Ratna Pathak, Judith Butler, Admiral Ramdas, Angela Davis. Authors like Amitav Ghosh, Salman Rushdie , Rajmohan Gandhi, ...

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Thai High School Students Take Part in Anti-Government Protests

INTERNATIONAL

Thailand high school students took part in the country's rising anti-government protests by wearing white ribbons, publicly hacking off their hair and making “Hunger Games” salutes in their schools. The high school students followed the footsteps of their seniors from universities who have been staging weeks of high-profile campus protests for democracy. "They are trying to instill in us that we are only the little people in an authoritarian society,” 17-year old Peka Loetparisanyu said. Thai high school students have dubbed being the“Bad Student” character depicted in a book by written by university student activist Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal about his experiences in high school titled “A Bad Student in an Excellent Education System.” Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan ear...

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Ethiopia Charges 2,000 People Over Violence After Killing of a Singer Belonging to Ethnic Majority

INTERNATIONAL

After deadly clashes and violence in Ethiopia, over the killing of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, a popular musician belonging to the majority Oromo ethnic group, about 2000 people have been booked and charged against, the Ethiopian attorney general said. 166 people lost their lives amid massive nationwide protests that erupted after killing of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa in June. As of now, people continue to protests against the authorities. More than 9,000 people were arrested in the wake of the violence, including some politicians from Oromiya, Ethiopia's most populous province and the home of the deceased singer. In a news conference Attorney General Gideon said, "Some the suspects and some of the accused complained that they are being charged for their political activity." He further ad...

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Explosion at Anantnag Gunfight Site, Four Youth Injured, 2 Referred to Srinagar Hospital

ISLAMABAD

Four youth sustained injuries after an unexploded device went off at Sirhama, Anantnag gunfight site where two LeT militants were killed in the morning today. Of the four injured, two were referred to Srinagar for specialized treatment, officials said. A police official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the incident took place as a group of people were clearing debris from the house razed to the ground during the gunfight where two militants were killed. “The banners were already erected there, appealing people not to venture near the spot. While we sanitized the area, there seems that some explosive had been left unnoticed, which these persons fiddled with, leading to the blast,” he said, adding that four persons were injured and have been hospitalized. The i...

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Black Lives Matter: Breonna Taylor Court Ruling Erupts Protests in US

INTERNATIONAL

Hundreds of demonstrators chanting Breonna Taylor’s name took part in the fresh Black Lives Matter protests by marching through the streets of Washington, DC on Wednesday, after a grand jury in Kentucky decided not to charge police officers for her death igniting fresh anger over police brutality in the United States. Protesters dressed in all black carried placards showing the name of Taylor, a Black emergency medical technician who was shot six times and killed in March after three police officers forced their way into her home with a search warrant in a drug trafficking investigation. “Black people, brown people, we’re all tired of the injustice and the disrespect that we’re seeing” said one of the protestor. Similar protests erupted in New York, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Atlan...

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Two Militants Killed in Ongoing Sirhama Gunfight

REGIONAL

Two militants were killed in an ongoing encounter that raged between government forces and militants in Sirhama village of Bijbehara Sub-division in South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Thursday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two militants have been killed while the operation is on in the area. Sources said that one among the slain militants is top commander who was active since last 3 years. Earlier, an official said that a joint team of Police, Army's 03 RR and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. He said that as the joint teams of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering an encounte...

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Imran Khan to Once Again Raise Issue of Kashmir at UN

INTERNATIONAL

Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) today (Friday) via a pre-recorded video, as per reports. The general debate of the 193-member assembly, which is traditionally a high-profile annual UN event, opened on September 22. However, this year it has been trimmed-down, with world leaders staying away from New York because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the list, PM Imran, who last year made his debut at the UN as head of state, is the sixth speaker in the afternoon session. In his weekly briefing in Islamabad, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said the Prime Minister, in his address, will share Pakistan's perspective on various regional and international issues. He said the Prime Minister...

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Militants Attack Mini Secretariat in Shopian

SHOPIAN

Militants on Friday morning attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) party deployed at South Kashmir's mini secretariat in Shopian district. No casualties or injuries reported so far. The whole area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers. More details awaited. Meanwhile, on Thursday morning, a CRPF personnel succumbed to injuries sustained after suspected Militants attacked a CRPF party in the area at Chadoora in Budgam district of Jammu Kashmir.

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Prominent Sufi Preacher and Educationist Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah Qadri Passes Away in Anantnag

ISLAMABAD

Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah Qadri also known as Peer e Tareeqat, left for heavenly abode on Friday morning in Anantnag township of South Kashmir. Prominent for his role as the Zonal Educational Officer in Kokernag, he transformed the schooling system in the area, he was also a famous spiritual healer with thousands of followers spread throughout the Kashmir valley. Jailed several times during his youth, he was a forefront campaigner for the plebiscite movement and later one of the general secretaries of Muslim United Front in 1987. Having pursued his M.A in English from Aligarh Muslim University he was much revered among all socio-political and religious circles of the Kashmir valley. He led annual commemorations of the annual Urs of Dastgeer Sahab, Makhdoom Sahab and the last pr...

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Champion Juvenile Justice Campaigner, Senior Lawyer Shot Dead in Kashmir

REGIONAL

Senior Lawyer, Babar Qadri has been shot by unknown gunmen in Srinagar district of Central Kashmir. Babar who championed the 2010 campaign for Juvenile justice got dozens of children released from Police custodies during the uprising of 2010. He was injured critically after being shot at on Thursday evening. Babar was shifted to Srinagar hospital for treatment, however he succumbed to his injuries on his way to the hospital. Babar was also vocal about the Kashmir conflict and went as a panelist on many TV discussions where he supported the Kashmir's movement to Freedom. Babar however was in support of a peaceful resolution for the Kashmir issue.