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21-year-old Transwoman Forced to Strip, Assaulted by Locals in Gujarat

INDIA

In Gujarat, a 21-year-old transwoman was allegedly kidnapped from her home in Malviya Nagar then beaten and forced to strip in public by a group of transgender people for refusing to beg on the streets. Payal Rathwa, who was working as an artist was subjected to brutal humiliation in public view by a group of eunuchs who stripped her naked on a public road, alleging that she was faking eunuchs and seeking money from people. On Monday night, the eunuchs forced her to expose her private genitals in public view, thrashed her and recorded a video of the humiliating act. On February 15, the incident took place in Rajkot. It came into light the next day after the attackers recorded the video of the transwoman stripping and shared it on various social media platforms. The transwoman s...

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Two Militants Killed in Anantnag Gunfight, Says IGP

ISLAMABAD

Two militants have been killed in an ongoing encounter that raged between government forces and militants in forest area of Shalgul Srigufwara in Bijbehara belt of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday. IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that two unidentified militants have been killed so far while as the operation is on in the area. Earlier, an official said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 3 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 team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter. Meanwhile, as a precautionary measure, internet services have been snapped entire Anantnag d...

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Numbers of Political Prisoners in Myanmar Keep Increasing after the Military Coup

INTERNATIONAL

Hundreds of people were arrested from homes in the middle of the night or on the streets during protests. Experts fear there might be expansion in the number of prisoners, since Myanmar’s Military Coup. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a Myanmar-based organization, as of Tuesday, some 696 people including monks, writers, activists, politicians and others has been arrested in relation to the coup. Many of those arrested were charged using a legacy of laws some dating back to British colonial times and others under previous military regimes that have been used against critics by every government, including Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party, which was ousted in a coup that took place on February 1st. While the military continues to...

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Citizens are Conscience Keepers : Court Grants Bail to Disha Ravi in ‘Toolkit Case’

INDIA

Additional sessions judge Dharmender Rana said that not even an iota of evidence had been brought to his notice connecting the perpetrators of the violence on January 26 with the accused or with the Poetic Justice Foundation, in a censure of the Delhi Police case against Disha Ravi. The judge held that Ravi had no connection with pro-Khalistani organizations, Poetic Justice Foundation (PJF), and Sikhs for Justice, and that there was not an “iota” of evidence linking her to the violence that rocked Delhi on Republic Day. • The court granted the bail saying there was “scanty” and “sketchy” evidence to back charges of sedition against Ravi. • It asserted that citizens could not be jailed simply because they disagreed with government policies. • Additional sessions judge Dharmender...

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Waheed Parra’s Bail Plea Rejected by National Investigation Agency

REGIONAL

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Srinagar rejected the bail application of PDP leader Waheed Parra on Tuesday, saying if a balance is to be struck between the personal liberty of a person accused of “heinous” crimes and the security of the state, it is the latter that prevails. The Peoples Democratic Party leader was arrested by the NIA on November 25, 2020, days after he filed his nomination to contest the District Development Council (DDC) polls. Rejecting his plea, the court said the charges against him were “grave, serious and heinous in nature” and that a preliminary analysis of evidence collected so far show he was “aiding militancy in Jammu Kashmir in the garb of a politician”. The 19-page order also rejected Parra’s argument that he was a budding poli...

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Police Clarifies No Militant Killed Yet, Search Operation Underway – Islamabad (Anantnag) Encounter Update

ISLAMABAD

On Wednesday, security forces clarified that no militant has been killed in Shalgul area of Bijbehera in South Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag) district, adding that the firing has stopped and searches are on. “No militant has been killed in Shalgul area of Bijbehara so far," they said. "Firing has stopped and searches are being conducted in the woods,” a senior security official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) Earlier, Kashmir Zone police tweeted that four unidentified militants were killed in an encounter at Shalgul, Bijbehara, however, the police deleted the tweet according to a report by KNO.

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Three Militants Trapped and One Injured in Islamabad (Anantnag) District of Kashmir

ISLAMABAD

On Wednesday, an encounter broke out between the militants and security forces in the Shalgul forest area in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) district. The gunfight took place after security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of a specific information about the presence of militants in the area. Reportedly, three unidentified militants are trapped and one was injured by a joint force of 42 Rashtriya Rifles and 33 Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army. Internet services were snapped in South Kashmi's Islamabad (Anantnag) district after the encounter broke out.buy imodium online www.mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/imodium.html no prescription

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Internet Snapped in Islamabad (Anantnag) District as Encounter Breaks Out

ISLAMABAD, OTHERS

On Wednesday, an encounter broke out between the militants and security forces in the Shalgul forest area in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) district. The gunfight took place after security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of a specific information about the presence of militants in the area. As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where militants were hiding, they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter. "Encounter has started at Shalgul forest area of Srigufwara, Anantnag. Police and Army are on the job," police said. According to Police officials, four unidentified militants are surrounded by a joint force of 42 Rashtriya Rifles and 33 Rashtriya Rifles. Further details are awaited.

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Alert Sounded in Kupwara as Dead Crows Test Positive for Avian Infulenza

REGIONAL

In North Kashmir's kupwara district, cases of avian influenza popularly known as bird flu have been found among dead crows as the administration starts taking immediate measures to contain the spread of the disease. Soon after the confirmation of the cases, District Magistrate Kupwara declared a one-kilometer radius from the epicenter as a red zone while a 10 kilometers radius from the epicenter was declared as alert zones. According to an official communique a copy of which lies with news agency —Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the positive cases of Avian Influenza among dead crows have been found in Payerpora, Gulgam, and District Treasury premises of Kupwara. In response, the administration said that "Whereas it is imperative on the part of the administration that immediate necessa...

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Dalit Rights Activist Navdeep Kour Claims Torture and Assault by Police in her Bail Plea

INDIA

Nodeep Kaur, Labour Rights Activist in her bail plea has claimed that she was severely beaten up at a police station after her arrest by the Sonipat police. She was arrested on January 12 in Sonipat Haryana. The 23-year-old activist from Punjab’s Muktsar district has also claimed that her medical examination was not conducted in violation of section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Currently she is lodged in Karnal jail in Haryana. On Monday, Punjab and Haryana High Court had adjourned the hearing on her bail plea and posted the matter for February 24. In the bail plea filed through her counsels Arshdeep Singh Cheema and Harinder Deep Singh Bains, she stated that she was falsely charged as accused in an FIR lodged under various sections, including 307 (attempt to murder) of ...