Baloch human rights activist charged with terrorism | India News – Times of India

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police have registered a case against human rights activist Dr Mahrang Baloch on the charge of aiding separatist groups in the country’s restive Balochistan province, officials said Saturday. A fierce critic of Pakistan’s military, Baloch denied the charges, saying the case showed “how the state has grown increasingly uncomfortable” with her activism.She was…

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Who is Oleg Orlov, jailed Russian rights activist – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Norwegian Nobel Committee, responsible for selecting the Nobel Peace Prize recipient on Wednesday denounced the imprisonment of Russian human rights activist Oleg Orlov as an effort to stifle dissenting voices.“The (President Vladimir) Putin regime has for many years tried to silence the leadership of Memorial and other important civil society organisations in…

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