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Who is Rumeysa Ozturk? Out to break Ramadan fast, Turkish student arrested by US federal agents for allegedly supporting Hamas – The Times of India

adminMarch 27, 202507 mins

Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish student at Tufts University in Massachusetts, was taken into custody by ICE agents near her home on Tuesday. (X) Rumeysa Ozturk, a doctoral student at Tufts University, was “ambushed” by federal immigration officers near her off-campus residence in Somerville, Massachusetts, on Tuesday.She is a human rights activist and scholar. She co-wrote…

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

adminOctober 12, 202403 mins

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…

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

adminFebruary 28, 202403 mins

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…