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Replying to a volley of questions from the opposition party members during the question hour, he said the government has not received any report on Rohingyas entering the state from Myanmar or Bangladesh. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Rights groups call for monitoring of Rohingya return

The two governments signed a pact on Thursday settling terms for the repatriation process.

25 Nov 2017 2:22 AM IST

Thousands of Rohingyas have fled a military operation in Rakhine state, in Myanmar.

Army gangraped Rohingya women, made them watch family's murder: Report

Of the 29 rape survivors interviewed, all but one were gangraped by two or more perpetrators.

16 Nov 2017 5:20 PM IST

Widely seen as a bulwark against the Taliban insurgency, Raziqs death has left a dangerous security vacuum that one observer said could lead to a meltdown in the south, the Taliban movements birthplace. (Photo: AFP)

Controversial Afghan cop, 'torturer-in-chief', killed in Taliban...

Raziq, 39, who controlled province with an iron hand, was admired by many ordinary Afghans and hated by the Taliban in...

19 Oct 2018 3:03 PM IST

$Lesbians, the stereotype-laden list by the paper said, \hate men\ and enjoy hugging. (Photo: Pixabay)$ Life

'Spot a gay' list in Malaysian newspaper sparks outrage

The Malay-language tabloid Sinar Harian claimed gay men love to go to the gym -- just to check out other men.

13 Feb 2018 2:59 PM IST

People use their mobile phones to take pictures as a Sharia law official whips a woman who is convicted of prostitution during a public caning outside a mosque in Banda Aceh. (Photo: AP)

Couples caned in front of crowd for showing affection in public in...

Sharia police wanted to convict them of adultery, which would've resulted in a greater number of lashes, but lacked...

20 April 2018 2:07 PM IST

Frozan is now in her final year of school and would like to study economics and grow her business, goals that may now be possible for her and her three siblings thanks to her income stream. (Photo: Pixabay/ Representational)

Busy bees turn Afghan schoolgirl into an entrepreneur

Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, the lives and status of women in society have improved significantly.

7 April 2018 6:25 PM IST

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun told said she ran away from her family while travelling in Kuwait because they subjected her to physical and psychological abuse. (Photo: Kenneth Roth/Twitter)

Family will kill me': Saudi woman held at Bangkok airport pleads for...

In a sign of growing desperation during the night, Qunun posted video of her barricading her hotel room door with...

7 Jan 2019 10:36 AM IST

Brunei to impose death by stoning for gay sex and adultery

The tiny sultanate will implement the harsh new penal code -- which also prescribes amputation of hand and foot for...

29 March 2019 9:28 AM IST

Some died in custody because of ill-treatment and lack of medical care, HRW said, citing former detainees. (Photo:AP)

Human Rights Watch: Egyptian security forces commit war crimes in...

The report accused security forces of arbitrary arrests including children, disappearances, torture, extrajudicial...

28 May 2019 11:08 AM IST

Broadcaster shutdown a warning to critics of Philippines government

The Philippines has long ranked as one of the world's most dangerous places to work as a journalist

6 May 2020 1:09 PM IST

Curfew imposed in Srinagar to mark first anniversary of New Delhis abolition of the article 370. (DC Photo- H.U. Naqash)

Human Rights Watch seeks end to violations in J&K

The human rights group said that there have also been several allegations of new arrests, torture and ill- treatment by...

5 Aug 2020 3:02 PM IST

Libyan policemen check the damage at the Libyan electoral commission headquarters in the capital, Tripoli, after it was targeted by suicide bombers on May 2, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

14 killed as Islamic State militants attack Libyan election commission

The 2 bombers infiltrated building in central Tripoli, fired on people inside and detonated their explosives when their...

3 May 2018 11:06 AM IST