The arrest of a Sri Lankan stand-up comedian under provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act was a move to stifle freedom of speech, the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) said
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Sri Lanka is drafting a new legislation to curb the growing incidents of religious slander and online vitriol, according to the country’s religious affairs minister
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Japanese police on Friday (26) detained a man who had holed up in a building after allegedly killing four people, including two police officers, in a gun and knife attack
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A French investigating magistrate on Tuesday (16) issued an international arrest warrant for Lebanon's central bank chief Riad Salameh, a source close to the case said
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- A Chinese court said it sentenced a 78-year-old American citizen to life in prison Monday (15) on unspecified charges of spying, the latest in a wave of espionage cases that authorities have pursued amid growing wariness of foreign…
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Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was granted bail by the Islamabad High Court on Friday (12), after his arrest on corruption charges this week, declared illegal by the Supreme Court, sparked deadly clashes across the country
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Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered that former Prime Minister Imran Khan be released from custody Thursday (11), offering a major victory for the onetime leader who was arrested this week as part of a corruption inquiry, and escalating a…
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Troops were deployed in Pakistan's capital on Thursday (11) after the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan triggered two days of violent protests by his supporters
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Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was remanded in custody for eight days on Wednesday (10) by an anti-graft court as violent nationwide protests over his arrest erupted for a second day
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Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan appeared in court Wednesday (10) on graft charges as violent nationwide protests over his arrest erupted for a second day
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