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The 5 tenets of turning pain into power | Christine Schuler Deschryver [Video]

The 5 tenets of turning pain into power | Christine Schuler Deschryver

A supportive community is the key to cultivating resilience and unlocking healing. Sharing the story of a transformative recovery program for survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of..

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US House Sells Out America Again and The Specter Of WWIII w/ Anni Cyrus [Video]

US House Sells Out America Again and The Specter Of WWIII w/ Anni Cyrus

Aynaz "Anni" Cyrus is a human rights activist, a political analyst, a gifted artist and a freedom fighter. She was sold into slavery as a child in Iran, escaped to Turkey and was..

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Liberty's Defenders: The Founding Fathers' Battle Against Domestic Threats from the Left [Video]

Liberty's Defenders: The Founding Fathers' Battle Against Domestic Threats from the Left

Join Anni Cyrus, Iranian-born American human rights activist, as she sits down with Daniel Greenfield, acclaimed conservative political commentator and author, to discuss his latest book,..

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America Last At Biden's SOTU, Is The RNC Finally Going To Fight? W/ Anni Cyrus [Video]

America Last At Biden's SOTU, Is The RNC Finally Going To Fight? W/ Anni Cyrus

Aynaz "Anni" Cyrus is a human rights activist, a political analyst, a gifted artist and a freedom fighter. She was sold into slavery as a child in Iran, escaped to Turkey and was..

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Road to the Oscars: Look Back at Colman Domingo's Career Ahead of the 2024 Academy Awards | THR Video [Video]

Road to the Oscars: Look Back at Colman Domingo's Career Ahead of the 2024 Academy Awards | THR Video

This year's Academy Awards also honors Latinos who are breaking boundaries, like Colman Domingo, who's up for Best Actor for his lead role as a civil rights activist in the biopic 'Rustin,' earning him..

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Renowned academician Mary Roy passes away

Academician and rights activist Mary Roy (89) passed away due to age-related ailments at her residence around 9.15 am on Thursday. Roy, the founder of Pallikoodam school, is the mother of author..
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Arundhati Roy's mother Mary Roy passes away

Renowned academician and women's rights activist Mary Roy, 89, passed away here on Thursday.
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Happy birthday Rajkummar Rao: Revisiting the era of the path-breaking performer!

Can we forget Rao`s character from Shahid that came as a realistic portrayal of the life of lawyer and human rights activist Shahid Azmi? The actor clearly amazes us with his brilliant performance by..
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Registrations Now Open for the KelpHR PoSH Awards 2022

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· Last date for submissions is October 7, 2022; India's top 25 most PoSH-compliant workplaces to be awarded on December 9, 2022, at MCA Mumbai · Applicants can pay a registration fee of INR 10,000..
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Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Addressed SRM AP Students in an Event Organised on "Compassionate Youth Leadership: Key to Building a Better Future"

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Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi addressed the students of SRM University-AP in an event organised on "*Compassionate Youth Leadership: Key to Building a Better Future*" on Monday, August 22,..
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Russia offering amnesty to prisoners for fighting in Ukraine war, claims rights activist

Officials are posting street advertisements for people to fight in the war may indicate a shortage of personnel at the front. Cities and regions are currently forming their battalions.
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Animal rights activist woman beats Agra society guard over alleged ill-treatment of stray dogs, video goes viral

The woman, who appears to be in her late twenties in the viral video, later introduced herself as animal rights activist Dimpi Mahendru.
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Monkeypox spread not restricted to LGBTQ community, experts confirm

Indian equal rights activist Harish Iyer said the monkeypox outbreak is already stigmatising the LGBTQ community.
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'Allegations against Ahmed Patel part of BJP's political vengeance'

The Gujarat Police had recently claimed that civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad, who was arrested recently, was part of a "larger conspiracy" carried out at the behest of late Congress leader Ahmed..
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Implosion of Pakistan imminent, China's superpower a myth, says Baloch rights activist


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CM Naveen Patnaik Expressed the Need for Immediate Reporting of Crimes Against Women at News18 Network and Truecaller's #CallItOut Odisha Townhall

cm naveen patnaik expressed the need for immediate reporting of crimes against women at news18 network and truecaller's #callitout odisha townhall
Harassment against women is deep rooted in discrimination and inequality, making it a challenging problem to address. To raise awareness, *News18 Network* and Truecaller jointly started an..
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Workplaces Should Manage Ill-intentioned Curiosity Towards LGBTQIA+ Employees: Panel

workplaces should manage ill-intentioned curiosity towards lgbtqia+ employees: panel
*KelpHR*, a pioneering organisation formed in 2013 with a vision to build a safe, happy, and inclusive workplaces through best-in-class HR practices partnered with the recently concluded KASHISH Mumbai..
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Terror-funding case: NIA raids house of jailed activist in J&K

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday raided the residence of jailed human rights activist Khurram Parvez in Srinagar’s Sonwar Bagh area in connection with a terror funding case and..
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Court extends human rights activist Khurram Parvez custody by 50 days


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Tripura Assembly polls: TPF joins BJP in presence of CM Biplab Kumar Deb; TIPRA parted ways with ruling party

As Tripura`s 60 members assembly is slated to go to the polls early next year, the state is witnessing realignment of political parties. One such alliance Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional..
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Indigenous rights activist Patal Kanya Jamatia joins BJP, calls for greater unity among tribals, non-tribals


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Chhattisgarh: Rights activist Soni Sori acquitted in sedition case

A special NIA court in Chhattisgarh has acquitted tribal activist Soni Sori, her nephew Lingaram Kodopi and some others in a sedition case filed against them in 2011.
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'WeToo' Campaign Launches its First eBook on IWD 2022, Co-authored by 50 Global Corporate Women Leaders

'wetoo' campaign launches its first ebook on iwd 2022, co-authored by 50 global corporate women leaders
50 Global Corporate Women Leaders coming from diverse backgrounds for the first time in corporate Indias history, have collaborated to co-author an eBook, bringing 1000 years of collective wisdom..
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Activist Rona Wilson`s phone infected with Pegasus spyware, shows analysis

Wilson, a prisoners’ rights activist and academic, was a victim of “surveillance and incriminating document delivery” for close to a year before his arrest in June 2018, according to the analysis
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Business people suffer most from anxiety, says study

The Malwa branch of the Association of Physicians of India (API) has conducted a survey to study the impact of anxiety among different professions during the Covid-19 pandemic in India. The survey,..
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NIA raids multiple locations in J&K in terrorism conspiracy case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday morning carried out searches at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir in a terrorism conspiracy case, the agency said. The raids were conducted..
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NIA arrests J&K rights activist Khurram Parvez


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Green rights activist Medha Patkar launches ‘Sutlej Bachao, Punjab Bachao’ campaign


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Pakistan: Nearly 1,000 Christian, Hindu women fall victim to forced conversion every year, say rights activists

Atrocities against minority women has now become common in Pakistan and according to recent data around 1,000 women belonging to Christian and Hindu communities are forced to convert to Islam every..
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From Sundarbans doctor to Bhopal victims rights activist, India honours its heroes


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Women's rights activist shot dead in Afghanistan


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Rights activist sues Twitter for sharing his info with Saudi govt


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Author-poet-activist Kamla Bhasin dies

Eminent women's rights activist, poet and author Kamla Bhasin passed away on September 25, 2021 at a private hospital in Delhi after battling with cancer. Bhasin was 75.
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Jignesh Mevani set to join Congress next week

Mevani, a former vernacular journalist turned Dalit rights activist has done pioneering work in getting land possession for over 10,000 Dalit families who were having government land on paper but not..
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Mumbai: Noted women`s rights activist Sonal Shukla dead

mumbai: noted women`s rights activist sonal shukla dead
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Hindu temple vandalised in Pakistan's Sindh province on Shri Krishna Janmashtami

Pakistan's rights activist Rahat Austin said the temple was vandalised at Khipro in the Sanghar district of Sindh.
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Gujarat high court grants bail to Pattalgadi movement leader

While ordering the release of the tribal rights activist, the HC noted that her raising a voice by interpreting the Constitution in her own manner does not show how she committed an offence of sedition..
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Rights group expresses concern over abduction of human rights activist in Pakistan

The abduction took place on the eve of the AWP National Day of action protest against illegal land grabs by private property developers in Sindh.
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Friends, human rights groups remember Fr Stan Swamy, issue calls for justice

friends, human rights groups remember fr stan swamy, issue calls for justice
A day after the 84-year-old Jesuit priest passed away at a Mumbai private hospital while in custody, people around the world paid tribute to the tribal rights activist and termed his death an..
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UN disturbed by death of Stan Swamy

The United Nations said Tuesday it was deeply disturbed by the death in pre-trial detention of Father Stan Swamy, an 84-year-old Indian rights activist and Jesuit priest. Swamy, who was detained for..
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Tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy passes away in Mumbai

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The health condition of Stan Swamy, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, was critical and till late Sunday night (July 4), the 84-year-old Jesuit priest was on ventilator support.
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Stan Swamy on ventilator, NHRC sends notice to Maharashtra

The condition of Elgar Parishad accused Fr Stan Swamy deteriorated in a private hospital in Bandra on Sunday. The 84-year-old tribal rights activist was put on ventilator support, prompting NHRC, NGOs..
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Pakistan: Human rights activist under attack after receiving international award


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Punjab: Labour rights activist to move court against decision to jab construction workers with their welfare fund


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*Kineer Services Pvt. Ltd*. - an initiative founded by a renowned Trans-rights activist, *Laxmi Narayan Tripathi* to secure livelihood development and financial freedom for India's transgender..
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Pride Month: Google Doodle celebrates LGBTQ rights activist Dr Frank Kameny

Google Doodle on Wednesday celebrated Pride Month by honouring American astronomer, veteran, and gay rights activist Dr Frank Kameny. Kameny is widely hailed as one of the most prominent figures of the..
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Elgar case: HC notice to NIA on medical bail plea of tribal rights activist Stan Swamy


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In a first in Assam polls, rights activist Akhil Gogoi wins from jail


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