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Russian President Vladimir Putin's onslaught on dissent intensified after his invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This article is part of Dissent Today’s special series...
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Pro-Palestine DNC Delegate Assaulted For Disrupting Biden’s...
A pro-Palestine elected member of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from Florida, Nadia Ahmad, was hit in the head repeatedly with vertical signs that...
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In Karachi, Deadly Manholes Are Killing Children...
For children, 14 August is all about flags on the rooftops, shops adorned with fairy lights, and waving the Pakistani flags with pride while...
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When Pakistan’s Brigadier Zia-ul-Haq Led Military Offensive...
The ongoing bombing of Gaza by the Israeli army is generating strong reactions in Pakistan, but the Pakistan military's involvement in the killings of...
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Peshawar’s Sikh Families Are Leaving Their Homes...
There has recently been a surge in targeted attacks on members of minority communities in Peshawar, particularly Sikhs. As a result, the Sikh community...
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Indian, Pakistani Fishermen Continue to Fall Victim...
If 99 Indian fishermen incarcerated in Pakistani prisons had been repatriated last month as agreed, Jagdish Mangal might still be alive. Mangal was among the...
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How Mashal Khan’s Sister Defied Extremists’ Threats...
27-year-old Storiya Iqbal, the sister of slain student Mashal Khan who was lynched by his fellow students at Mardan's Abdul Wali Khan University in...
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When Pakistan Shunned Dr Abdus Salam and...
With India's successful landing on the moon on Wednesday, social media is discussing how Pakistan is lagging behind its neighbour in the field of...
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Pakistan’s Minority Rights Activists Renew Demands for...
“Manzoor Masih - will be remembered!... The Christians of Shanti Nagar - will be remembered!... Rimsha Masih - will be remembered!... ” Karachi-based activist and...
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On Ashura, Remembering the Victims of Anti-Shia...
Pakistan's Shia community, that makes up about 10-15 percent of the country's population, has long faced violence at the hands of extremist groups. The...
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A Cry for Justice: Children of Missing...
Eid is an occasion of happiness and for most it means family get-togethers, feasting together, households brimming with laughter and gossip. But for families...
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Enforced Disappearances of Baloch Students and State’s...
In December 2021, an assistant sub-inspector stationed at Secretariat Police Station Islamabad asked students of the Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad, to collect personal data/information...
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Ignoring Climate Change Will Cost Pakistan Dearly
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the series here. In this article, I will...
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Youth Participation In Policymaking: What Pakistan Can...
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the series here. Pakistan, much like the rest...
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What Will It Take To Put Pakistan...
This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?" Read more about the series here. Goldman Sachs caused...
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How The 1973 Dislodging Of Elected Govt...
The only time that nationalist Baloch leadership was accorded a chance to govern Balochistan was after the 1971 debacle – and that too grudgingly–...
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(1904-1995) غلام مرتضی سید باالمعروف جی۔ ایم سید تحریک پاکستان کے اہم رہنما اور پھر قیام پاکستان کے بعد اپنی اسی تخلیق کی ریاست...
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People Of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Have Risen Against...
The protests are being held in a number of cities across the province, with protesters demanding that the government take effective measures to...
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Pakistani Men Can’t Handle Women’s Refusal To...
"Exercising bodily autonomy is a basic human right," says Author Noshe Butt A social media user posted that she is a 31-year-old and she...
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Growing Up Hindu In Pakistan Means Constantly...
The negation of Hindu identity by using the prefix “non” is so normalised and internalised by the State that it is never realised...
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Over 2 Years In Torture Cells: How...
It has been five years since Pakistani journalist Zeenat Shehzadi was released after more than two years of enforced disappearance, but there has been...
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Gilgit-Baltistan’s Protest Movement Is Demanding Constitutional Rights...
The ongoing mass protest in Gilgit-Baltistan against the never-ending constitutional crisis and other grievances of the people has now entered its tenth day despite...
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No, Iran’s ‘Morality Police’ Has Not Been...
A three-day strike is being observed by merchants across Iran starting Monday. To distract attention from the vast support that this strike has been...
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Pakistan’s Persecuted Hazaras Build New Life Abroad,...
Ishaq Mohammadi never wanted to leave Pakistan, but, when a close friend was killed, he felt he had no choice but to flee to...
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Unflinching Ally Of The Persecuted: How Imaan...
Human rights lawyer Imaan Hazir-Mazari surprised friends and foes alike when she took on the case of a notorious Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporter who...
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Peshawar Man Sentenced To Death Over ‘Blasphemous’ Content On...
An anti-terrorism court in Peshawar has awarded a death sentence to a man for committing blasphemy and other religion-related offenses on social media. A resident...
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PTI Chairman Imran Khan Posts Fake Image Of Woman...
A photo of a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) woman protestor defying police amid May 9 violence that party chairman Imran Khan posted on Twitter, has...
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A Baloch Mother’s Agonizing Quest To Reunite With Her Missing Son
A four-hour journey from Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, to the...
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Why Pakistan’s Establishment Is Afraid of Social Media
Social media platforms, X in particular, are often demonized for spreading “fake news,” but...
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Here’s Why The 26th Amendment to Pakistan’s Constitution Is Undemocratic
The recently-passed 26th amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, under which the Supreme Court's...
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Historic Peace March in Parachinar Demands End To Violence in Region
As violence in Pakistan's restive border town of Parachinar intensified over the past few...