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The UK has joined 55 countries in committing to enhance international cooperation to end the ‘cruel’ practice of arbitrary detention.

No specific countries are mentioned in the declaration but Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab cited Iran as an example

The UK joins over 55 like-minded allies in committing to enhance international cooperation to end the practice of arbitrary arrests, detentions or sentencing.

India Retires ‘Jetty’ from Diplomatic Service in Liberia India Retires ‘Jetty’ from Diplomatic Service in Liberia Share Monrovia – After more than two decades of diplomatic services and humanitarian works, the Government of India, through its Embassy in La Cote D’Ivoire, has withdrawn Mr. Upjit Singh Sachdeva, as its Honorary Consul General to Liberia. Mr. Sachdeva, who is commonly known as “Jeety” in Liberia, was appointed Honorary Consul General of Indian to Liberia in 1998. H...

Consulates in Hong Kong refused access to dual nationals needing assistance: Canada Reuters 2/4/2021 By Jessie Pang and Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong has denied access to foreign consulates seeking to provide assistance to detained dual nationals in the global financial hub, the Canadian foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Semi-autonomous Hong Kong has traditionally accepted dual nationals unlike its Chinese sovereign, but it has the right to deny consular access under treatie...

Kulbhushan Jadhav case: Pakistan Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf Ali to lead delegation in ICJ Kulbhushan Jadhav case: Pakistan Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf Ali to lead delegation in ICJ The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Has Informed The ICJ Registrar At Peace Palace In The Hague That Ausaf Would Be The Agent For Pakistan In The Case Whereas Foreign Affairs Director General Dr Mohammad Faisal Would Continue To Act As The Co-agent. PTI | Updated on: 06 Jul 2017, 03:14:...

By Patrick Goodenough | February 3, 2021 | 4:23am EST U.S. hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan performs in Atlanta, Ga. in 2019. Its logo is a stylized letter W. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) (Update: On Wednesday foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said China could not accept Canada’s “alibi” that the incident was a misunderstanding: “It is beyond our belief that senior diplomats who have been working and living in China for years could make such a...

China has lodged solemn representations with the Canadian Embassy in China over the customization of malicious cultural shirt by its staff, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Monday.

2021-02-01 11:35:19 GMT2021-02-01 19:35:19(Beijing Time) Xinhua English   BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- China has lodged solemn representations with the Canadian Embassy in China over the customization of malicious cultural shirt by its staff, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Monday. A Chinese shop manager who is engaged in the customization of cultural shirts recently made a real-name reporting through WeChat, saying a member of the staff of the Canadian Embassy in China cu...

India slams Pak for failing to implement ICJ judgement in Kulbhushan Jadhav case New Delhi : India on Thursday slammed Pakistan for failing to implement the International Court of Justice’s judgement on Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who is facing death row in Pakistan. Speaking at the weekly press briefing via video conference, Anurag Srivastava, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson, said that the Pakistan government “failed to create an environment” where allegations agai...