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Near the border with afghanistan. Our pakistan correspondent, Caroline Davies has the latest, from the capital, islamabad. A Sunday Afternoon Political Rally by one of pakistans biggest religious parties, Jamiat Ulema E Islam. Hundreds crowded in, flags, chanting, then the explosion. Emraan was one of the rally� s organisers on stage at the time it happened. His ears are still ringing from the blast. What do you remember after the explosion . Translation it was all injured people around, l all...

Welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Im sure you would agree that amnesty� S International reputation depends upon impartiality, independence, the rigour of your research. Mm hm. How do you think amnesty� s reputation stands across the world right now . Look, based on the various travels i am doing in africa, latin america, asia, our reputation stands very high and firm. People from very remote areas, all the way to political leaders know that they can count on us if its needed. I w...

thousands of protesters walked from a trump rally on the side of the white house to the u.s. capitol where the certification of the presidential election wa underway. the protesters were angry. they believe the election they had just voted and had been unfairly conducted. they were right. in retrospect, it is clear the 2020 election was a grave betrayal of american democracy given the facts that have since emerged about that election. no honest person can deny it. yet the beneficiar...

This article interrogates to what extent rural spaces are affected by criminal recruitment and the perpetuation of violent conflict and crime.

Impartiality, and no little courage. for six decades, amnesty international has been advocating for prisoners of conscience in the face of state repression. but in recent times, its both broadened its focus, and faced unprecedented criticism. my guest is agnes callamard, secretary general of amnesty international. is amnesty facing a credibility crisis? agnes callamard,

Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. holding governments to account for their abuses of human rights is hard. it requires focused, forensic investigation, impartiality, and no little courage. for six decades, amnesty international has been advocating for prisoners of conscience in the face of state repression. but in recent times, its both broadened its focus, and faced unprecedented criticism. my guest is agnes callamard, secretary general of amnesty international. is amnesty facing a credib...

Will a crypto-fuelled fantasy survive on the Danube?

Will a crypto-fuelled fantasy survive on the Danube?

Party accused of ‘exacerbating’ age-old ethnic tensions between communities for political gain

Over 550 civil society groups and concerned individuals from across the country come together to condemn the continuing violence in Manipur. Call for an