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By: P.K. Balachandran
US police murder George Floyd.
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By: SAM Staff
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Mass Graves of Kashmir
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By: Ahmar Hussain and Warda Nawab
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Empty grave for Kashmir teenager killed by Indian forces
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By: SAM Staff
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By: SAM Staff
Sehar Bibi holds a photograph of son Asadullah Haroon, in Shamshatu refugee camp near Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar
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Maldives detains Bangladeshi migrant workers seeking unpai...
July 27 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
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Dalit Atrocities: In Pursuit of Justice Amid Lockdown
July 19 ,2020
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By: Parth MN
On the midnight of June 18, a 30-year old Dalit woman walked into a police station of a small town in Maharashtra. Anxious, distressed,...
I fear for my father imprisoned in pandemic-stricken India
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By: Ruwa Shah
Like thousands of other young people, I, too, am worried about my elderly parents during this pandemic. I am especially concerned about...
Human Rights Watch highlights genocide of Muslims in India...
January 18 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
India’s unilateral actions in Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019 caused enormous suffering and rights violations of the Kashmiri po...
Iranians, Iranian Americans detained at US-Canada border f...
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By: Rowaida Abdelaziz
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