Europe faces choice between silence and accountability on Pakistan's digital repression: Report

IANS | November 14, 2025 2:36 PM

Islamabad, Nov 14 (IANS) European states and institutions stand at a crossroads over whether to treat Pakistan's clampdown on digital freedom as a bilateral stability problem — handled quietly and rewarded with trade, security cooperation and migration-management concessions — or as a human-rights crisis that requires visible diplomatic pressure, independent media support, protection for exiles and meaningful consequences for rights-abusing policies, a report detailed on Friday.

Rights body slams Turkey over crackdown on Uyghurs

IANS | November 13, 2025 9:43 PM

New York, Nov 13 (IANS) Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group, has accused the Turkish authorities of increasingly restricting the legal residency of Uyghurs in Turkey who are seeking safety from the persecution of the Chinese government.