Five years without daylight: Hasina's 'enforced disappearance' of Bangladesh dissidents
Pacific Asia • 5:51 PM
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Bangadesh's interim government has vowed to investigate the cases of hundreds of dissidents abducted by security forces under the regime of ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina. FRANCE 24's special correspondents in Bangladesh Navodita Kumari, Léa Delfolie, a
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In historic visit to Ukraine, Indian PM Modi seeks to advocate for peace
Pacific Asia • 4:34 AM
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In hopes of acting as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to travel to Ukraine, becoming the first Indian premier to do so, to discuss pathways for "dialogue and diplomacy" between the two warring nations, at
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Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina has diplomatic passport revoked after fleeing to India
Pacific Asia • 1:08 AM
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Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday revoked the diplomatic passports of ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her former ministers as the United Nations weighs launching an investigation into possible human rights violations during recent protests
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Five years without daylight: Bangladesh’s forced disappearances
Pacific Asia • 12:43 AM
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In Bangladesh, over 600 people including political opponents, lawyers and journalists have been abducted by the regime since 2009, according to Human Rights Watch. But since the fall of longtime leader Sheikh Hasina earlier this month, their families hav
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