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Twitter fears for freedom of expression in India

28-05-2021 Bureau Report + BBC NEW DELHI: Twitter has expressed concern over freedom of expression in India, days after police visited its offices. The police served notice to the social media giant after it labelled a ruling party tweet “manipulated media”. Twitter had applied the label to a post by …

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Austria sparks uproar with ‘Islam map’

28-05-2021 VIENNA: The Austrian government came under fire Thursday for a new “Islam map” showing the location of mosques and associations around the country, with religious groups saying it would stigmatize Austria’s Muslim population. Earlier, Integration Minister Susanne Raab unveiled an Internet website called the “National Map of Islam” with …

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UN to investigate crimes during Gaza conflict

28-05-2021 UNITED NATIONS: The UN Human Rights Council has agreed to launch an open-ended international investigation into violations during the 11-day conflict between Israel and Palestinian groups in Gaza, and into “systematic” abuses in the occupied Palestinian territories and inside Israel. By a vote of 24 states in favour, nine …

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Khamenei urges Iranians to ignore vote-boycotting calls

27-05-2021 TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has urged Iranians to ignore calls to boycott next month’s presidential election after a decision to exclude several prominent figures from running. “Do not pay attention to those who promote that voting is useless,” Khamenei said during a speech to legislators via …

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