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Genocide Watch issues emergency genocide alert in Kashmir
Aug 23, 2019 03:05The curfew in the entire Indian Jammu and Kashmir is nearing to its third week. India laid down the siege on Kashmir after New Delhi scrapped the autonomy of the UN declared disputed region earlier this month. Fearing a violent public reaction, India enforced a curfew in its part of this Muslim majority region which is divided between Pakistan and India.
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UN rights experts urge India to end 'collective punishment' in Kashmir
Aug 23, 2019 03:01Five United Nations human rights experts have issued an urgent demand to India to lift the communication blackout it has imposed on the disputed Muslim-majority Himalayan region of Kashmir, saying that it amounts to "collective punishment" and worsens the ongoing tensions.
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Iran mulling discounts to encourage more operations at Chabahar port
Aug 22, 2019 16:21Iranian government is planning discounts along other measures to encourage increased port operations in Chabahar southeast of the country.
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Gun battle in Kashmir kills 2: Indian police
Aug 21, 2019 05:27Indian police say one militant and one police officer have been killed in the first reported gun battle in Kashmir since New Delhi’s decision to strip the disputed Muslim-majority region of its autonomy.
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Asian Junior Wushu C'ships: Iran win 1 gold, 2 bronze medals
Aug 21, 2019 01:01In the 2019 Asian Junior Wushu Championships, young Iranian athletes have pocketed three more medals on the second day of the tournament.
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Iran saffron exports down due to smuggling, government restrictions: Exporter
Aug 21, 2019 00:56Iranian exporters of saffron, a highly expensive spice with incredible healing powers, believe that smuggling and government restrictions have caused a decline in exports this year.
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Trump talks to India, Pakistan PMs, urges de-escalation
Aug 20, 2019 04:02In separate phone calls, US President Donald Trump has urged the prime ministers of India and Pakistan to reduce tensions over the disputed Kashmir region.
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4,000 detained by India in Kashmir since autonomy stripped: Govt. source
Aug 18, 2019 11:17Thousands of people have been detained in Indian-controlled Kashmir over fears of outbreaks of unrest after the New Delhi government revoked the Muslim-majority Himalayan region’s autonomy.
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India, Pakistan exchange heavy cross-border fire in Kashmir
Aug 17, 2019 12:06India and Pakistan have exchanged "heavy" fire across the militarized de facto border in disputed Kashmir valley, days after New Delhi’s decision to scrap the autonomy of the Muslim-majority Himalayan region.
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India envoy happy with positive trend of trade with Iran
Aug 17, 2019 11:10India’s ambassador to Iran says trade between the two countries is on a positive trajectory despite sanctions imposed by the United States which have hampered New Delhi’s energy imports from Tehran.