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The Centre stated that the statement of Amnesty International that it was being subjected to an "incessant witch-hunt" is unfortunate, exaggerated and far from the truth. The Union Home Ministry asserted that human rights cannot be an excuse for defying the law of the land. A statement said that all the "glossy statements" about humanitarian work and speaking truth to power are nothing but a "ploy to divert attention".
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Hhuman rights organisation Amnesty International India on Tuesday (September 29) announced that it is closing down its operations in India due to government's 'witch-hunt' and 'harassment'. Amnesty International India noted that it decided to shut down its operations in India after it was “compelled to let go off staff in India” and halt all its research work as the government froze all its bank accounts. In a statement, the organisation called the government’s decision to its bank accounts a witch-hunt “over unfounded and motivated allegations”.
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ED officials conducted searches at two locations in Bangalore linked to Amnesty International India.
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Two days after Karnataka minister virtually gave a clean chit to Amnesty International, facing sedition charges for its event on Kashmir, the BJP on Monday held a protest in the state and demanded arrest of those who raised anti-India slogans at the event.
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Police on Friday resorted to 'mild' lathicharge to disperse ABVP activists staging a protest in front of the Amnesty International India office here demanding the arrest of those who allegedly raised anti-India slogans at an Amnesty event.
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Amnesty India has been booked for sedition and other unlawful acts after anti-India slogans were raised at an event it organised in Bengaluru last week.
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As the row over sedition case slapped against Amnesty International India intensifies, Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Wednesday said, simply raising slogans is not a fit case to be charged with the draconian law.
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Amnesty organised the programme -- `Broken Families` -- which had an interactive discussion on peace and justice in Kashmir.
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Amnesty International India on Monday face the ire of authorities after anti-India slogans were raised at an event it organised here last week.
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A police official involved in the investigation said that a First Information Report has been registered and investigations will proceed.






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