Family wants Sikh separatist jailed 3,000km away from his constituency freed after winning seat in India’s election

Family wants Sikh separatist jailed 3,000km away from his constituency freed after winning seat in India’s election

Sikh separatism has made global headlines in the last year as Canada and the United States have accused India of being involved in assassination plots against Sikh separatists in those countries, charges New Delhi has denied.

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Irony of Chinese investors who lost money in bank fraud being detained after protest

Irony of Chinese investors who lost money in bank fraud being detained after protest

With such dissent brewing, “the central government is going to be eager to halt the protests in their tracks to prevent widespread unrest as the economy falters,” said Andrew Collier, managing director at Hong Kong-based Orient Capital Research, an independent China-focused research firm.

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US House passes Republican bill to sanction International Criminal Court over Israel

US House passes Republican bill to sanction International Criminal Court over Israel

ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said last month – after more than seven months of war in Gaza – that he had reasonable grounds to believe that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu’s defence chief and three Hamas leaders “bear criminal responsibility” for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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