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India’s Manipur state enforces internet ban amid escalating ethnic clashes Dtrends

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India’s Manipur state enforces internet ban amid escalating ethnic clashes Dtrends

NEW DELHI: India’s strife-torn northeastern state of Manipur ordered an internet blackout on Tuesday, after imposing a curfew following days of deadly ethnic violence and clashes between protesters and police. Manipur has been rocked by periodic clashes for more than a year between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community, dividing … Read more

Akhundzada’s dystopian decree: Taliban enforces extreme morality rules Dtrends

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Akhundzada’s dystopian decree: Taliban enforces extreme morality rules Dtrends

KABUL: Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has ordered Afghan officials to enact a sweeping new morality law curtailing women’s rights and enshrining an austere vision of Islamic society. Taliban authorities last month announced the law, which includes rules that women’s faces, bodies and voices should be “covered” outside the home, among 35 articles dictating behaviour and lifestyle. … Read more