#HumanRights

Hope Amid Despair: How Nimisha Priya’s Execution in Yemen Was Paused Through Rare Religious Diplomacy

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In a dramatic turn of events, Kerala-born nurse Nimisha Priya, who was on death row in Yemen, received a crucial lifeline—thanks to cross-border religious diplomacy and behind-the-scenes negotiations. Nimisha’s life, hanging by a thread, was given a brief but vital pause after India’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad made a humanitarian appeal to prominent Yemeni … Read more

Race Against Time: Supreme Court to Hear Urgent Plea as Nimisha Priya Faces Execution in Yemen on July 16

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New Delhi, July 14 – As the clock ticks down to July 16, when Indian nurse Nimisha Priya is scheduled to be executed in Yemen, the Supreme Court of India will on Monday hear a last-minute plea seeking urgent diplomatic intervention from the Central Government. The Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council, represented by advocate … Read more

Indian Rationalist Sanal Edamaruku Arrested in Poland Over Blasphemy Charges

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Sanal Edamaruku, a prominent Indian rationalist and founder of Rationalist International, was recently detained at Warsaw Modlin Airport in Poland on March 28, following an Interpol Red Notice issued by Indian authorities. Currently based in Finland, Edamaruku has been living in self-imposed exile since 2012 after being charged with blasphemy in India. The blasphemy charges … Read more

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