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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt addresses the annual Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, northern England, on Oct 2. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Sosma or Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 was introduced as a response to national security concerns, granting police not just enhanced powers to combat security threats but also detention without trial for 28-days - FILE PIX

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Amnesty said the recommendations of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) were being abused to bring in "draconian laws to stifle the non-profit sector" and block organisations from funding. - FILE PIX by AFP

An image of former Gurdwara President Jathedar Hardeep Singh Nijjar is displayed at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, on September 19, 2023. - Photo by AFP

People hold placards as they join a protest commemorating the 51st anniversary of the imposition of Martial Law, at Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila on September 21, 2023. - Photo by AFP

Shiite Muslims protest against the burning of the Koran outside a Stockholm mosque that outraged Muslims around the world. Photo by Farooq Naeem/AFP FILE PIX

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Image for illustrative purposes only. - FILE PIX

(FILES) This UGC image posted on Twitter reportedly on Oct 26, 2022 shows an unveiled woman standing on top of a vehicle as thousands make their way towards Aichi cemetery in Saqez, Mahsa Amini's home town in the western Iranian province of Kurdistan, to mark 40 days since her death, defying heightened security measures as part of a bloody crackdown on women-led protests. (Photo by UGC / AFP)