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China expands nationwide detention facilities as Xi Jinping intensifies an
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
China has expanded its network of detention centers under the growing anti-corruption campaign led by Xi Jinping. These centers, part of the "liuzhi" system, can detain individuals without legal representation for up to six months. Initially targeting Communist Party members, the system now
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Israel raids on Kamal Adwan hospital, detainees released, director's fate
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The detainees reported being beaten, spat on, stripped, and left in the cold for hours while being held and interrogated, Al Jazeera stated.
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Three Taiwanese nationals arrested in China over I-Kuan Tao religious acti
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Three Taiwanese nationals in their seventies have been arrested by Chinese authorities in Guangdong for participating in a scripture-reading gathering associated with the I-Kuan Tao movement, which is banned by the Chinese Communist Party. Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation has sought assi
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PoJK: Protestors demand release of detainees amid outrage over new restric
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) recently held a strike in Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) to protest the controversial Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Ordinance, 2024, to demand the release of all detainees.
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Locals organise protests in North Waziristan against targeted killings and
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In the North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan thousands of KPK residents gathered on streets to protest against the targeted killings and human rights abuses in their region by Pakistan armed forces the Express Tribune reported.
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White House calls reports of abuse against Palestinian detainees "deeply c
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre expressed deep concern on Wednesday over reports of rape, torture, and abuse against Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention.
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"Feat of diplomacy": Joe Biden hails prisoner exchange deal with Russia
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The United States and Russia carried out a historic prisoner exchange on Thursday, under which, two dozen detainees, including former US Marine Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, are being released.
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PoJK protesters threaten to intensify protest over release of detainees
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The members of the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) organised several protests across Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), demanding the unconditional release of individuals who were arrested while protesting in Muzaffarabad.
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Netanyahu calls for more prison space for captured terrorists
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Prime Minister directed the Finance, Defence and National Security ministries to "urgently" prepare thousands of spaces for new detainees and prisoners.
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Baloch Yakjehti Committee gives Pakistan govt 3-day ultimatum for detainee
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Baloch protesters demanding an end to enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in their province issued a three-day ultimatum to the state on Saturday, as per Dawn newspaper.
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US wants Russia to negotiate in "good faith" regarding release of detainee
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The United States said that it wants Russia to negotiate in "good faith" regarding the release of detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and American Paul Whelan, adding that Washington would welcome serious engagement with Moscow.
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"Act bolsters our ability...": US State Secy Blinken as Iran releases Amer
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday expressed his happiness and said that the US will use the Levinson Act and other tools to promote accountability for Iran and other regimes for the cruel practice of wrongful detention of Americans.
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