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Sharjah Police marks Inmates’ International Day
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The initiative aims to highlight the importance of detainees' rights and raise awareness about their issues.
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26 Afghan detainees released from Pakistan jail
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
At least 26 Afghan detainees were released from Pakistan's jail in Quetta and returned to Afghanistan, the Taliban announced.
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"We attach very high priority to the case," says MEA on Indian nationals d
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
India on Thursday reiterated that it is working to ensure the release and repatriation of eight former Indian nationals detained in Qatar, adding that New Delhi attaches 'very high priority' to the case.
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Yemen prisoner swap begins as first plane departs
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, ICRC Yemen said, "A plane chartered by the ICRC took off from #Sanaa to #Aden, carrying 125 former detainees. An ICRC plane took off from #Sana to #Adele, carrying 35 former detainees. A number of ICRC staff are on board the two planes, and they receive support from @Yemen
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One of 3 British detainees in Afghanistan is ex-UK soldier
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Among the three British detainees, who are currently held in Taliban custody in Afghanistan, one of them has been identified as a former United Kingdom soldier, TOLOnews reported citing a security official.
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Pakistan prison releases 208 Afghan detainees
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
208 Afghan detainees were released from a prison in Pakistan's Singh State and returned to Kabul.
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3,927 people arrested for various types of crimes in Afghanistan over last
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A spokesman for the Kabul security department, Khalild Zadran, while speaking at a press conference to report annual activities, said some weapons and ammunition as well as narcotics were seized from detainees.
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Imprisoned children in Iran suffer sexual violence, electric shocks: Amnes
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Citing a report by the Rights group Amnesty International, CNN reported that child detainees in Iran are facing severe torture and are facing sexual violence, flogging and electric shocks by the authorities in the country.
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Pakistan prison releases 26 Afghan detainees
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The detainees were brought from the prisons in Pakistan through the Spin Boldak border crossing. Afghanistan's department of Refugees and Repatriation, on Wednesday, said that women and children were imprisoned in Sindh because of the lack of residency documents. They were among those detain
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TN BJP chief seeks Jaishankar's intervention for repatriation of 16 fisher
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In the letter, K Annamalai called for intervention of External Affairs Ministry for the early repatriation of the detainees.
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Pakistan releases 147 imprisoned Afghan refugees
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to Khaama Press, children and women are among those who have been released, and a prisoner's body has also been transferred, according to local officials for refugees in Kandahar.
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Uyghur camps in Xinjiang converted into formal prisons, detainees given le
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to Foreign Affairs, many detainees have been transferred from camps to factories in Xinjiang or elsewhere in the country. Some Uyghur families abroad report that their relatives are back home but under house arrest.
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