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Peru protests: At least 20 injured in clashes between protesters, police
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Ombudsman's office said a number of people had been detained. The exact number of detainees, however, was not mentioned.
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Political transition process in Sudan continues to "face obstacles on grou
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Kamboj stressed that the efforts of the Sudanese authorities to create a conducive environment by the decision of annulment of the nationwide emergency and release of political detainees have helped in reducing tensions.
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Taliban faces social media backlash for detaining women's rights activists
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
UNAMA has further added that it is seeking to access and contact the detained activists and know their whereabouts. UNAMA has also stressed that the detainees must have the right to contact their family members even when these activists have been detained in unknown locations by the Taliban,
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8 ex-Indian Navy officers detained in Doha; Gwalior woman seeks help for h
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Eight former Indian Navy officers have been in solitary confinement in Doha, Qatar since August 30. A sister of one of the detainees, Meetu Bhargava sought help from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring back her brother.
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UK: Armed detainees behind disturbance at immigration centre 'will be held
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
After the armed detainees caused a 'disturbance' at the London immigration centre, the UK Minister for Immigration, Robert Jenrick, said that the perpetrators of this incident will be held to account.
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Man, believed to be last Afghan detainee freed from Guantanamo Bay after 1
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): The United States has released a man who is believed to be one of the last Afghan detainees held inside the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba, following negotiations with Washington.
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'Unprecedented' material on Uyghur detainment in China in leaked Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 24 (ANI): A trove of files obtained by hacking into China's Xinjiang police computers contain first-ever image material from inside camps that "implicates top leadership" and has camp security instructions that describe heavily armed strike units with battlefield assa
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US Sheriff to serve four years behind bars for assaulting detainees: Justi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI/Sputnik): A county sheriff in the US state of Arkansas was sentenced to four years in prison for using unreasonable force to punish two people in his custody, the Justice Department said in a press release.
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Taliban detained western journalists in Kabul: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 11 (ANI): Taliban have detained at least nine foreigners in Kabul, including one American and several British citizens, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing relatives of the detainees and sources familiar with the matter.
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US urges coalition allies to improve 'secure' detention of IS fighters aft
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Washington urges its coalition partners in Syria to enhance secure detention of Islamic State fighters and repatriate their nationals and other detainees remaining in the northeast of the Arab republic, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on M
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Dozens gather outside DC jail in support of imprisoned US Capitol rioters
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the jail in Washington, DC to show support for detainees being held at the facility in connection with events at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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Sudan PM orders security for Thursday's demonstrations, detainees' release
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Wednesday ordered security for Thursday's demonstrations and the immediate launch of the procedure for releasing detainees, the prime minister's office said in a statement.
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