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Myanmar military torturing detainees to know whereabouts of opponents, say
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 27 (ANI): Myanmar's military is using torture to extract information from detainees on the whereabouts of senior opposition members and activist leaders, an American journalist recently released from a Yangon prison told CNN.
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Mehbooba Mufti writes to PM, seeks release of detainees, political prisone
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 7 (ANI): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting for release of detainees and political prisoners in jails both in and outside Jammu and Kashmir, saying that most countries have rele
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China continues to detain Uyghurs, other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang: US ri
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 22 (ANI): The Chinese government has continued to detain Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the northwest region of Xinjiang despite claiming to have released all detainees, according to a report released by the United States Commission on International Religiou
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Protest grows in Myanmar after military coup, demonstrators demand release
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], February 8 (ANI): Days after the military coup in Myanmar, thousands of people have continued to participate in protest marches across the country, including the downtown Yangon, calling for the release of detainees.
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Biden calls on Myanmar military to relinquish power, release detainees
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): US President Joe Biden, on Thursday (local time), called on the military in Myanmar, that took control of the country earlier this week through a coup, "to relinquish seized power "and free all officials and advocates detained.
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430 PSA detainees released in J-K: MHA
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI):A total of 430 persons who were detained under the Public Safety Act have been released till date while no one is under house arrest in Jammu and Kashmir, the Ministry of Home Affairs informed the Parliament on Wednesday.
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European Council condemns military coup in Myanmar, urges for release of d
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 1 (ANI): Condemning the coup in Myanmar, the European Council on Monday called on the military to release people who have been detained and respect the election results.
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Pentagon pauses plan to offer COVID-19 vaccine to Guantanamo Bay prisoners
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): The Pentagon (the US Department of Justice Headquarters) on Saturday announced that it is pausing the vaccination of Guantanamo Bay detainees against COVID-19.
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Chinese authorities detaining hundreds of Uyghur Imams in Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 23 (ANI): As atrocities against Uyghur Muslims in China continue, Chinese authorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), have now detained hundreds of Muslim Imams, according to an Uyghur linguist in exile.
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UN chief welcomes further release of detainees in Yemen
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US] Oct. 17 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the further release of detainees in Yemen, noting that prisoner exchange is proof that breakthroughs can be achieved through dialogue and compromise.
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350 detainees in Assam released on bail, 15 died due to illness: MHA
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): As many as 350 detainees, who were lodged in the different detention centres across Assam, have been released on bail in compliance of the Supreme Court order, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said on Monday.
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Farooq Abdullah urges political parties in J-K to unite to demand bringing
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 15 (ANI): National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday appealed to all political leaders to unite in their demand to immediately shift all the people from Jammu and Kashmir who are detained in jails outside the union territory, post the
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