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"Democracy was imprisoned": RS MP Rekha Sharma remembers horrors of Emerge
Updated : 11 months ago IST
As the Centre marks the 50th anniversary of the Emergency as 'Samvidhan Hatya Divas', Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma on Wednesday said that the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi turned the entire country into a prison in order to save her power.
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Macron demands immediate release of French couple held in Iran for more th
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The two French nationals, Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, were held by Iran under espionage charges, which the couple denied, and they have been imprisoned in appalling conditions, as per their families.
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Maharashtra cabinet decides to double honorarium for persons imprisoned du
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Currently, an honorarium ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 is provided as a pension benefit to people imprisoned during the Emergency. As per the cabinet, the honorarium amount will be twofold.
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"Pahalgam attack is only recent example of cross-border terrorism": MEA on
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
When asked how India views the American statements that Pakistan can be a partner when it comes to counterterror cooperation, he responded, "See the record of Pakistan, of what Pakistan actually is very clear, we all know Pahalgam's attack is only a recent example of cross-border terrorism.
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Netherlands-based Uyghur activist calls for China's disintegration
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"Mao Zedong is the world's greatest murderer. He is the greatest terrorist who imprisoned many nationalities in the Chinese state prisons," Gheni claimed.
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BYC leaders enter third day of hunger strike amid media silence; Bebarg Ba
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Despite the worsening health of the imprisoned activists, there has been a noticeable lack of coverage from both Pakistani media outlets and international human rights organisations.
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Uyghur rapper imprisoned in China for writing lyrics deemed to "promote ex
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
According to a recent report by the rights advocacy group Weiquanwang, Shohret was convicted on June 20, 2024, on charges related to extremism and the illegal possession of items promoting extremism.
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Pak: Paank condemns enforced disappearances in Balochistan, calls for glob
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Paank condemns the arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance of Beebagr Baloch and his brother Hammal Baloch, who is being held at Bijligar Tana, Quetta, and Ilyas Baloch, who is now being imprisoned at Huda Jail, Quetta.
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Tamil Nadu: 13 arrested fishermen return to Chennai after facing detention
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The group of fishermen were arrested on February 26, and were produced in Mallakam court in Sri Lanka, kept imprisoned for nearly a month. Additionally, three fishermen were also admitted to a government hospital in Sri Lanka due to sustaining injuries.
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MQM founder Altaf Hussain calls for release of political prisoners during
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
In a post on X, Hussain called on Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to uphold the sanctity of Ramzan by freeing detainees who have been wrongfully imprisoned.
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1,778 imprisoned Palestinian terrorists released as ceasefire's first stag
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Israel authorities released 643 imprisoned Palestinian terrorists as part of the ceasefire agreement, the Israeli Prison Service confirmed on Thursday.
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Over 20 Uyghur educators remain imprisoned in China since 2017 crackdown
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Over twenty Uyghur educators at a college in Xinjiang were detained by Chinese officials in 2017 and are still serving their sentences, according to college representatives in a report by Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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