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Despite international outcry, China jails 10 activists for illegally cross
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 31 (ANI): A Chinese court sentenced 10 Hong Kong activists between seven to three years in prison for illegal border crossing on Wednesday, despite international outcry and calls to free the detained Hong Kongers.
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China jails citizen journalist Zhang Zhan for 4 years over Wuhan COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 28 (ANI): Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who was detained in May for her live stream reporting from Wuhan over COVID-19, has been sentenced to four years of imprisonment on Monday, Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) reported.
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ED approaches special PMLA court, seeks permission to question accused in
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 11 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Special Court for Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA) seeking permission to question Kerala gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh and Sarith PS for three days at jails where they are lodged.
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Odisha govt revises jail manual
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 17 (ANI): Revising the outdated prison manual, the Odisha government has issued the new Odisha Model Jail Manual, 2020, which includes the judicial and legislative changes related to jails made over the past 78 years.
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AP govt to release 55 women serving life terms
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 7 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh government has decided to release 55 women prisoners serving life terms in different jails across the state this week.
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Six prisoners infected with COVID-19 in Delhi jails: authorities tell HC
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): The jail authorities submitted before the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that six prisoners, who are lodged in several jails in the national capital, are currently infected with COVID-19.
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Govt upgrades facilities at Central Jail Srinagar for welfare of inmates
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 7 (ANI): In a bid to make jails self-reliant and more inmate friendly, the government has upgraded the facilities at the Central Jail Srinagar by setting up a welfare block for inmates.
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Consider surrender of prisoners in phased manner, activist urges Delhi Min
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): An activist and lawyer has made a representation before Delhi Cabinet Minister Satyender Jain, chairman High Power Committee (Justice Hima Kohli), DG Prison (Tihar) and others suggesting that a mechanism for surrendering of prisoners be considered in a
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Vietnam jails 20 on terrorism charges over police station blast
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], September 23 (ANI/Sputnik): A court in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday sentenced 20 people to various prison terms on terrorism-related charges for their involvement in a police station bombing in 2018, media reported.
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As of Dec 2019, 4.78 lakh prisoners in 1,350 jails across country: MHA
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): About 4,78,600 prisoners were locked up in close to 1,350 prisons across the country as of December 2019 as opposed to the maximum capacity of 4,03,739, according to the Union Home Ministry on Monday.
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Pakistan's prison report highlights massive scale of mistreatment of women
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 07 (ANI): Pakistan's Human Rights Ministry report highlighted the poor conditions of women in prisons as well as the massive scale of mistreatment meted out to them in jails and the need for broad and sustained reform, said US-based NGO Human Right Watch's Asia direc
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266 prisoners in Kerala test positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): As many as 266 prisoners lodged in Thiruvananthapuram Central and Kollam district jails have tested COVID-19 positive prompting prisoners authorities to start separate COVID-19 isolation wards inside jail premises.
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