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Cong moves adjournment motion in LS over demand to release political priso
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has moved an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday over "demand to release political prisoners in Jammu and Kashmir".
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SGPC delegation meets Balwant Singh Rajoana in Patiala jail
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): An Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) delegation, led by Gobind Singh Longowal met Sikh political prisoner Balwant Singh Rajoana inside Patiala jail here on Monday.
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Tiananmen Square massacre: US urges China to reveal fatalities, release pr
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] June 4 (ANI): The United States on Monday called on China to make public a full account of those killed or missing in the 1989 student-led pro-democracy demonstration in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
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Venezuela opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez says he met military officials
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], May 3 (ANI): Venezuelan politician and former political prisoner Leopoldo Lopez On Friday said that he met high-ranking members of the country's security services during his house arrest.
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Maldives all set to rejoin Commonwealth of Nations
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Nov 20 (ANI): After leaving the Commonwealth of Nations in 2016, the Maldives is set to rejoin the organization under the new leadership of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
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Maldives court releases 5 political prisoners
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Sept 24 (ANI): A Maldivian criminal court on Monday freed five political prisoners who were arrested during the period of emergency rule earlier this year.
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India urges Maldives to restore credibility of political process
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): India reiterated its advise to Maldives to restore the credibility of the electoral and political process by releasing political prisoners, including former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and former Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed, as per the statement issued by
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Hong Kong Activists call for release of 'political prisoners'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 7 (ANI): A Hong Kong-based non-profit organisation, along with pro-democracy groups and lawmakers, has demanded the release of the "political prisoners" from Beijing.
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80 political prisoners released in Sudan
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], Feb 19 (ANI): A total of 80 political prisoners of Sudan, arrested during protests against rising food prices, have been released.
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Maldives crises: Protests underway outside MDP Haruge
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 8 (ANI): Protesters have gathered at the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) campaign centre Haruge and have been calling for the implementation of Supreme Court order to release nine political prisoners.
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Peoples' anger mounts as Maldivian President Yameen refuses to abide by SC
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dubai [U.A.E] Feb.3 (ANI): Hours after the Supreme Court ruling to release key political prisoners and reinstate 12 MPs, President Yameen Abdul Gayoom has refused to honour the rule of law in the Maldives.
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Liu Xiaobo, political prisoner dies in Chinese custody
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
London [U.K.], July 13 (ANI): China's most famous political dissident, a nobel laureate and democracy icon Liu Xiaobo, died at the age of 61 in Chinese custody on Thursday.
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