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Protest organised at Islamabad Press Club to demand release of abducted jo
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
During the protest held on Tuesday, participants raised slogans and announced that they will undertake a major protest in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) for the release of Ahmed Farhad and other political prisoners.
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Pakistan: PTI says release of political prisoners, acceptance of its manda
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Gohar Khan stated that the release of political prisoners and acceptance of its mandate to rule were the only "healing touch" that the establishment could offer post-elections, reported Dawn.
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European Union condemns human rights violations in Myanmar
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The joint statement reiterated their call for the Commander-in-Chief and the military to change course, immediately ceasing violence against civilians, releasing all unjustly detained political prisoners, allowing full humanitarian access and creating space for inclusive dialogue with all st
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Tibetan NGOs organise candlelight vigil to mark International Prisoners Ju
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Tibetan activists raised their voices for justice against heinous violations of basic human rights and freedoms endured by countless political prisoners in Tibet.
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Support Trump, all political prisoners from January 6 held "illegally", sa
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
“I'm here supporting Donald Trump and actually supporting all of the political prisoners from January 6 that are being held illegally,” said Suzanne Monk, one of the supporter, standing outside the DC federal courthouse on Friday.
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US reacts to organ harvesting from Uyghurs
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Uyghurs have praised the United States initiative "Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act' passed in the US House of Representatives which will help in combating China's trade in organs of political prisoners, Falun Gong practitioners, and their own people, Bitter Winter reported.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan urges SC judges to take notice, ensure judicial probe
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Imran Khan said that the Supreme Court should take suo motu notice and issue directions to release women political prisoners.
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Thousands remain in detention in Myanmar for opposing military rule: UN
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
To mark the country's 75th anniversary of independence, the military junta announced this week that it would free some 7,000 prisoners, UN news reported. However, it did not specify whether those jailed as part of its brutal crackdown on dissent would be included.
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World leaders need to act against Myanmar junta: UN Special Rapporteur on
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, Andrews said, " The Myanmar junta's 33-year sentence of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi comes a week after a Security Council resolution demanded her release and that of more than 13,000 other political prisoners. They need more than words of condemnation from world leade
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Four dead, 61 injured in Iran's Evin prison blaze
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 16 (ANI): At least four people died and 61 were injured in the fire at Tehran's Evin prison on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported.
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Eight injured in Iran prison blaze, state media says Evin unrest not linke
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 16 (ANI): At least eight people were injured in a fire at Tehran's Evin prison on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported amid the ongoing protests over the death of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini.
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Infamous Evin prison in Tehran on fire: Gun shots and sirens heard
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 16 (ANI): A fire has broken out at Iran's notorious Evin prison, the primary site for detaining political prisoners.
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