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Now, all inmates of Delhi prisons to get hot water, prisoners above 65 to
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena has issued instructions to DG (Prison) and the Pr. Secretary (Home) to immediately make hot water available to all inmates in Delhi prisons and to provide a mattress to prisoners above 65 years of age.
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Russia, Ukraine exchange 50 soldiers each in prisoner swap
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, stated that 50 Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russia returned to Ukraine.
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Tourists wary of travelling to Indonesia after new penal code bans sex out
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Violators will face up to a year in prison or fines. The code also prohibits unmarried couples from living together. Some local authorities have been cracking down on sex outside marriage, such as raids on hotels.
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Thousands remain in detention in Myanmar for opposing military rule: UN
Updated : 3 years, 6 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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Plight of Afghan refugees in Pakistan's prisons: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
After the Taliban took over Afghanistan, last year, several civilians fled to different countries in order to seek refuge. Some of them also went to Pakistan for shelter but instead of giving attention, Pakistan took action against Afghani migrants.
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Saudi government agents infiltrated Wikipedia, sentenced two administrator
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
"The Saudi government's infiltration of Wikipedia with government agents acting as independent editors, and imprisonment of non-compliant editors, demonstrates not only its persistent use of spies inside international organizations but the dangers of attempting to produce independent content
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Delhi: 5 senior officers suspended after mobile phones recovered from Mand
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The prison officials on Friday informed that five jail officials were suspended after the recovery of mobile phones in Mandoli jail.
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SC seeks affidavit from senior UP prisons officials on issue relating to p
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the stand of the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Prisons through a personal affidavit mentioning the issues relating to the premature release of certain prisoners in line with a 2018 policy.
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'Incident report' filed by prison officials says Satyendar Jain threatened
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tihar jail officials on Thursday said that jailed minister Satyendar Jain has been abusing them and threatening them with dire consequences once he gets out of prison.
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COVID-19 vaccines prior to infection reduce transmission of Omicron: Resea
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
A study in California prisons found recent vaccination and boosters reduce infectiousness, but Infection risk remains high. Vaccination and boosting, especially when recent, helped to limit the spread of COVID-19 in California prisons during the first Omicron wave, according to an analysis b
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Death toll from Mexican prison attack rises to 17, 25 inmates escaped
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The Mexican jail attack left 17 dead, 14 injured and 25 escaped inmates, including Ernesto Alfredo Pinon De la Cruz, alias "El Neto", leader of the criminal group "Los Mexicles".
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NHRC issues notice in sexual assault case of woman prisoner in Delhi's Tih
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Chief Secretary, Government of NCT of Delhi and the Director General of Prisons, Government of NCT of Delhi seeking a detailed report of a sexual assault case of a 22-year-old prisoner in Delhi's Tihar Jail. The commission has
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