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'UN experts' remarks on Waheed Parra, a nefarious design to malign Indian
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed Parra, currently lodged in Srinagar jail on charges of funding terrorist groups, enjoys access to television and outside food, all special privileges denied to other prisoners, sources said.
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Pakistan's under-trial prisoners seek rights and better living conditions
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 6 (ANI): Undertrial prisoners incarcerated in the Camp Jail Lahore have appealed to Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar to ensure the provision of the "very few rights guaranteed to prisoners under the outdated British prison manual".
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Hamas ready to negotiate with Israel on prisoner exchange
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine] June 1 (ANI): Hamas is ready for "urgent negotiations" with Israel on prisoner exchange, Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip and political bureau chief, said on Monday.
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China jails blogger for 8 months over remarks on casualties in Galwan clas
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 1 (ANI): A popular Chinese blogger, detained earlier this year for his comments regarding military casualties of Galwan valley clash with India, has been sentenced to eight months in prison.
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Myanmar: 840 people killed so far as military crackdown continues
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], May 31 (ANI): As the military crackdown on anti-coup protesters in Myanmar continues, as many as 840 people have been killed so far, including three people on Sunday, according to the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners (AAPP).
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 9 others sentenced to prison over violat
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 28 (ANI): Amid China's crackdown, Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders were sentenced to jail over violation of National Security Law.
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828 people killed so far in Myanmar since Feb 1 military coup
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], May 27 (ANI): As violence continues to intensify in Myanmar, 828 people have been confirmed to be killed since the military takeover on February 1, according to Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).
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Thailand's COVID-19 deaths hit new daily high
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Wednesday reported 41 new deaths, the highest daily death toll since the outbreak of the pandemic, raising the total number of fatalities to 873, according to the country's Public Health Ministry.
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US should come out of hangover of past, says Pak FM Qureshi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], May 26 (ANI): Asserting that Pakistan’s priorities have changed, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday asked the United States to come out of its hangover and quit seeing Islamabad from the “Afghanistan prism”, adding that Washington should focu
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PRIST University donates Rs 50 Lakh towards Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Re
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): With a view to supporting the Government of Tamil Nadu in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, M.P. Nageshwaran, Chancellor, Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology (PRIST) Deemed University, handed over Rs 50 Lakh t
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Afghan forces rescue 41 people from Taliban prison in Herat
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Herat [Afghanistan], May 25 (ANI): Afghan forces rescued 41 people, including 19 security force members, from a Taliban prison in western Herat province on Monday night, the Special Operations Corps said in a statement, reported TOLOnews.
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Karnataka Health Minister condemns attack on female doctor on COVID duty
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 25 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Monday condemned the attack on a female doctor, who was on COVID-19 duty the previous day, and said it is a punishable offense in which the perpetrators could be given a prison sentence of five years.
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