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Delhi's Mandoli jail superintendent gets court notice on undertrial prison
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): A Delhi court issued notice to the Mandoli jail superintendent on the plea moved by an undertrial prisoner Gyaneshware alias Jojo alias Ravi seeking security in the jail.
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US jails ex-Coca-Cola engineer for 14 years in China trade secrets case
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 10 (ANI): A woman in the US state of Michigan was sentenced to 14 years in prison for a scheme to steal trade secrets, engage in economic espionage and commit fraud, the US Justice Department said in a statement.
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Over 100 inmates escape from Ecuador's prison during row between rival gan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Santo Domingo [Ecuador], May 10 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 100 prisoners managed to escape from a jail in the Ecuadorian city of Santo Domingo during clashes between rival gangs, which had killed 43 inmates, media reported on Tuesday.
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HC seeks status report on prisoner's plea alleging discrimination in Delhi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday sought a status report from jail authorities on a plea of an accused in the NIA case namely Hardeep Singh alias Shera who is currently lodged in Rohini Jail, alleging discriminatory treatment at hands of the officials.
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Former Chinese top court official sentenced to 14 years in prison for corr
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 8 (ANI): Wang Linqing, a former assistant judge at China's Supreme Court has been sentenced to 14 years in prison on charges of taking bribes and obtaining national secrets, according to media reports.
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Minorities prisoners inside China's detention camps tortured, monitored co
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 4 (ANI): Minorities like Kazakhs, Tajiks, and Uyghurs inside China's detention camps are constantly subjected to violence and constantly monitored.
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Prevent prisons from becoming breeding ground for anti-national activities
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has written to all the states and Union Territories as well as their prison authorities to take effective steps to prevent prisons from becoming breeding ground for anti-national activities.
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UP government extends contract with Home Guards
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Minister of Prisons and Home Guards Dharamveer Prajapati on Sunday announced the extension of the contract that ended on April 30 with the Home Guards to address their issue of unemployment.
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SC directs Kerala prisoners on parole due to COVID-19 surrender within two
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday directed prisoners out on interim bail or parole due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in prison to surrender before the respective jails in Kerala within two weeks.
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Tanzanian president pardons over 3,500 prisoners to mark union between Tan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dar Es Salaam [Tanzania], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday pardoned 3,826 prisoners as a gesture to commemorate the 58th Anniversary of the Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
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Uyghur academic sentenced to 13 years imprisonment in China's Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 24 (ANI): A Uyghur lecturer has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region [XUAR], said a media report citing a security officer at the university where he worked.
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Chinese national gets 4-year jail term in US over USD 20mn COVID fraud sch
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): A Chinese national was sentenced to more than four years in prison in the United States after admitting that he fraudulently tried to get USD 20 million in Covid-19 relief funds meant to rescue distressed businesses.
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