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Armenian Foreign Ministry announces return of 10 war prisoners from Azerba
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], December 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan confirmed on Sunday the return of 10 Armenian war prisoners from Azerbaijan.
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Thai officials to relocate 600 inmates after prison riot ends in fire
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], December 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Officials will soon relocate 600 remaining prisoners from the Krabi provincial prison in the southwestern coast of Thailand, after a riot over COVID-19 safety measures at the facility ended in fire, media reported Saturday.
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After a British-era tunnel, gallows room found on Delhi Assembly premises
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): After a British-era tunnel was found on the premises of the Delhi Assembly, a gallows room has also been found.
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China sentences Tibetan writer to 10-year prison for his loyalty to Dalai
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [ China], December 12 (ANI): A Chinese court in Tibet has given a 10-year prison term to Tibetan writer and educator Go Sherab Gyatso known for expressing loyalty to exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, with the sentence handed down in a secret trial, according to Radio Free Asia
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Over 1,800 Tibetans detained in Chinese prisons: Human rights organization
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dharmashala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 12 (ANI): The Dharamshala-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) launched an online database of Tibetan political prisoners on Human Rights Day, and said that 1,809 people are currently detained in Chinese prisons.
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Inmates in Pakistan's Lahore getting drugs from court lockups
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): The provincial Home Ministry in Pakistan's Punjab has highlighted that inmates in Lahore are getting drugs from court lockups, directing the authorities to take necessary actions in this regard, reported local media.
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Activists demand release of political prisoners in Pakistan, PoK, Gilgit B
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Political and human rights activists from Pakistan, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan have expressed grave concern about the worsening human rights situation in the country and occupied regions.
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US Court sentences Russian national Koshkin to 4 years for cybercrimes
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI/Sputnik): A US judge sentenced Russian national Oleg Koshkin to four years in prison for cybercrimes, Justice Department spokesperson Tom Carson told Sputnik.
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Human Rights Watch slams Myanmar junta's verdict in 'fabricated charges' a
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], December 8 (ANI): Myanmar's junta should immediately quash the verdict against Aung San Suu Kyi, who on December 6 was found guilty of inciting public unrest and breaching COVID-19 restrictions and sentenced to four years in prison, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednes
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Rajiv Gandhi assassination: SC to hear plea of convict AG Perarivalan in J
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted for hearing in January and made it clear that it will not grant any more adjournments in the plea filed by Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict AG Perarivalan seeking release from the prison based on the recommendation ma
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Fire in Burundi prison kills 38 people, injures 69 others: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Gitega [Burundi], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A fire occurred in a central prison in the capital of Burundi of Gitega, killing 38 people and injuring 69 others, the Iwacu news outlet reported on Tuesday.
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Dozen of prisoners escape police custody from Lahore court lockup
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan] December 7 (ANI): At least 12 undertrial prisoners escaped from police custody following clashes between two groups while being produced before a local court in Lahore on Monday, reported Dawn.
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