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Myanmar: 840 people killed so far as military crackdown continues
Updated : 4 years, 10 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 : 4 years, 10 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 : 4 years, 10 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 : 4 years, 10 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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Afghan forces rescue 41 people from Taliban prison in Herat
Updated : 4 years, 10 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 : 4 years, 10 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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Myanmar: 818 people killed as military crackdown continues
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], May 24 (ANI): As the military crackdown on anti-coup protesters in Myanmar continues, as many as 818 people have been killed so far, including three people on Sunday, according to the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners (AAPP).
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8 security force personnel freed in operation from Taliban prison in Baghl
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Baghlan [Afghanistan], May 24 (ANI): Eight security force members were freed from a Taliban prison in an operation in northern Baghlan on Sunday night, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement on Monday.
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Warangal Central Prison to be converted into super-specialty hospital, say
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 22 (ANI): Warangal Central Prison premises will be converted into a super-specialty hospital by shifting the jail to a suburban area, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao said on Friday.
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57 prisoners test COVID positive in Visakhapatnam Central Jail
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 21 (ANI): As many as 57 prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Central Jail in Visakhapatnam, the jail authorities said on Friday.
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Chinese national gets one-ear prison term for faking COVID-19 test results
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): A Chinese national has been sentenced to one year in prison for forging COVID-19 test results in order to obtain a permit to return from Russia to China, the Chinese Embassy in Moscow said on Tuesday.
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Political prisoners in Myanmar subjected to inhumane treatment by military
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 16 (ANI): A Japanese freelance journalist, who spent nearly four weeks in a Myanmar prison before returning to Japan on Friday, said that political prisoners imprisoned by the military are being subjected to inhumane conditions.
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