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Plea in Delhi HC to defer surrender of prisoners above 65 years amid pande
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): A petition has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Delhi government and Director General Prisons to defer the surrendering of prisoners above 65 years and prisoners suffering from comorbid medical conditions.
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Prominent Saudi women's rights activist released from prison after nearly
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], February 11 (ANI): Loujain al-Hathloul, one of Saudi Arabia's most prominent women's rights campaigners, was released on Wednesday after spending over 1,000 days in prison for what critics have called as politically-motivated charges.
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Daniel Pearl murder: Omar Sheikh, other accused shifted to rest house
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], February 7 (ANI): The Sindh government on Saturday shifted Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the prime accused in the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl, and his four associates from jail to a newly-built facility inside the prison, Dawn reported, citing sources.
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Convicts with good conduct given jobs at fuel station in MP's Indore
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 7 (ANI): In a bid to rehabilitate the prisoners and ex-cons, Indore's Central Jail has started a fuel station outside the city jail, which will be operated by convicts with good conduct.
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Advocate seeks extension of emergency parole to prisoners above 65 years o
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New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): An advocate has written to Delhi High Court Chief Justice DN Patel seeking an extension of emergency parole to prisoners above 65 years of age and prisoners prone to COVID-19 infection.
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Special POCSO court sentences man to 20 years jail, 25k fine
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 5 (ANI): A special POCSO (Special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) court on Thursday sentenced a convict to 20 years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 for the rape of a minor.
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Myanmar rights group says at least 133 officials detained in military coup
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 5 (ANI): Myanmar's Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), a human rights group said on Thursday that 133 people in the country's leadership positions were detained in the military coup that took place earlier this week.
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Pakistan has acknowledged 270 Indian fishermen in its custody, government
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): There were 77 Pakistan fishermen and 263 Pakistan civilian prisoners in India's custody while Pakistan has acknowledged that 270 fishermen and 49 civilian prisoners, who are Indian or believed to be Indian, are in their jails, the government told the Raj
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Moscow court hands Putin critic Alexey Navalny over 2.5 year jail term
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 3 (ANI): A Moscow court on Tuesday sent Russian President Vladimir Putin's biggest critic Alexey Navalny to prison for more than two-and-a-half years.
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Daniel Pearl murder: Pakistan top court directs authorities to move terror
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 2 (ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the authorities to shift terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the prime accused in the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl, from a death cell in the Karachi Central Prison to government rest house
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Protest outside China embassy in France against Tibetan monk's brutal kill
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], January 31 (ANI): The Tibetan community held a demonstration outside the Chinese embassy in Paris to protest the death of Tibetan monk Tenzin Nyima, who died of injuries sustained from beatings and torture in a Chinese prison.
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Pentagon pauses plan to offer COVID-19 vaccine to Guantanamo Bay prisoners
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): The Pentagon (the US Department of Justice Headquarters) on Saturday announced that it is pausing the vaccination of Guantanamo Bay detainees against COVID-19.
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