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USCIRF calls Pak to release Ramzan Bibi who is detained under blasphemy la
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 07 (ANI): United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner James W. Carr on Thursday announced his adoption of Ramzan Bibi, an Ahmadi woman detained in Pakistan under the controversial blasphemy law, through the Religious Prisoners of
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Prison DIG among 7 officials compulsorily retired in Odisha
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 6 (ANI): The Odisha government has given compulsory retirement to seven officials including a DIG prison from service on grounds of corruption and inefficiency.
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Provide compensation in case of death of prisoner in Tihar jail, NHRC agai
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday reiterated its recommendation that the Delhi Government should pay Rs 3 lakh as relief to the next of kin of an undertrial prisoner (UTP) who committed suicide in Tihar Central Jail on May 11, 2018.
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HC issues notice to Delhi govt on PIL seeking to expedite bail review of u
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the Undertrial Review Committee to expedite the review of bail under section 436A for undertrial prisoners.
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Hong Kong rights group stage protest for release of 'political prisoners'
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 2 (ANI): A prominent rights group staged an act of defiance on New Year's Day for the first time in 12 months -- on a much smaller scale -- calling for release of "political prisoners" who were arrested for demonstrations against the draconian National Security Law imposed
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India, Pakistan exchange lists of civilian prisoners, fishermen
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): India and Pakistan on Friday exchanged through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody.
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SC extends time to surrender for Chhattisgarh prisoners released on interi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): In a temporary relief to nearly 5,500 prisoners in Chhattisgarh, the Supreme Court has extended the time to surrender for prisoners in the state who were released on interim bail or parole during the COVID19 pandemic.
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Despite international outcry, China jails 10 activists for illegally cross
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 31 (ANI): A Chinese court sentenced 10 Hong Kong activists between seven to three years in prison for illegal border crossing on Wednesday, despite international outcry and calls to free the detained Hong Kongers.
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Actor Lori Loughlin released after two-month prison sentence for college a
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 28 (ANI): Hollywood actor Lori Loughlin has been released from prison after serving almost two months for her involvement in the highly publicized college admission scandal.
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UN Rights office calls for early release of Saudi women's activist
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called in a statement for the early release of prominent Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul after she was sentenced on Monday to nearly six years in prison.
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Hundreds of inmates with COVID-19 moved from Seoul facility to Cheongsong
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Hundreds of prisoners with COVID-19 at a Seoul Dongbu detention centre were moved to a Cheongsong prison in the southeastern region, prompting consternation among local residents wary of further spread of the virus, the media reported on Monday
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UP police rearrest three out of four COVID-19 positive prisoners who escap
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 28 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh police have re-arrested three out of four COVID-19 positive prisoners who escaped from a Bulandshahr hospital on Sunday.
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