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Former Tibetan political prisoner 'pedals' for freedom
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 20 (ANI): A 40-year-old man of Tibetan heritage took an 800 kilometre-long journey on a bicycle to raise awareness about the oppressive conditions in Tibet under the Chinese Communist Party.
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TNSHRC questions 10 cops at Madurai prison in Thoothukudi custodial deaths
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 18 (ANI): The 10 police personnel, arrested in connection with the alleged custodial death of a father and son in Thoothukudi, were on Saturday quested by a team of the Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission at Madurai Central Prison.
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Delhi: Tihar jail inmate dies of suicide
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): A 38-year-old inmate was found dead in his cell in India's high-security Tihar jail, informed the prison authorities.
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Five inmates escape from temporary prison at Pune's Yerawada
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 16 (ANI): Five prisoners lodged in a government hostel, which was recently designated as a temporary prison due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at Yerawada Central Prison in Pune escaped in the early hours of Thursday.
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US President Trump commutes former political advisor Roger Stone's 'unjust
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 11 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the prison sentence of his former political advisor Roger Stone, White House said.
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Ex-Noida chief engineer Yadav Singh released from Dasna prison
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 10 (ANI): Former chief engineer of Noida authority Yadav Singh, arrested in a corruption case, has been released from Dasna prison after securing bail from Allahabad High Court.
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COVID-19 cases rise in Maharashtra's prisons
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 10 (ANI): Prisons across Maharashtra reported a total of 763 COVID-19 cases till date. The figure includes 596 inmates and 167 jail staff, informed the Maharashtra Prison Department on Friday.
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Taliban submits fresh list of 592 prisoners for release to Afghan govt
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 9 (ANI): Taliban has submitted a fresh list of 592 prisoners after its earlier list was rejected by the Afghan government, TOLO news reported citing sources.
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Tuticorin custodial death: 3 accused admitted to hospital over health conc
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 9 (ANI): Three accused, in the Tuticorin father-son, alleged custodial death case, were admitted to Tuticorin hospital on Wednesday after they complained of health issues, said Madurai Central Prison officials.
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Mumbai's Arthur road prison scripts success story as 177 COVID-19 positive
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 9 (ANI): In some good news amid the gloom, 177 out of 181 inmates at Mumbai's Arthur Road Prison who tested positive for coronavirus have now fully recovered.
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2 video-conference meetings of prisoners with lawyers allowed twice a week
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Delhi government on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it has allowed two video-conference meetings of prisoners with lawyers twice a week in all jails in the national capital.
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COVID-19 count in Delhi prisons stands at 141
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Out of the total 141 cases of COVID-19 reported from prisons in Delhi, including 88 prison staff, 59 have recovered while two deaths have been reported till June 4.
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