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Chinese scholar Feng Siyu reportedly jailed over Uyghur research, says Hum
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Zhejiang-born academic Feng Siyu, once celebrated as one of China's most gifted students, has disappeared from public view since her arrest in 2018. According to Human Rights in China (HRIC), she is believed to be serving a lengthy prison sentence linked to her research on Uyghur cultural tr
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"Bail, not jail": Mehbooba Mufti demands release of prisoners jailed under
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday asked Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and discuss the release of people of Jammu and Kashmir arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
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Punjab jails to get high-tech security boost with AI, jammers and modern e
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Punjab Jail Minister S Laljit Singh Bhullar said on Sunday that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the government has prioritised strengthening prison security with cutting-edge technology.
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Baloch Women Forum highlights enforced disappearances in interactive sessi
Updated : 7 months ago IST
A statement released by BWF on X indicates that several sessions were conducted throughout Balochistan, where families of those who have been forcibly disappeared participated and shared their grievances, worries, and fears about the health, safety, and fundamental human rights of their love
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Taiwan Air Force officer sentenced for selling military documents to China
Updated : 7 months ago IST
A Taiwanese Air Force officer has been sentenced to over seven years in prison for leaking military documents to China in exchange for money, Focus Taiwan reported. The case is connected to a previously convicted retired major under Taiwan's National Security Act.
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Chinese national in US sentenced to 8 years for smuggling ammunition, mili
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
A Chinese citizen who exceeded the duration of his student visa has received an eight-year prison sentence for unlawfully exporting ammunition and various military supplies to North Korea via China, as reported by The Epoch Times (TET).
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Chinese police allegedly beat and confine Tibetan woman in Lhasa
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Tibetan woman Gonpo Kyi, sister of imprisoned businessman Dorjee Tashi, allegedly attempted suicide after repeated police assaults and unlawful confinement in Lhasa, the Central Tibetan Administration said. She sustained severe injuries while protesting Chinese authorities' mistreatment and
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Leaking roof, rats, power cuts: Pak leader Imran Khan's wife kept in poor
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Maryam said Bushra continues to face "difficult and unlawful" conditions in prison. "The ceiling of her cell is leaking, there is live current in the electric board, rats are roaming inside, and electricity cuts last up to two days," she claimed.
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Jasveen Sangha pleads guilty in Matthew Perry overdose case
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Sangha will plead guilty to five counts, including distributing ketamine that resulted in a death and maintaining a "drug-involved" premises. She faces at least 11 years in prison during her sentence, which is anticipated to take place in the coming months.
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Zelenskyy thanks US First Lady for bringing attention to "abduction of Ukr
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday thanked the first lady of the United States for her 'peace letter' to Russian President Vladimir Putin which raised the issue of 'abduction of Ukrainian children'. Expressing his gratitude, Zelenskyy said that he would work to negotiate a
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CTA profiles Tibetan Abbot Jamyang Lekshay imprisoned for opposing China's
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Central Tibetan Administration profiled Tibetan political prisoner Jamyang Lekshay, jailed for opposing China's Kamtok Dam. Chinese authorities reportedly targeted Yena Monastery monks with re-education. The CTA condemned these actions and highlighted human rights abuses, urging the glob
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Court acquits inmate accused of assaulting Deputy Jail Superintendent
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Tis Hazari court has recently acquitted an undertrial prisoner, Salman Tyagi, accused of assaulting the Deputy Jail Superintendent in Tihar Jail. The court acquitted the accused and said that the prosecution failed to prove the allegations beyond a reasonable doubt.
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