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Spain's Supreme Court sentences Catalan politicians up to 13 years in pris
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Oct 14 (Sputnik/ANI): Spain's Supreme Court on Monday sentenced several Catalan politicians to prison terms ranging from nine to 13 years for sedition over their involvement in the semi-autonomous region's 2017 unsanctioned independence referendum.
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Dozens of high-value IS detainees left behind by US Forces in Syria
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 14 : The American military was unable to carry out a plan to transfer about five dozen "high value" Islamic State detainees out of Kurdish-run wartime prisons, The New York Times reported on Sunday (local time).
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Turkish forces kill 2 Kurdish fighters, seize Syrian border town of Ras al
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 13 (ANI): Turkish-backed Syrian Arab fighters on Saturday (local time) killed at least two Kurdish prisoners, including the head of a Kurdish political party.
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Maharashtra: Prisoner commits suicide inside Yerwada jail in Pune
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 10 (ANI): An undertrial prisoner allegedly committed suicide in Yerwada Central prison here after he was denied bail in a case registered against him at Pune's Indapur.
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Tunisian court frees presidential hopeful
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], Oct 10 (ANI): Days ahead of Tunisia's second round of runoff election, an appeal court here on Wednesday ordered to free presidential candidate Nabil Karoui from prison.
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Karnataka: 37 knives, contraband seized from Bengaluru prison
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Oct 9 (ANI): A raid was conducted by the City Crime Branch at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
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Taliban releases 3 Indian engineers
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 7 (ANI): The Taliban said they have released three Indian engineers in an exchange of 11 of its members, including some high-ranking officials of the militant group.
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Uttar Pradesh: Priyanka hits out at BJP over farmer's death in Budaun pris
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday hit out at BJP government in Uttar Pradesh citing a media report which stated that a farmer, who was in the prison for not paying his electricity bill, died.
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Australian blogger couple released from Iranian prison
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Oct 5 (ANI): Australian bloggers couple, Jolie King and her partner Mark Firkin, are on their way home to Perth after being released from an Iranian prison, the couple said in a statement on Saturday.
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Tamil Nadu: A 'freedom salon' run by prison inmates in Coimbatore
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 5 (ANI): With an aim to create self-employment among inmates, Coimbatore prison authorities have set up a 'freedom salon', which is being run by prisoners.
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Centre grants remission on Gandhi Jayanti under special scheme
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): The Central government on October 2 granted special remission in the third phase to the specific categories of convicted prisoners who have consistently maintained good conduct during their term in prisons, to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gan
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UP: 9 prisoners walk free from Aligarh jail on Gandhi Jayanti
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Nine prisoners were released from the district jail in Aligarh on Wednesday on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
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