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Pakistan court extends Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi's interim bail till Jan 27
Updated : 3 months ago IST
A Pakistani court extended interim bail for Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi in multiple cases and set the next hearing for January 27. PTI alleged prison authorities were blocking legal access, calling it a deliberate attempt to obstruct Khan's right to appeal.
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Chinese court sentences Tibetan activist Tsering Tso to one year in prison
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Tsering Tso, a Tibetan human rights advocate, has received a one-year prison sentence from the Trikha (Ch. Guide) County People's Court located in Tsolho (Hainan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in eastern Tibet. She was charged with "picking quarrels and provoking trouble," a vague accusatio
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MHA issues new directives to strengthen 'Support to Poor Prisoners' scheme
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has reviewed and revised over two-year-old guidelines and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the implementation of the "Support to Poor Prisoners" scheme, citing inadequate and sub-optimal execution across several states and Union Territories (UTs).<
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Gujarat: CM Patel to hand over appointment letters to over 11,600 newly re
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Gujarat government's Home Department is organising the appointment letter distribution programme following the completion of the recruitment process for the Lokrakshak cadre. Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi and Minister of State for Police Housing and Prisons Ka
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Whether this sentence would have been given if Imran Khan had been a favou
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in prison in the Toshakhana-2 corruption case, sparking public outrage and concerns about the judiciary's credibility.
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Rapper Wiz Khalifa sentenced to nine months in Romanian prison, details in
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
In July 2024, Wiz Khalifa during the 'Beach, Please!' festival in Costinesti, Romania, allegedly had more than 18 grams of cannabis in his possession and consumed some on stage.
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Over 500,000 sign petition urging G7 action against China's forced organ h
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
More than 500,000 people worldwide have signed a petition urging G7 and other countries to act against China's alleged forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience, calling for international condemnation and concrete measures to end the practice.
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Nobel Committee condemns arrest of former Peace Prize laureate Narges Moha
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee is deeply concerned by today's brutal arrest of Narges Mohammadi alongside a number of other activists. Ms. Mohammadi - the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate - is a staunch defender of human rights, freedom of expression and democratic participation in Iran," the
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Delhi Govt working to shift Tihar Jail, expand courts: CM Rekha Gupta
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday announced plans to relocate Tihar Jail, South Asia's largest prison complex, to the city's outskirts to alleviate severe overcrowding and improve prison conditions.
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Sindh nationalist leader calls Faiz Hameed's sentence 'military drama,' al
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Chairman of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), Shafi Burfat, has vehemently condemned the decision of the Pakistani military court that sentenced former Army General and ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed to fourteen years in prison, labelling it a "staged drama" aimed at deceiving the public and rein
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Norwegian Nobel Committee condemns "brutal arrest" of Nobel laureate Narge
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday (local time) strongly condemned the "brutal arrest" of Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent Iranian human rights activist, calling on Iranian authorities to clarify her whereabouts, ensure her safety, and release her i
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Uttarakhand CM directs development of 'One Jail, One Product' initiative i
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The directives were issued during the Jail Development Board meeting chaired by CM Dhami, who stressed the need for regular skill development programmes for inmates. The Chief Minister also instructed that training in various trades should be facilitated in prisons through Industrial Trai
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