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41 inmates killed in riot in Honduran Women's Prison
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A riot broke out in central Honduras' only prison for women which left 41 inmates dead, one of the deadliest outbreaks of violence in the country's long-troubled prison system.
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US reacts to organ harvesting from Uyghurs
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Uyghurs have praised the United States initiative "Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act' passed in the US House of Representatives which will help in combating China's trade in organs of political prisoners, Falun Gong practitioners, and their own people, Bitter Winter reported.
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US: Man arrested for living with relative's corpse for days without report
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Leandrew Smith Jr was arrested on suspicion of abusing a corpse and transported to the county prison, where he was held on a USD 10,000 cash-only bond
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Afghan refugees face difficulty in Pakistan's prison
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Many Afghan refugees complained that they are facing difficult situations in Pakistan prisons. They said that they need the Islamic Emirate's help to address their problems and release them from custody, TOLONews reported.
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UP prisons to be known as "Reform Homes": CM Yogi Adityanath
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while reviewing the condition of prisons in a high-level meeting on Thursday, gave important guidelines towards prison reform. He expressed the need to establish prisons as 'Sudhaar Grah' (Reform Homes) and issued instructions regarding the prepa
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Iran hands over more than180 Afghan prisoners to Taliban
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
More than 180 Afghan prisoners have been transferred to Afghanistan by Iran on Wednesday in Herat province, Khaama Press reported citing a statement released by the Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan.
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Post 1971 war, Pakistani POWs wished their officers were like Indian offic
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"After the 1971 Indo-Pak War, 90,000 Pakistani Prisoners of War were to be housed in camps in central command (with Lt Gen Bhagat as commander in chief). This entailed urgent construction of shelters, provision of amenities, putting the logistics in place, ensuring security arrangements a
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Kamala Gowani Trust organises cancer screening camp for female prisoners i
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 14: The Kamala Ankibai Ghamandiram Gowani Trust, a philanthropic organisation dedicated to supporting marginalized communities, including the transgender community, women, and senior citizens, organised a cancer screening camp for female prisoners at Bycull
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Afghanistan embassy in Islamabad urges Pak government to stop arrest of re
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
274 Afghans are detained in Sindh state prisons, according to Abdul Jabar Takhari, the general consul of Afghanistan in Karachi, who also indicated that efforts are being undertaken to liberate them.
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Uyghur hatmaker, wife confirmed dead while serving sentence in Xinjiang: R
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Haji'ahun and his wife Mehpiremhan, natives of Maralbeshi county in Kashgar prefecture, were each given a 10-year term in Tumshuq Prison in 2019 for engaging in "illegal" religious activities, sources quoted by RFA said.
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Pakistan: Human rights body demands repeal of blasphemy laws, setting pris
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has demanded the repeal of the blasphemy laws and to stop the practices of victimizations in Pakistan.
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Plight of women in Pak prisons 'A Nightmare for Everyone': HRW Report
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Pakistani prisons are one of the most overcrowded ones in the world, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, prison cells that were designed for a maximum of three people were reportedly holding up to 15 inmates on average.
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