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3 Afghan refugees died in Pakistan's prisons in last three months
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The consulate said that more than 1,000 Afghan refugees, including women and children, are in prisons in Pakistan.
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Business of selling human organs extracted from prisoners by Chinese govt
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As the selling of human organs, extracted from illegally detained prisoners is going on unchecked, the growing business competition among Chinese medical institutions and the greed of Chinese officials is reportedly now giving rise to kidnapping teenagers from poor Chinese families and killi
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Uttar Pradesh: Prisons Minister Suresh Rahi escapes unhurt after car colli
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Minister of Prisons Suresh Rahi met with an accident after his car collided with a tractor-trolley, police informed on Monday.
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Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi anxiously awaits Iranian court's decision o
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Now that the judgement that led to Jafar Panahi's imprisonment last year has been overturned by Iran's highest court, a decision on his release from Tehran's Evin prison is expected soon.
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Uttar Pradesh's Dasna Jail launches radio station for prisoners' education
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Dasna Jail in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad has started a radio station for prisoners. Music and topics related to spiritual, educational and entertainment are played on the radio. The radio station is operated by the inmates themselves who are skilled in doing so.
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Lakhimpur Kheri: Four-year-old boy, visiting brother in jail, stamped on c
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A four-year-old boy, who went to meet his brother in jail, was allegedly stamped on the cheek by the prison staff at Lakhimpuri Kheri of Uttar Pradesh, police said, adding that an investigation is underway.
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India repatriates 17 Pakistani nationals via Attari-Wagah border
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
India and Pakistan this month had exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody, in line with the longstanding agreement between the two countries.
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Uyghur camps in Xinjiang converted into formal prisons, detainees given le
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to Foreign Affairs, many detainees have been transferred from camps to factories in Xinjiang or elsewhere in the country. Some Uyghur families abroad report that their relatives are back home but under house arrest.
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Haryana govt grants special remission to prisoners ahead of Republic Day
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Jails Minister Ranjit Singh Chautala said convicts who have been sentenced for a period of 10 years and above, including life sentence, have been granted remission of 90 days and those sentenced for five years or more but less than 10 years have been granted remission of 60 days.
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Delhi LG launches skill training programmes for prison inmates, aims to en
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Friday launched a skill-development programme for the training of 1020 inmates, a press note from Raj Niwas said.
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Detail probe underway into threat call to Gadkari: Karnataka Home Minister
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
To prevent illegal use of mobile phones in state prisons the minister said that sophisticated portable jammers that can block 5G signals will be installed at all prisons across the state within three months.
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India repatriates Pakistani national via Attari-Wagah border
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
India and Pakistan this month had exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody, in line with the longstanding agreement between the two countries.
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