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Russia denies any concrete agreement with US in prisoner release case
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): Russia on Thursday said that no concrete agreement had been reached in prisoner release negotiations with the United States for releasing Viktor Bout in exchange for the release of US citizens Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.
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Amravati murder case accused attacked by inmates in Mumbai prison
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] July 28 (ANI): Shahrukh Pathan, an accused in the Umesh Prahladrao Kolhe murder case, was "attacked" by five prisoners inside the Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail. He was then shifted to another barrack in the same prison, police said.
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Activists in Nepal demonstrate at UN Office against execution of four pris
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], July 26 (ANI): Human rights activists and advocates have demonstrated in front of the United Nations Nepal Office against the execution of four prisoners in military-ruled Myanmar.
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Rights group decry Myanmar military's execution of four prisoners
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], July 25 (ANI): A New York-based human rights group has condemned the Myanmar military regime's execution of pro-democracy leaders and elected officials.
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Four Pakistani prisoners repatriated via Attari-Wagah border after complet
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 13 (ANI): India on Wednesday repatriated four Pakistani prisoners who had completed their imprisonment here, via the Attari-Wagah border in Amritsar, said an official at the border.
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Prominent former Tibetan political prisoner Jigme Gyatso dies
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): Jigme Gyatso, a prominent former political prisoner, died on July 2, according to the Washington-based advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet (ICT).
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After Sidhu Moosewala's 'SYL', Kanwar Grewal's 'Rihai' taken down by YouTu
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 8 (ANI): After the controversy over Sidhu Moosewala's last song 'SYL' being taken down by YouTube, another Punjabi song to face a ban on the video streaming platform is 'Rihai,' which calls for the release of Sikh prisoners, sung by hugely popular singer Kanwar Grewal.
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185 prisoners set free from Afghanistan's Kandahar jail
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], July 7 (ANI): 185 inmates from Kandahar's central jail were set free in Afghanistan on Thursday, Xinhua reported, quoting jail commander Mawlawi Akhtar Mohammad Hussaini as saying.
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India, Pakistan exchange lists of prisoners, fishermen
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): India and Pakistan exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody through diplomatic channels simultaneously in New Delhi and Islamabad, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
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Afghan Human rights Commission confirms reports of civilian shooting in Ba
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI): The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission confirmed the reports of civilian shootings in Balkhab, adding that the Taliban killed the public and prisoners during an attack in the district, displacing people.
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Ukraine, Russia carry out largest prisoner exchange since conflict start
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukraine and Russia carried out their largest prisoner exchange since the start of the conflict on February 24, the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Defense Ministry said Wednesday in a statement on Telegram.
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Over 600 inmates escape Sri Lanka's rehabilitation centre
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 29 (ANI): Over 600 inmates escaped a rehabilitation centre in Polonnaruwa in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday after a fight broke out between two prisoner groups, Xinhua News Agency reported citing the Sri Lankan police.
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