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Pakistan's criminal justice system aggravates problems for prison reforms
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 29 (ANI): Pakistan as it contemplates comprehensive prison reforms implementation has to deal with the structural problems of the criminal justice system.
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5 under-trial prisoners die in Tihar jail within 8 days
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Delhi [India], December 25 (ANI): Five under-trial prisoners died in different jails under Delhi's Tihar jail in the past eight days, as per jail sources.
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'Radio Ujala Punjab' for prison inmates inaugurated at Central Jail in Lud
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], December 22 (ANI): An exclusive radio system for prisoners named 'Radio Ujala Punjab' was inaugurated at the Central Jail in Ludhiana by Praveen Kumar Sinha, IPS, ADGP Prisons, Punjab.
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Armenian Foreign Ministry announces return of 10 war prisoners from Azerba
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], December 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan confirmed on Sunday the return of 10 Armenian war prisoners from Azerbaijan.
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Thai officials to relocate 600 inmates after prison riot ends in fire
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], December 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Officials will soon relocate 600 remaining prisoners from the Krabi provincial prison in the southwestern coast of Thailand, after a riot over COVID-19 safety measures at the facility ended in fire, media reported Saturday.
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After a British-era tunnel, gallows room found on Delhi Assembly premises
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): After a British-era tunnel was found on the premises of the Delhi Assembly, a gallows room has also been found.
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Over 1,800 Tibetans detained in Chinese prisons: Human rights organization
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dharmashala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 12 (ANI): The Dharamshala-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) launched an online database of Tibetan political prisoners on Human Rights Day, and said that 1,809 people are currently detained in Chinese prisons.
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Inmates in Pakistan's Lahore getting drugs from court lockups
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): The provincial Home Ministry in Pakistan's Punjab has highlighted that inmates in Lahore are getting drugs from court lockups, directing the authorities to take necessary actions in this regard, reported local media.
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Activists demand release of political prisoners in Pakistan, PoK, Gilgit B
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Political and human rights activists from Pakistan, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan have expressed grave concern about the worsening human rights situation in the country and occupied regions.
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Dozen of prisoners escape police custody from Lahore court lockup
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan] December 7 (ANI): At least 12 undertrial prisoners escaped from police custody following clashes between two groups while being produced before a local court in Lahore on Monday, reported Dawn.
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Taliban release over 210 prisoners in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 30 (ANI): As Afghans are struggling with the ongoing law and order situation in the country, the Taliban on Monday released over 210 prisoners from a jail in Afghanistan.
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Pak govt releases over 100 TTP prisoners as 'goodwill gesture'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 24 (ANI): Pakistan government has released more than 100 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) prisoners as a "goodwill gesture" to reciprocate the ceasefire announced by the group earlier this month, local media reported.
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