New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court for the release of Under Trial Prisoners (UTPs) on interim bail or Special Parole in the wake of the prevalent COVID-19 situation in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], April 19 (ANI): Two prisoners were apprehended after an alleged failed attempt to escape from the Bihar jail with the help of three other inmates on late Sunday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 12 (ANI): Since February 1 coup by the Myanmar military, at least 701 people have been killed, 3,100 people detained, and 650 arrest warrants were issued during the protests.
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 11 (ANI): Over 80 people were killed in Myanmar's central town of Bago on Friday as military and police forces continue their crackdown against protestors using heavy weapons, NHK reported citing a human rights group.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 6 (ANI): Amid a surge in the COVID-19 cases in the state, prisoners in jails across Rajasthan have been refrained from meeting their families in person till April 19 but will continue to stay in touch with them through monitored phone call and video conferen
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], April 6 (ANI): Four officials were suspended on charges of negligence after 16 prisoners escaped from Jodhpur's Phalodi jail in Rajasthan on Monday evening.
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Noting the need for the rule of law to prevail in Myanmar, India on Friday condemned the use of violence in the country, urged the release of political prisoners and said it supported any attempts at resolving the current situation.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 31 (ANI): Convicted prisoners in Punjab will now be eligible for remission from time to time, instead of just once, under the amendment to the Remission Policy 2010, approved by the state Cabinet on Wednesday.
Patiala (Punjab) [India], March 30 (ANI): Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in Punjab, over 43 women prisoners and a six-month-old child tested positive for COVID-19 in the premises of Patiala's New Nabha jail.
Washington [US], March 26 (ANI): Singer-songwriter Niall Horan recently revealed that he sometimes felt "like a prisoner" as a member of the popular boy band One Direction due to the fervent fans that the group had.
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 26 (ANI): A total of 2,981 people have been arrested and 320 people have been killed in the escalating violence in Myanmar following the hostile coup on February 1, according to Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 20 (ANI): For the first time in Madhya Pradesh, prisoners in the Central Jail of Indore have been vaccinated against COVID-19.