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Egypt proposes two-day Gaza ceasefire to facilitate return of four Israeli
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Egypt President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi announced on Sunday that Egypt has proposed a two-day ceasefire in Gaza aimed at facilitating the exchange of four Israeli hostages for some Palestinian prisoners.
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Supreme Court issues directions on free and timely legal aid facilities to
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A bench of justices BR Gavai and KV Vishwanathan directed the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) to work with the State Legal Services Authorities (SLSAs) and the District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) to ensure that the SOP on Access to Legal Aid Services to prisoners and the fu
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MHA urges states and UTs to implement BNSS for undertrial prisoner relief
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Section 479 of the BNSS allows for the release of bail of those prisoners who have served significant periods of detention, particularly first-time offenders.
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Indore Central jail inmates celebrate Navratrii, perform Garba and tribal
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Prisoners at Indore Central Jail participated in Garba and worshipped Goddess Durga as part of the Navratri celebrations.
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Amnesty International awards 'Prisoners of Conscience' to three human righ
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The title was given to human rights lawyers Chow Hang-tung and Ding Jiaxi. The third recipient of this title is Jimmy Lai, an individual involved in free media advocacy.
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Can't CM Arvind Kejriwal sign remission files from jail?, asks Supreme Cou
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih query came when it came to know the file of a convict seeking early release is getting delayed due to a signature from Chief Minister Kejriwal.
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DRC Congo: 129 prisoners killed, 59 injured in Makala jailbreak attempt
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
An escape attempt at Makala Central Prison in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's capital city Kinshasa has left at least 129 prisoners dead and 59 others injured, the government announced on Tuesday.
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Uyghur businessmen imprisoned by China for making donations to political p
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU), a Washington-based Uyghur rights organisation, has highlighted the case of Elijan Ismail, a Uyghur entrepreneur who was arrested and sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment for performing 'Zakat', the yearly donation practice underscored in Islam.
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'Campaign for Uyghur' calls for global accountability for China's human ri
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
On the fifth annual International Day of Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, Campaign for Uyghur's Founder and Executive Director, Rushan Abbas took part in a webinar entitled "Prisoners of Conscience: Violence and Detention and Violence in Detention.
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Madras HC directs Tamil Nadu govt to consider setting up at least one open
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Madras High Court has directed the state to consider the demand to set up at least one open-air jail exclusively for women.
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White House calls reports of abuse against Palestinian detainees "deeply c
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre expressed deep concern on Wednesday over reports of rape, torture, and abuse against Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention.
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Palestinian budget crisis doesn't halt 'pay for slay' program, report find
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Despite claiming to be operating at a 172 per cent budget deficit, the Palestinian Authority recently recognized 899 new prisoners from Gaza and tens of thousands more Gaza "martyrs" as eligible for controversial "pay for slay" payouts, according to a report released by Palestinian Media Wat
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