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UN rights envoy warns of 'mass deaths' in Myanmar's Kayah as 100,000 flee
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 10 (ANI): A United Nations rights expert has warned of "mass deaths" from starvation, disease and exposure in the Kayah State of Myanmar after 1,00,000 civilians fled following "brutal, indiscriminate attacks" by the military.
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'UN experts' remarks on Waheed Parra, a nefarious design to malign Indian
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed Parra, currently lodged in Srinagar jail on charges of funding terrorist groups, enjoys access to television and outside food, all special privileges denied to other prisoners, sources said.
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Pakistan's under-trial prisoners seek rights and better living conditions
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 6 (ANI): Undertrial prisoners incarcerated in the Camp Jail Lahore have appealed to Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar to ensure the provision of the "very few rights guaranteed to prisoners under the outdated British prison manual".
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Myanmar: 840 people killed so far as military crackdown continues
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], May 31 (ANI): As the military crackdown on anti-coup protesters in Myanmar continues, as many as 840 people have been killed so far, including three people on Sunday, according to the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners (AAPP).
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828 people killed so far in Myanmar since Feb 1 military coup
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], May 27 (ANI): As violence continues to intensify in Myanmar, 828 people have been confirmed to be killed since the military takeover on February 1, according to Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).
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Myanmar: 818 people killed as military crackdown continues
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], May 24 (ANI): As the military crackdown on anti-coup protesters in Myanmar continues, as many as 818 people have been killed so far, including three people on Sunday, according to the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners (AAPP).
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57 prisoners test COVID positive in Visakhapatnam Central Jail
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 21 (ANI): As many as 57 prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Central Jail in Visakhapatnam, the jail authorities said on Friday.
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Political prisoners in Myanmar subjected to inhumane treatment by military
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 16 (ANI): A Japanese freelance journalist, who spent nearly four weeks in a Myanmar prison before returning to Japan on Friday, said that political prisoners imprisoned by the military are being subjected to inhumane conditions.
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120 prisoners test positive for Covid-19 in Odisha jails
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 14 (ANI): Two individuals lost their lives and at least 120 prisoners tested positive for Covid-19, as per an official on Thursday.
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56 prisoners in Haryana's Karnal Jail test positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Karnal (Haryana) [India], May 12 (ANI): As many as 56 prisoners in Haryana's Karnal Jail had tested positive for COVID-19 in the last few days.
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21 under-trial prisoners at Odisha's Udala Sub-jail test positive for COVI
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], May 11 (ANI): As many as 21 under-trial prisoners on Monday tested positive for COVID-19 at the Udala Sub-jail in Odisha's Mayurbhanj.
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Mehbooba Mufti writes to PM, seeks release of detainees, political prisone
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 7 (ANI): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting for release of detainees and political prisoners in jails both in and outside Jammu and Kashmir, saying that most countries have rele
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