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UN condemns execution of prisoners in Iraq, calls for immediate halt
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec 16 (ANI): The United Nations expressing doubt over Iraq's criminal justice system has called for an immediate halt to the mass execution of prisoners in the country.
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Vijay Diwas: When India won and Bangladesh got liberated
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 is heralded as one of the most convincing victories of the annals of the military history. It culminated with the abject surrender of Pakistani forces in East Pakistan (now, Bangladesh), with almost 1,00,000 being taken prisoners
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3 under trial prisoners escape from Shimla jail
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India] Dec 06 (ANI): Three under trial Nepali nationals lodged in Shimla's Model Central Jail Kanda escaped by jumping the compounding wall in the early hours of Wednesday.
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Five prisoners hanged to death in Kabul prison
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Nov 29 (ANI): At least five prisoners, who were sentenced to death over kidnapping charges, have been hanged to death at Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul.
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UP district jail houses unusual guests!
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Jalaun (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 27 (ANI): Police in Uttar Pradesh's Urai district had some uncommon prisoners for four days recently.
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Bangladesh releases three Indian prisoners
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], November 15 (ANI): Bangladesh on Tuesday released three Indian prisoners through Agartala-Akhaura integrated checkpost.
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13 Pak prisoners released
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 2 (ANI): Nine fishermen, four civilian prisoners and a minor child from Pakistan were repatriated on Thursday via the Attari (Indian side)- Wagah (Pakistan side) border, confirmed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
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Kerala CM urges MEA to seek release of Indians imprisoned in Middle East c
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananathapuram [Kerala], Sept. 28 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has urged the Ministry of External Affairs to take up the issue of Indian prisoners languishing in jails in the Middle East.
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Emir of Sharjah pardons 149 Indian prisoners
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday informed that the Emir of Sharjah has pardoned 149 Indian prisoners accused of minor offences.
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Search ops underway for 39 missing Indians: Iraq
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The Iraq Embassy to India on Sunday has informed that search operations are underway to locate the 39 missing Indians who were taken as prisoners by ISIS in 2014, further assuring there is a high level coordination between Iraqi and Indian concerned authorit
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CHRI urges Maldives to halt first executions in 60 years
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], July 21 (ANI): The Maldives government has been urged to halt the execution of three death row prisoners in the island nation, which, if carried out, would overturn the country's 60-year-long moratorium on the death penalty. Commonwealth NGO has called on the island na
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NHRC sends notices to Parappana Agrahara prison authorities over torture,
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jul 18 (ANI): Taking cognizance of a complaint about inhuman treatment meted out to the 32 prisoners at Parappana Agrahara Bangalore, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sent notices to Director General of Police and Inspector General (Prisons).
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