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Former pop star Gary Glitter reportedly out of prison after 8 years
Updated : 1 day, 7 hours ago IST
Former pop artist Gary Glitter has been reportedly released from a UK prison after serving half of his term for sexual abuse.
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'Phone-free Tihar' target for 2023, says DG Prisons
Updated : 1 day, 20 hours ago IST
Tihar DG Sanjay Beniwal said that the staff will be more vigilant and proactive, from now onwards, to stop the use of mobile phones.
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Filmaker Jafar Panahi goes on hunger strike for being held captive even af
Updated : 2 days, 3 hours ago IST
Noted filmmaker Jafar Panahi has gone on a hunger strike for being held in Tehran's Evin prison, even though Iran's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction leading to the director's detention, reported Variety.
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Mobile phones, knives, drugs recovered from inmates after surprise raids i
Updated : 2 days, 6 hours ago IST
Mobile phones and knives were recovered from inside Delhi's Tihar Jail number 3 in a search operation as informed by the jail officials.
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Supreme Court issues guidelines to avoid delay in releasing prisoners on b
Updated : 2 days, 8 hours ago IST
The Supreme Court has issued various guidelines to avoid delay on the issue of releasing prisoners who continue to be in jail despite having been granted the benefit of bail due to various reasons.
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J&K Govt orders premature retirement of three prison officials
Updated : 4 days, 14 hours ago IST
The action was undertaken by the government as an attempt to make the administration more efficient and transparent. According to a government release, the three officials were involved in corruption and criminal activities.
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Canadian MP urges Trudeau's cabinet to make room for Uyghur refugees
Updated : 4 days, 20 hours ago IST
Human rights groups estimate more than one million Uyghurs are currently kept in prison-like indoctrination camps, which Beijing calls "re-education camps." Most of the Uyghurs and other Turkic communities have fled to Muslim-majority countries like Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia s
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Delhi Court directs Tihar jail authorities to provide phone calling facili
Updated : 5 days, 6 hours ago IST
Karkardooma Court on Monday directed the Tihar jail authorities to provide a phone calling facility thrice a week for 5 minutes to 7 to accused including Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid after considering their conduct report and other facts.
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3 Afghan refugees died in Pakistan's prisons in last three months
Updated : 5 days, 19 hours ago IST
The consulate said that more than 1,000 Afghan refugees, including women and children, are in prisons in Pakistan.
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Business of selling human organs extracted from prisoners by Chinese govt
Updated : 5 days, 19 hours ago IST
As the selling of human organs, extracted from illegally detained prisoners is going on unchecked, the growing business competition among Chinese medical institutions and the greed of Chinese officials is reportedly now giving rise to kidnapping teenagers from poor Chinese families and killi
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Uttar Pradesh: Prisons Minister Suresh Rahi escapes unhurt after car colli
Updated : 6 days, 3 hours ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Minister of Prisons Suresh Rahi met with an accident after his car collided with a tractor-trolley, police informed on Monday.
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Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi anxiously awaits Iranian court's decision o
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Now that the judgement that led to Jafar Panahi's imprisonment last year has been overturned by Iran's highest court, a decision on his release from Tehran's Evin prison is expected soon.
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