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Prisoner on Transit warrant issued against Jagan

Principal special court for CBI cases here issued the warrant and summons stating that it had taken ...

Sarabjit files fresh clemency appeal

Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh was convicted for alleged involvement in bomb attacks in 19...

Escaping from police custody, prisoner killed in accident

A prisoner, who had escaped from police custody and was fleeing in a car, was killed when a truck ra...

WB govt takes initiative to release foreign prison

Languishing in West Bengal`s jails for months, Bangladeshi nationals and those from other countries ...

‘Bahrain to mull ways to improve rights record’

The UN Human Rights Council says in its highly-anticipated review of the Gulf kingdom`s record that ...

Undertrial escapes, rearrested

An undertrial prisoner escaped from court premises in Rajasthan`s Rajsamand district.He was nabbed s...

Over 200 Tamil prisoners stage protest in S Lanka

The inmates of three prisons located in the capital Colombo are demanding that they be charged for t...

Need for educating prisoners: Manmohan Singh

Noting that prisoners lack understanding of their rights, PM advocated the need for educating them.

US: One out of 10 prisoners report sexual attacks

Almost 1 in every 10 former state or local prisoners in America reported being sexually victimized a...

Deal looks near to end Palestianian hunger strike

Egyptian and Palestinian officials said they are close to a deal with Israel that would end a mass h...

EU urged to press Israel over prisoners` demands

Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riad al Maliki welcomed the call by the EU`s missions in Jerusa...

Indian prisoner to be released from Pak jail after 30 yrs

Indian national Surjeet Singh, who has been languishing in Kot Lakhpat Jail in this eastern Pakistan...

Prisoner serving life term dies in central jail

A prisoner serving life term in a murder case died in the Ambala Central Jail, police said.

South Sudan frees prisoners; clashes abate

South Sudan freed prisoners of war on Wednesday as clashes appeared to abate between north and south...

Women prisoner alleges torture by warden in Tihar

Tihar Jail`s woman prisoner has accused the jail warden of torturing her with the help of HIV positi...

Palestinians begin mass hunger strike on Prisoners

At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies acr...

`India, Pak should work on prisoners repatriation`

A daily suggested that India, Pakistan should maintain updated information on prisoners belonging to...

Prisoner commits suicide in district jail

A 65-yr-old prisoner lodged in the district jail here allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself...

Militant on death row for Musharraf killing bid freed in jail raid

One of the 400 prisoners, who escaped, was on death row for involvement in an assassination bid on P...

Pak jail break: Nearly 400 prisoners escape

Nearly 400 prisoners escaped from a jail in NW Pakistan after it was attacked by Islamist militants ...

Pakistan repatriates 33 Indian prisoners

Thirty-three Indian nationals who were languishing in Pakistani jails were released by the governm...

Pakistan to release 34 Indian prisoners this week

The prisoners are expected to be repatriated via the Wagah border on April 13, Indian and Pak offi...

Can`t identify cops in photographs: Police tell HC

The Bombay High Court expressed displeasure over the police`s failure to identify the police pers...

Raja Bhaiya orders coolers for prisoners

Jails Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh has ordered installation of coolers, fans and water-coolers fo...

Family awaits return of prisoner from Pak jail

The family of Surjit Singh alias Makhan Singh, languishing in Kot Lakhpat jail in Pakistan for the l...

150,000 languish in N Korean prison camps: Red Cross

A new report says more than 150,000 North Koreans are incarcerated in a Soviet-style, hidden gulag ...

Tihar to have its own Indian Idol

Inmates lodged in Tihar will strike a different note and get their own `Indian Idol` as a singing ...

SC to decide prisoners` wage entitlement

Is a prisoner performing soft labour in jail entitled to wages on par with other inmates doing har...

Aung San Suu Kyi: Prisoner-turned-politician

If her win is confirmed Suu Kyi will have an unprecedented opportunity to help shape the country`s ...

Myanmar`s Suu Kyi: From prisoner to would-be lawmaker

Suu Kyi has made no secret of the fact she wants to change a constitution that enshrines military`s...

126 paroled prisoners did not return to jails

A total of 126 prisoners of different jails in Rajasthan, who were out on parole, did not return to ...

MLAs demand jammers to block calls from prisoners

Members of Jharkhand Assembly expressed serious concern over mobile alls originating from jails in t...

UP prisoners to appear in board exams

Seven prisoners, including three lifers, are set to appear in Uttar Pradesh Board examinations sta...

Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo agree to transfer

Senior Afghan officials say five Taliban fighters held in Guantanamo have agreed to a transfer to Qa...

SC orders shifting Pak prisoners to detention

Union government to remand 37 alleged Pakistani prisoners and 11 fishermen in detention homes instea...

Longest Palestinian hunger strike ends in deal

A Palestinian held by Israel agreed to end his hunger strike after Israeli authorities promised to r...

Bagram prisoner`s bid for freedom rebuffed in UK

In December, lawyers won a writ from the court to compel British officials to bring the prisoner bef...

`Website helped UK terrorists communicate`

An Islamist website has spent months publishing letters written by Muslim extremists jailed for seri...

Raj: HC takes cognisance of prisoners` plight rpt

Rajasthan High Court took suo motu cognisance of a news report highlighting plight of old and sick p...

Pak’s ISI forced to produce prisoners in court

Pakistan`s powerful military intelligence agencies, facing an unprecedented pressure from the Supr...

Palestinian prisoner on 55th day of hunger strike

Islamic Jihad, an Iranian-backed militant group, has vowed to punish Israel if Adnan dies.

Sri Lanka frees 1,400 prisoners on freedom day

Sri Lanka freed 1,414 convicts to mark the country`s 64th anniversary of independence from Britain....

US confirms possible release of Taliban from Gitmo

U.S. intelligence officials acknowledged Tuesday that the United States may release several Afghan T...

Indo-Pak panel meets Pak prisoners in Amritsar

Members of India-Pakistan Judicial Committee on Prisoners stressed on providing early consular acces...

`Free Pak prisoners who`ve completed sentence`

The SC directed the government to immediately release 54 Pakistani nationals who are languishing in ...

US rejects Cuba prisoner swap

The United States said that contractor Alan Gross held by Havana was not a spy.

China lets prisoners go home for New Year

Dozens of inmates in northwestern China will be temporarily released from jail to celebrate the Chin...

Obama praises release of political prisoners in Myanmar

US President Barack Obama on Friday praised the release of political prisoners in Myanmar, terming ...

Sabarmati jail: Peace paves way for poll among prisoners

After a long hiatus, inmates at the Sabarmati Central Jail here voted to elect members of its `Kaidi...

Pakistan to release 185 Indian prisoners

The prisoners will cross over to India via the Wagah land border tomorrow.

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