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Prez commutes death sentence of four prisoners

The death sentence of four prisoners, including a man convicted for rape and murder of a five-year-o...

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 ...

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...

South Sudan frees prisoners; clashes abate

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

`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...

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 ...

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.

Taliban want US prisoners sent to Qatar: Official

Afghanistan`s Taliban insurgents have demanded in negotiations with the US that prisoners held in Gu...

Israel rethinking position on prisoner swaps

Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Israel has "no choice but to overhaul the rules" now that Gilad Sch...

Syria releases 552 political prisoners

It is second group of prisoners to be released in a week under Arab League plan meant to stop Syrian...

Syria frees 755 prisoners as Arab monitors tour Homs

The prisoners` release followed accusations by Rights group that Syrian authorities were hiding hund...

Cuba to free 2,900 in sweeping amnesty

Cuba will release 2,900 prisoners for humanitarian reasons in a sweeping amnesty ahead of a visit by...

Have crossed first hurdle: 1971 POWs` kin’s lawyer

The Gujarat High Court`s direction to the Centre over the release of 1971 POWs is the "first hurdle...

HC asks Centre to approach ICJ for 54 Indian PoWs

The Gujarat High Court Friday directed the Union of India to approach the International Court of Ju...

Israel prepares to free 550 Palestinian prisoners

Israel was preparing to release 550 Palestinian prisoners who will be freed after nightfall to compl...

Pak-UAE finalise pact on exchange of prisoners

Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates on Friday finalised an agreement for exchange of prisoners a...

Israel prepares for second stage of prisoner swap

Israel began preparations on Thursday to release 550 Palestinian prisoners in the second stage of a ...

Pak prisoners released from Tihar

Fifty-five Pakistani prisoners, who had been lodged in Tihar Jail since 2007 for illegally staying i...

14 prisoners escape from Jalore jail

Fourteen prisoners have escaped from the Jalore jail after cutting the ventilator grills, police sai...

Items made by Bihar prisoners a hit at trade fair

Their creators are behind bars for various crimes, but woollen blankets and cotton clothes hand-ma...

‘Hear prisoners before passing any order on them’

A sessions court has cautioned magisterial courts to ensure that undertrial prisoners are heard befo...

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