Tag: #Prisoners
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Sindh Govt releases Prisoners on Eid ul Adha
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has announced a reduction in the sentences of prisoners on Eid-ul-Adha. According to reports, IG Jails Sindh Anwar Mustafa has said that 8 prisoners have been released from jails across Sindh and 304 sentences have been reduced, and another 4 from IG Karachi Central Jail, District Jail Malir,…
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Pakistan Hands Over 200 Indian Fishermen At Attari-Wagah Border
Pakistan has released 200 Indian fishermen, who were handed over to BSF authorities at the Joint Check Post at the Attari-Wagah border here, an official said on Saturday. All the fishermen crossed over to India around 1 am through the land transit route of the Attari-Wagah border using an ‘Emergency Travel Certificate’ issued by the…
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290 Afghan Prisoners in Pakistan May Be Released Soon
The Afghanistan consul in Karachi city of Pakistan said that more than 290 citizens of the country who are in Pakistan prisons will be released in the two next months. According to the Afghanistan consul in Karachi, out of 2,600 Afghan prisoners held in Pakistan, nearly 2350 of them, including women and children, have been released…
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Myanmar set to release 5,000 prisoners held over coup
Myanmar state authorities confirm that they will release more than 5,000 prisoners who had been jailed for protesting against February’s coup. A large number of people were arrested during the bloody demonstrations after the military leaders seized power. Myanmar’s leader, General Min Aung Hlaing said that as many as 5,636 prisoners will be freed for…
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Azerbaijan & Armenia Begin Swapping Karabakh Prisoners
Azerbaijan and Armenia have started swapping Karabakh prisoners.
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Philippines Frees Nearly 82,000 Prisoners Amid Pandemic
Philippines has freed nearly 82,000 prisoners in the midst of the pandemic.
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Costa Rica converts island prison into tourist attraction
Isla San Lucas, Costa Rica, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):Despite the country’s coronavirus lockdown, Costa Rica’s island of San Lucas, a former penal colony with a dark history, has been newly converted into a tourist paradise, albeit with strict pandemic protocols in place. Something of Costa Rica’s own version of Alcatraz, the island was once home to…
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124 detainees, prisoners infected with COVID-19 in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Oct 5 (XinhuaAPP):A total of 124 detainees and prisoners in Indonesia have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Directorate General of Corrections Indonesia of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights on Monday. Rika Aprianti, the directorate’s head of public relations, said that the detainees and prisoners got infected by correctional officers. “Those…
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Afghan Govt to shift 7 important Taliban prisoners to Qatar
ISLAMABAD, September 3 (Online): The prisoner exchange process has been completed between Afghan government and Taliban, the rest of the 7 Taliban prisoners will be shifted to Qatar from Afghan jails. According to Afghan media reports, Afghan government on Thursday has set free 113 Taliban prisoners and 2 Afghan commandos were handed over to local…
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PM Directs Implementation of SC Verdict on Releasing Under-Trial Women Prisoners
The PM has directed the implementation of the SC verdict on releasing under-trial women prisoners.