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Biden Grants Clemency To 5 Jailed Iranians As US Confirms Prisoner Swap
A US official said that seven US citizens were on a Qatari plane that departed Iran. They include three previously identified Americans -- Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz, and Emad Sharqi -- and two who wish to remain anonymous.
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Japan's Oldest Jail Set To Reopen In 2021 As Luxury Hotel
The historic former Nara Prison, the oldest in Japan and declared a cultural asset, is set to reopen in 2021 as a luxury hotel in a project seeking to change the area's image of an express tourist destination.
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Life Behind Bars Gets New Twist In Empty Dutch Prisons
Voices echo around the magnificent, luminous dome of Breda prison, breaking the silence of the 130-year-old building, now empty of inmates like dozens of others in The Netherlands. Falling crime rates over the last decade, as well as changing ideas about punishing criminals have robbed this penitentiary of its original purpose, and its gates clange...
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P.O.W: Bandi Yuddh Ke Trailer: A Story of Patriotism, Or Not?
P.O.W: Bandi Yuddh Ke revolves around two Indian soldiers, who were imprisoned after Kargil war and return home after 17 years. Now, there are trying to reintegrate into the society but some government officials are unconvinced of their patriotism after a psych evaluation and an investigation is launched
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Over 400 Indians Lodged In Pakistani Jails, Reveals RTI Reply
Over 400 Indians, of whom 355 are fishermen and five women, are lodged in Pakistani jails, according to a new list released today in the public domain. A total of 405 Indian nationals - 355 fishermen and 48 others - are in Pakistani jails till July, 2015, an RTI query by an Indo-Pak friendship initiative has found.
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Death row convict in Rajiv Gandhi killing gets gold medal
Death row convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case Perarivalan has won gold medal in one of the Prison Department conducted educational and vocational training programmes.
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Over 140 who fled Pakistan prison back in jail
As many as 143 of the 384 inmates who fled a prison in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province following an audacious Taliban attack are back in jail, an official said.
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Section of prisoners refuse food in protest against searches
About 40 prisoners in the Central Jail here observed a one-day fast to protest against frequent searches in the cells.
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Biden Grants Clemency To 5 Jailed Iranians As US Confirms Prisoner Swap
A US official said that seven US citizens were on a Qatari plane that departed Iran. They include three previously identified Americans -- Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz, and Emad Sharqi -- and two who wish to remain anonymous.
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Japan's Oldest Jail Set To Reopen In 2021 As Luxury Hotel
The historic former Nara Prison, the oldest in Japan and declared a cultural asset, is set to reopen in 2021 as a luxury hotel in a project seeking to change the area's image of an express tourist destination.
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Life Behind Bars Gets New Twist In Empty Dutch Prisons
Voices echo around the magnificent, luminous dome of Breda prison, breaking the silence of the 130-year-old building, now empty of inmates like dozens of others in The Netherlands. Falling crime rates over the last decade, as well as changing ideas about punishing criminals have robbed this penitentiary of its original purpose, and its gates clange...
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P.O.W: Bandi Yuddh Ke Trailer: A Story of Patriotism, Or Not?
P.O.W: Bandi Yuddh Ke revolves around two Indian soldiers, who were imprisoned after Kargil war and return home after 17 years. Now, there are trying to reintegrate into the society but some government officials are unconvinced of their patriotism after a psych evaluation and an investigation is launched
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Over 400 Indians Lodged In Pakistani Jails, Reveals RTI Reply
Over 400 Indians, of whom 355 are fishermen and five women, are lodged in Pakistani jails, according to a new list released today in the public domain. A total of 405 Indian nationals - 355 fishermen and 48 others - are in Pakistani jails till July, 2015, an RTI query by an Indo-Pak friendship initiative has found.
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Death row convict in Rajiv Gandhi killing gets gold medal
Death row convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case Perarivalan has won gold medal in one of the Prison Department conducted educational and vocational training programmes.
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Over 140 who fled Pakistan prison back in jail
As many as 143 of the 384 inmates who fled a prison in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province following an audacious Taliban attack are back in jail, an official said.
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Section of prisoners refuse food in protest against searches
About 40 prisoners in the Central Jail here observed a one-day fast to protest against frequent searches in the cells.
