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Protesters Set Jail On Fire In Bangladesh, Free "Hundreds" Of Inmates
Bangladeshi student protesters stormed a prison and freed hundreds of inmates Friday as police struggled to quell unrest, with huge rallies in the capital Dhaka despite a police ban on public gatherings.
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Russian Activist Sentenced To 15 Years For Slew Of Anti War Acts
A Russian military court sentenced an anti-war activist in the far eastern city of Khabarovsk to 15 years in prison on Friday for crimes including setting fire to a military commissariat and desecrating the graves of Russian soldiers killed in Ukrain
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Salman Khan House Firing Case Accused Dies In Prison, Family Alleges Murder
The custodial death of an accused in the case related to firing outside actor Salman Khan's home has left Mumbai Police red-faced. Senior officers have told the media that the CID -- is investigating the matter
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"No Parole For My Mother's Funeral": Rajnath Singh Recalls Emergency
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh fired an emotional barb at the Congress, revealing he had been barred from attending his mother's funeral while in prison during the Emergency.
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Murder Accused Hosts Social Media Live From UP Prison, 3 Jail Warders Fired
The jail administration has suspended 3 jail warders of the Bareilly Central Jail in Uttar Pradesh following an investigation into the matter of an inmate accused of murder possessing a mobile phone on which he hosted a live video on social media.
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Russian Woman Jailed For Trying To Set Fire To Army Aid Collection Point: Report
A Russian court has upheld a six-year prison sentence against a woman it said tried to set fire to a military aid collection point, state media reported Friday citing the Russian security service (FSB).
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Paraguay's Largest Prison Set On Fire, Inmates Take Guards, Visitors Hostage
Hundreds of inmates rioted on Tuesday and took dozens of hostages at the overcrowded Tacumbu prison, the largest in Paraguay, according to authorities and AFP journalists at the scene.
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Member Of Gang Involved In Delhi Prison Murder Arrested After Exchange Of Fire
Delhi Police on Friday arrested a criminal from the Gogi gang, which was involved in the recent killing of its rival Tillu Tajpuriya in Delhi's Tihar jail, officers said on Saturday.
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8 Killed After Parcel Bombs Explode Inside Myanmar's Biggest Jail: Report
Bombs inside parcels exploded at Myanmar's biggest jail on Wednesday prompting soldiers to return fire in a confrontation in which at least eight people were killed, state media and a witness said.
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Iran Prison Fire Death Count Rises To 8: Judiciary
Iran's judiciary authority said Monday that eight prisoners were killed in a fire that raged amid unrest inside Tehran's Evin prison, doubling the previously reported death count.
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4 Inmates Killed, 61 Injured In Evin Prison Fire, Says Iran
The fire that broke out in Iran's Evin prison in Tehran overnight killed four inmates and left 61 others injured, the judicial authority said on its website Sunday.
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Iran "Responsible' For Safety Of Americans In Evin Prison": US
The US State Department said Saturday that Iran was accountable for the safety of Americans held at Evin prison, after fire and clashes erupted at the notorious Tehran facility.
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Video: Fire, "Gunshots" At Iran's Infamous Prison Amid Anti-Hijab Protests
A fire and clashes erupted at Tehran's notorious Evin prison Saturday night as the protest movement sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in custody entered a fifth week.
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Situation At Iran's Evin Prison "Under Control" After "Troubles": State Media
"Troubles" erupted between inmates and guards at Tehran's Evin prison and a fire broke out but the situation is "under control", Iranian state media reported Saturday.
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Uttar Pradesh MP Cleared Of Rape Year After Woman Set Herself On Fire
Uttar Pradesh parliamentarian Atul Rai, in jail since 2019, was today acquitted of a rape charge by a court in Varanasi. He will however not be released from prison because of other pending cases against him.
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Protesters Set Jail On Fire In Bangladesh, Free "Hundreds" Of Inmates
Bangladeshi student protesters stormed a prison and freed hundreds of inmates Friday as police struggled to quell unrest, with huge rallies in the capital Dhaka despite a police ban on public gatherings.
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Russian Activist Sentenced To 15 Years For Slew Of Anti War Acts
A Russian military court sentenced an anti-war activist in the far eastern city of Khabarovsk to 15 years in prison on Friday for crimes including setting fire to a military commissariat and desecrating the graves of Russian soldiers killed in Ukrain
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Salman Khan House Firing Case Accused Dies In Prison, Family Alleges Murder
The custodial death of an accused in the case related to firing outside actor Salman Khan's home has left Mumbai Police red-faced. Senior officers have told the media that the CID -- is investigating the matter
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"No Parole For My Mother's Funeral": Rajnath Singh Recalls Emergency
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh fired an emotional barb at the Congress, revealing he had been barred from attending his mother's funeral while in prison during the Emergency.
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Murder Accused Hosts Social Media Live From UP Prison, 3 Jail Warders Fired
The jail administration has suspended 3 jail warders of the Bareilly Central Jail in Uttar Pradesh following an investigation into the matter of an inmate accused of murder possessing a mobile phone on which he hosted a live video on social media.
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Russian Woman Jailed For Trying To Set Fire To Army Aid Collection Point: Report
A Russian court has upheld a six-year prison sentence against a woman it said tried to set fire to a military aid collection point, state media reported Friday citing the Russian security service (FSB).
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Paraguay's Largest Prison Set On Fire, Inmates Take Guards, Visitors Hostage
Hundreds of inmates rioted on Tuesday and took dozens of hostages at the overcrowded Tacumbu prison, the largest in Paraguay, according to authorities and AFP journalists at the scene.
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Member Of Gang Involved In Delhi Prison Murder Arrested After Exchange Of Fire
Delhi Police on Friday arrested a criminal from the Gogi gang, which was involved in the recent killing of its rival Tillu Tajpuriya in Delhi's Tihar jail, officers said on Saturday.
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8 Killed After Parcel Bombs Explode Inside Myanmar's Biggest Jail: Report
Bombs inside parcels exploded at Myanmar's biggest jail on Wednesday prompting soldiers to return fire in a confrontation in which at least eight people were killed, state media and a witness said.
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Iran Prison Fire Death Count Rises To 8: Judiciary
Iran's judiciary authority said Monday that eight prisoners were killed in a fire that raged amid unrest inside Tehran's Evin prison, doubling the previously reported death count.
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4 Inmates Killed, 61 Injured In Evin Prison Fire, Says Iran
The fire that broke out in Iran's Evin prison in Tehran overnight killed four inmates and left 61 others injured, the judicial authority said on its website Sunday.
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Iran "Responsible' For Safety Of Americans In Evin Prison": US
The US State Department said Saturday that Iran was accountable for the safety of Americans held at Evin prison, after fire and clashes erupted at the notorious Tehran facility.
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Video: Fire, "Gunshots" At Iran's Infamous Prison Amid Anti-Hijab Protests
A fire and clashes erupted at Tehran's notorious Evin prison Saturday night as the protest movement sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in custody entered a fifth week.
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Situation At Iran's Evin Prison "Under Control" After "Troubles": State Media
"Troubles" erupted between inmates and guards at Tehran's Evin prison and a fire broke out but the situation is "under control", Iranian state media reported Saturday.
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Uttar Pradesh MP Cleared Of Rape Year After Woman Set Herself On Fire
Uttar Pradesh parliamentarian Atul Rai, in jail since 2019, was today acquitted of a rape charge by a court in Varanasi. He will however not be released from prison because of other pending cases against him.
