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Yemen's Houthis To Release 100 Prisoners Today
The head of the Houthi Prisoner Affairs Committee, Abdul Qader al-Murtada, said the Iran-backed movement would release 100 prisoners on Saturday belonging to Yemen's government forces.
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Sri Lanka Releases Tamil Prisoners Who Tried To Assassinate Ex President
Three Tamil rebels imprisoned for trying to assassinate Sri Lanka's first woman head of state were pardoned and released on Monday, according to the president's office.
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"Rebel MLAs Prisoners In Assam, Visuals On NDTV": Aaditya Thackeray
Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray today said some of the MLAs in the rebel camp now feel they have been kidnapped and are prisoners in BJP-ruled Assam.
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"Hotel Rwanda" Hero Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison On Terror Charges
Paul Rusesabagina, the "Hotel Rwanda" hero turned government critic, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of terrorism in a trial that supporters say was politically motivated.
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Over 100 Killed In Air Strike On Yemen Prison: Report
More than 100 people are believed to have been killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led military coalition on a detention centre in Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Sunday.
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DMK's MK Stalin Detained At Marina Beach After Protest Against Trust Vote: Highlights
E Palaniswami today won the trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly after the house witnessed chaos and violence. He won 122 votes with only 11 rebels of his AIADMK voting against him. He needed the backing of at least 117 legislators in the 234-member State Assembly. Mr Palaniswami took oath on Thursday with a 30-member cabinet. He is widely seen as...
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Ukraine Court Sentences 2 Alleged Russian Soldiers To 14 Years In Jail
A Ukrainian court today sentenced two alleged Russian soldiers to 14 years in prison for fighting in the rebel east, in a ruling that could prelude a swap for pilot Nadiya Savchenko jailed by Russia.
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Colombia Frees Group Of Rebels To Bolster Peace Talks
Colombia released a group of imprisoned rebels late Wednesday, marking another milestone in a peace process that could end Latin America's longest-running armed conflict.
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Sri Lankan Leader Writes to President Sirisena for Release of Tamil Inmates
A day after inmates began a hunger strike demanding their release in Sri Lanka's Tamil dominated Northern Province, the chief minister has demanded expediting of pending cases against over 200 Tamil political prisoners languishing in several jails.
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Tamil Political Prisoners in Sri Lankan Jails Go on Indefinite Hunger Strike
Tamil political prisoners lodged in several jails in Sri Lanka, many of them without trial since 2009 when the civil war ended, today began a hunger strike, demanding their release.
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Myanmar Military Wins Rare Praise in War With Ethnic Chinese Rebels
Fighting between the Myanmar army and ethnic Chinese rebels has handed the long-feared military a public relations coup, with an explosion of praise on social media and even former political prisoners expressing grudging support.
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Major Prisoner Swap in Ukraine Bolsters Shaky Truce
Ukrainian forces and rebel separatists traded dozens of prisoners in a frontline eastern town on Saturday, the first clear sign of progress for an otherwise shaky truce signed a week ago.
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Rebels Pledge Prisoner Exchange as Ukraine Ceasefire Teeters
Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine promised on Friday to start exchanging prisoners, in a possible boost to a ceasefire that the US accuses separatists of repeatedly violating.
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Petro Poroshenko Hails Ukraine 'Warriors' Freed by Rebels
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday welcomed home as heroes 145 soldiers freed by pro-Russian rebels during the largest prisoner swap of the eight-month separatist war.
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Kiev and Rebels Swap Hundreds of Captives in Peace Push
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels were on Saturday set to complete a swap of hundreds of prisoners as part of a new push for peace that came despite Kiev's decision to cut off key transport links to breakaway Crimea.
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Yemen's Houthis To Release 100 Prisoners Today
The head of the Houthi Prisoner Affairs Committee, Abdul Qader al-Murtada, said the Iran-backed movement would release 100 prisoners on Saturday belonging to Yemen's government forces.
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Sri Lanka Releases Tamil Prisoners Who Tried To Assassinate Ex President
Three Tamil rebels imprisoned for trying to assassinate Sri Lanka's first woman head of state were pardoned and released on Monday, according to the president's office.
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"Rebel MLAs Prisoners In Assam, Visuals On NDTV": Aaditya Thackeray
Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray today said some of the MLAs in the rebel camp now feel they have been kidnapped and are prisoners in BJP-ruled Assam.
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"Hotel Rwanda" Hero Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison On Terror Charges
Paul Rusesabagina, the "Hotel Rwanda" hero turned government critic, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of terrorism in a trial that supporters say was politically motivated.
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Over 100 Killed In Air Strike On Yemen Prison: Report
More than 100 people are believed to have been killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led military coalition on a detention centre in Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Sunday.
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DMK's MK Stalin Detained At Marina Beach After Protest Against Trust Vote: Highlights
E Palaniswami today won the trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly after the house witnessed chaos and violence. He won 122 votes with only 11 rebels of his AIADMK voting against him. He needed the backing of at least 117 legislators in the 234-member State Assembly. Mr Palaniswami took oath on Thursday with a 30-member cabinet. He is widely seen as...
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Ukraine Court Sentences 2 Alleged Russian Soldiers To 14 Years In Jail
A Ukrainian court today sentenced two alleged Russian soldiers to 14 years in prison for fighting in the rebel east, in a ruling that could prelude a swap for pilot Nadiya Savchenko jailed by Russia.
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Colombia Frees Group Of Rebels To Bolster Peace Talks
Colombia released a group of imprisoned rebels late Wednesday, marking another milestone in a peace process that could end Latin America's longest-running armed conflict.
-
Sri Lankan Leader Writes to President Sirisena for Release of Tamil Inmates
A day after inmates began a hunger strike demanding their release in Sri Lanka's Tamil dominated Northern Province, the chief minister has demanded expediting of pending cases against over 200 Tamil political prisoners languishing in several jails.
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Tamil Political Prisoners in Sri Lankan Jails Go on Indefinite Hunger Strike
Tamil political prisoners lodged in several jails in Sri Lanka, many of them without trial since 2009 when the civil war ended, today began a hunger strike, demanding their release.
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Myanmar Military Wins Rare Praise in War With Ethnic Chinese Rebels
Fighting between the Myanmar army and ethnic Chinese rebels has handed the long-feared military a public relations coup, with an explosion of praise on social media and even former political prisoners expressing grudging support.
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Major Prisoner Swap in Ukraine Bolsters Shaky Truce
Ukrainian forces and rebel separatists traded dozens of prisoners in a frontline eastern town on Saturday, the first clear sign of progress for an otherwise shaky truce signed a week ago.
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Rebels Pledge Prisoner Exchange as Ukraine Ceasefire Teeters
Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine promised on Friday to start exchanging prisoners, in a possible boost to a ceasefire that the US accuses separatists of repeatedly violating.
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Petro Poroshenko Hails Ukraine 'Warriors' Freed by Rebels
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday welcomed home as heroes 145 soldiers freed by pro-Russian rebels during the largest prisoner swap of the eight-month separatist war.
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Kiev and Rebels Swap Hundreds of Captives in Peace Push
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels were on Saturday set to complete a swap of hundreds of prisoners as part of a new push for peace that came despite Kiev's decision to cut off key transport links to breakaway Crimea.
