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39 Palestinians, Including 6 Women And 33 Minors, Released by Israel
Prison authorities in Israel announced early Sunday that they had released 39 Palestinian detainees after Hamas freed 13 hostages under an agreement that came into force on Friday.
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Xi Jinping Calls For "Immediate Ceasefire" In Israel-Hamas War
Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for the release of civilian detainees and an immediate ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas, state media said, as the Chinese President addressed a virtual summit of fellow BRICS leaders.
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5 US Detainees Freed By Iran Land In Qatar Under Prisoner Swap Deal
Five US citizens freed by Iran landed in Qatar on Monday in a prisoner exchange facilitated by the release of $6 billion in frozen oil proceeds, an AFP reporter said.
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UN Calls For Member States To "Prevent Flow Of Arms Into Myanmar"
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Mehbooba Mufti Urges PM Modi To Release Political Detainees Amid Covid Threat
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release all political detainees languishing in jails in and outside Jammu and Kashmir immediately in the wake of the worsening COVID-19 situation.
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UN Security Council Expresses "Deep Concern" After Myanmar Coup
The UN Security Council on Thursday voiced "deep concern" over the military's coup in Myanmar, and called in a draft statement for the "release of all detainees" including Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Release Detainees Lodged In Assam Detention Centres For 2 Years: Top Court
Relaxing its earlier conditions in view of the coronavirus pandemic, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the release of those detainees in Assam who were declared foreigners and have been lodged in detention centres for two years or more.
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"Dissent Muzzled": Opposition Demands Release Of 3 Ex-J&K Chief Ministers
Eight opposition parties have sent a joint resolution to the BJP-led Central government, demanding the immediate release of all political detainees in Kashmir, especially the three former Chief Ministers -- Farooq and Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti.
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Ahead Of Donald Trump Visit, US Congressmen Raise Concerns On Kashmir
Two US Congressmen from opposite sides of America's political divide on Wednesday expressed concern over the Kashmir issue, insisting that the Narendra Modi government release political detainees and restore normalcy in the region at the earliest.
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Five More Kashmir Leaders Released After Over 160 Days In Detention
Three former legislators are among five politicians released by the Jammu and Kashmir administration today as part of an ongoing exercise to free detainees and lift curbs imposed on the region. They were placed under detention on August 5, when the centre scrapped the erstwhile state's special status and bifurcated it into two union territories.
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"We've Seen Progress": US Seeks Roadmap For Normalcy In Kashmir
The United States on Thursday sought from India a "roadmap" to political and economic normalcy in Kashmir and immediate release of all political detainees, adding that it has seen "progress" in easing of restrictions. Pakistan should take "sustained and irreversible" steps against terrorists in its territory, it said.
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How Will You Release Detainees, Top Court Asks Assam Government
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Assam government to apprise it of "ways and means" that can be adopted to release illegal foreigners languishing in the state's detention centres for almost a decade.
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North Korea Frees South Korean Detainee Arrested In July: Seoul
Pyongyang on Tuesday released a South Korean detainee "arrested for entering the North illegally" last month, Seoul's unification ministry said, as ties improve between the two countries following a summit between their leaders in April.
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Donald Trump To Greet Americans Freed By North Korea
US President Donald Trump will greet three Americans released by North Korea at an airbase near Washington Thursday, underscoring a much needed diplomatic win and a stepping stone to a historic summit with Kim Jong Un.
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North Korea Frees 3 American Prisoners Ahead Of A Planned Trump-Kim Summit
After long stretches in labor camps and days of rumors about their release, three Americans who were held prisoner in North Korea are finally coming home.
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39 Palestinians, Including 6 Women And 33 Minors, Released by Israel
Prison authorities in Israel announced early Sunday that they had released 39 Palestinian detainees after Hamas freed 13 hostages under an agreement that came into force on Friday.
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Xi Jinping Calls For "Immediate Ceasefire" In Israel-Hamas War
Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for the release of civilian detainees and an immediate ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas, state media said, as the Chinese President addressed a virtual summit of fellow BRICS leaders.
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5 US Detainees Freed By Iran Land In Qatar Under Prisoner Swap Deal
Five US citizens freed by Iran landed in Qatar on Monday in a prisoner exchange facilitated by the release of $6 billion in frozen oil proceeds, an AFP reporter said.
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UN Calls For Member States To "Prevent Flow Of Arms Into Myanmar"
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Mehbooba Mufti Urges PM Modi To Release Political Detainees Amid Covid Threat
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release all political detainees languishing in jails in and outside Jammu and Kashmir immediately in the wake of the worsening COVID-19 situation.
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UN Security Council Expresses "Deep Concern" After Myanmar Coup
The UN Security Council on Thursday voiced "deep concern" over the military's coup in Myanmar, and called in a draft statement for the "release of all detainees" including Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Release Detainees Lodged In Assam Detention Centres For 2 Years: Top Court
Relaxing its earlier conditions in view of the coronavirus pandemic, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the release of those detainees in Assam who were declared foreigners and have been lodged in detention centres for two years or more.
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"Dissent Muzzled": Opposition Demands Release Of 3 Ex-J&K Chief Ministers
Eight opposition parties have sent a joint resolution to the BJP-led Central government, demanding the immediate release of all political detainees in Kashmir, especially the three former Chief Ministers -- Farooq and Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti.
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Ahead Of Donald Trump Visit, US Congressmen Raise Concerns On Kashmir
Two US Congressmen from opposite sides of America's political divide on Wednesday expressed concern over the Kashmir issue, insisting that the Narendra Modi government release political detainees and restore normalcy in the region at the earliest.
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Five More Kashmir Leaders Released After Over 160 Days In Detention
Three former legislators are among five politicians released by the Jammu and Kashmir administration today as part of an ongoing exercise to free detainees and lift curbs imposed on the region. They were placed under detention on August 5, when the centre scrapped the erstwhile state's special status and bifurcated it into two union territories.
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"We've Seen Progress": US Seeks Roadmap For Normalcy In Kashmir
The United States on Thursday sought from India a "roadmap" to political and economic normalcy in Kashmir and immediate release of all political detainees, adding that it has seen "progress" in easing of restrictions. Pakistan should take "sustained and irreversible" steps against terrorists in its territory, it said.
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How Will You Release Detainees, Top Court Asks Assam Government
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Assam government to apprise it of "ways and means" that can be adopted to release illegal foreigners languishing in the state's detention centres for almost a decade.
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North Korea Frees South Korean Detainee Arrested In July: Seoul
Pyongyang on Tuesday released a South Korean detainee "arrested for entering the North illegally" last month, Seoul's unification ministry said, as ties improve between the two countries following a summit between their leaders in April.
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Donald Trump To Greet Americans Freed By North Korea
US President Donald Trump will greet three Americans released by North Korea at an airbase near Washington Thursday, underscoring a much needed diplomatic win and a stepping stone to a historic summit with Kim Jong Un.
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North Korea Frees 3 American Prisoners Ahead Of A Planned Trump-Kim Summit
After long stretches in labor camps and days of rumors about their release, three Americans who were held prisoner in North Korea are finally coming home.
