At least 60 prisoners were killed Thursday and eight policemen injured in an attack on the bus prisoners were takenĀ in northern Baghdad (Iraq). A group of gunmen launched the attack with explosives that exploded when the vehicle in the Al Taji. The attack has provoked an intense exchange of gunfire between security forces and […]
Jul 27 2014 | Posted in
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Palestinian prisoners go on hunger strike Some 1,200 Palestinian security prisoners entered their second day of a hunger strike on Wednesday. Prison authorities have stopped serving the convicted terrorists food, a source from the agency confirmed. Asked whether staff were prepared to deal with a long-term hunger strike, the source answered in the affirmative, noting […]
Apr 18 2012 | Posted in
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Prisoners await for their rights; govt. yet to form FCR Tribunal Peshawar: (Monday, January 09, 2012) with the government yet to decide upon the formation of FCR Tribunal through introducing amendments to the Frontier Crimes Regulations, hundreds of prisoners from Federally Administered Tribal Areas waits for their fates to be decided. Earlier, after promulgation of […]
Jan 9 2012 | Posted in
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Last Group of Ethiopian Migrants to Be Assisted By IOM This Year Heads Home from Tanzania A final group of 150 Ethiopian migrants who have spent more than a year in Tanzanian prisons as irregular migrants and who wanted to go back home, has been assisted by IOM to return to Ethiopia. The group is […]
Dec 2 2011 | Posted in
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