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- Middle East
Turkey summons German envoy over detention of Turkish reporters
Ankara: The Turkish Foreign Ministry has said that it had summoned the German ambassador in Ankara over what it calls the detention of Turkish reporters in Frankfurt. The Ministry denounced the “harassment…
- Middle East
British man found hanging in Qatar allegedly tortured by secret police
Doha: A 52-year-old British businessman who was found hanging in a hotel in Doha, in 2019, was reportedly tortured by Qatar’s ‘secret police’, the British newspaper, The Times reported. Marc Bennett, died…
- India
Preventive detention serious invasion of personal liberty, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said preventive detention is a serious invasion of personal liberty and the normal methods open to a person charged with commission of any offence to…
- Telangana
Telangana HC calls detention of Rohingyas illegal
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court, on Thursday stated that it’s “illegal” for the state government to “detain and confine” Rohingyas at Cherlapally prison. The high court bench, composed of Justices Shameem Akhter…
- Middle East
Turkey detains 10 suspects over 2016 failed coup
Ankara: The Turkish police have detained 10 suspects over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a failed coup attempt in 2016. The suspects allegedly had organisational ties with people…
- World
China is locking up critics in psychiatric hospitals: Report
Madrid: In China, posting a political comment, submitting a complaint about a corrupt official, or shouting slogans in the street, will quickly get you locked up in a detention centre or it…
- Middle East
Israeli court extends detention of Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra
The Israeli court on Tuesday extended the solitary confinement of the Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra for an additional six months, the Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC) reported. The extension means Ahmed Manasra will…
- India
Explainer: Who is Teesta Satalvad? Why was she arrested?
In connection with spreading ‘misinformation’ about the 2002 Gujarat riots, which claimed hundreds of lives, whose burnt stench still lingers in a few colonies of Gujarat, Teesta Satalvad was detained by the…
- Telangana
Powers under PD law cannot be used routinely: SC to Rachakonda police
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that powers under the preventive detention law are “exceptional” and cannot be exercised in a routine manner as it strikes hard on the freedom and…
- India
Around 800 Cong leaders, workers detained for protesting Rahul Gandhi’s questioning by ED
New Delhi: Around 800 senior Congress leaders and workers have been detained since Monday for protesting the questioning of Rahul Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate in violation of prohibitory orders and despite…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Protest held at Gun Park over PM’s remarks on Telangana
Hyderbad: Tension prevailed in Gun Park at Nampally on Monday as people protested over Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s recent comments on the formation of Telangana. A group of people including People’s…
- World
Turkey detains at least 113 suspects over failed coup in 2016
Ankara: Turkey on Tuesday detained at least 113 suspects over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016. A detention warrant was issued for 185 suspects…
- Pakistan
Amnesty urges Pakistan to end enforced disappearances
Islamabad: Amnesty International on Monday urged Pakistani authorities to stop forcibly disappearing suspected militants for years without trial, calling the practice abhorrent. In a report entitled Living Ghosts,” the rights group describes…
- World
UAE detains, deports Pakistanis based on Shia background: Human Rights Watch
Dubai: Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its report on Tuesday pointed out that United Arab Emirates (UAE) has detained and deported Pakistanis based on their Shia background. UAE forcibly detained four Pakistani…
- Kashmir
PDP slams govt over detention of party leaders
Srinagar: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday hit out at the Centre for the alleged inhuman and illegal incarceration of senior party leaders and other political prisoners in and outside Kashmir. “Notwithstanding…
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