Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Monday condemned the detention of Mehraj Malik, a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, calling it “unconstitutional” and part of a series of “fake cases” filed against AAP leaders by the BJP. Speaking at a press conference, Bharadwaj said, “BJP has lodged fake cases against AAP … Read more
A report has exposed the inhumane conditions faced by undocumented migrants and the degrading treatment of detainees at several US immigration facilities. Among the most alarming revelations is the treatment of female detainees at the Krome North Service Processing Centre in west Miami, where women were reportedly forced to use toilets in full view of … Read more
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, giving federal authorities broader power to deport immigrants in the US illegally who have been accused of crimes. He also announced at the ceremony that his administration planned to send the “worst criminal aliens” to a detention centre in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The … Read more
Getty Images Police will no longer be able to hold people who are being detained for mental health reasons in police cells, under government plans for England and Wales. Officers can currently use cells as a “place of safety” for up to 24 hours to allow those needing immediate care to be assessed by a … Read more
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) need not furnish a person accused under the PMLA with a copy of the grounds of detention at the time of his arrest, the Supreme Court clarified. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court has clarified in a judgment that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) need not furnish a person accused … Read more
The detention of six of seven persons, who had protested against land acquisition for SIPCOT in Tiruvannamalai district earlier this month, under the Goondas Act was revoked on Friday on the instructions of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. According to an official release, the Chief Minister’s instructions followed representations from the family members of the six … Read more
Commuters of short distance passenger trains have warned of protest, citing how a large number of passengers are unable to reach their workplaces and homes in time, since their trains are being detained to make way for the newly launched Vande Bharat Express through Alappuzha. They attributed it to the delay in doubling the 69-km … Read more
The satellite news network Al Jazeera said on April 1 that a correspondent for one of its channels held in Egypt since 2019 has been released after nearly four years in pre-trial detention. The Qatar-funded network in Doha said that Hisham Abdel Aziz had been released. It offered no other details. Authorities in … Read more
Former Jammu and Kashmir CM and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah met PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, a day after she was released from the 14-month detention. Farooq Abdullah met Mehbooba Mufti a day after her release from detention. (File photo: PTI) Former Jammu and Kashmir CM and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah met PDP president … Read more
After keeping her in detention for more than a year, the Jammu and Kashmir government has finally decided to release former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti. Mehbooba Mufti was released around 9.45 pm. Confirming this development, Official Spokesperson of the J&K government, Rohit Kansal tweeted, “Ms. Mehbooba … Read more