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Can't Curtail Or Play With A Citizen's Liberty By Detaining Him On Pretext Of Holding Fair Polls: Jharkhand High Court
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Can't Curtail Or Play With A Citizen's Liberty By Detaining Him On Pretext Of Holding Fair Polls: Jharkhand High Court

Live Law  

Last week, the Jharkhand High Court observed that a person can't be detained on the grounds that the same is necessary for the proper conduction of Assembly Elections. The court made these observations while allowing a criminal writ petition filed by one Ganesh Singh @ Nishant Singh challenging a September 2024 order passed by the District Magistrate-cum-Deputy Commissioner, East Singhbhum, …

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Freed activist Paul Watson vows to 'end whaling worldwide'
6 hours, 11 minutes ago

Freed activist Paul Watson vows to 'end whaling worldwide'

Raw Story  

Animal rights activist Paul Watson, freed this week from detention in Denmark, vowed on Saturday to end whale hunting worldwide and to stop Japan if it tried to resume whaling in the Southern Ocean. "One way or the other we are going to end whaling worldwide," Watson told reporters in central Paris where several hundred supporters had gathered to greet …

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This industry is 'ready to cash in' on one of Trump’s biggest plans: report
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This industry is 'ready to cash in' on one of Trump’s biggest plans: report

Raw Story  

One of the campaign promises President-elect Donald Trump made ahead of his victory over Vice President Kamala Harris last month was to carry out the "the largest domestic deportation operation in American history." Per the report, George Zoley, who serves as executive chairman of the private prison company, GEO group, told investors soon after the election, "This is, to us, …

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Inside India’s Detention Camps: Rohingya Refugees Face Abuse, Harsh Conditions
2 days, 15 hours ago

Inside India’s Detention Camps: Rohingya Refugees Face Abuse, Harsh Conditions

The Quint  

“We have done nothing wrong. Our villages were being burned, and we came here to save our lives”, says Minara Begum, a 45- year-old mother of three from Buthidaung, Myanmar. Through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Canadian High commission requested to interview Minara. But the Indian authorities denied their request to be interviewed either virtually or at …

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Diddy 'astonishingly thinner' and 'greyer' after three months behind bars as he awaits trial
4 days, 10 hours ago

Diddy 'astonishingly thinner' and 'greyer' after three months behind bars as he awaits trial

Daily Mail  

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has reportedly lost a huge amount weight and is looking 'greyer'— three months after he was jailed on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. The rapper, 55, has been behind bars at the notoriously tough Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City awaiting trial. Sean 'Diddy' Combs has reportedly lost a huge amount weight — three months after …

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Continued Detention Of Saudi Born "Rohingya Refugee" In Jail Despite Completion Of Sentence Violates Article 21: Madhya Pradesh High Court
5 days, 11 hours ago

Continued Detention Of Saudi Born "Rohingya Refugee" In Jail Despite Completion Of Sentence Violates Article 21: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Live Law  

While considering the case of a man–born in Saudi Arabia and claiming to be a Rohingya refugee–the Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court said that his detention in the city's Central jail after completion of his sentence for allegedly having a foreign passport violated his right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The District Collector, …

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US releases Kenyan detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu from Guantanamo after 17 years without charges
5 days, 18 hours ago

US releases Kenyan detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu from Guantanamo after 17 years without charges

India Today  

WASHINGTON: The US has repatriated a Kenya man held for 17 years without charge at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, leaving 15 other never-charged men still waiting for release after long being cleared of wrongdoing. The Defense Department announced the return of Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu to Kenya on Tuesday. The George W. Bush administration set up …

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Some parts of Trump’s deportation plan may be ‘Obama-esque.’ There’s a reason for that
5 days, 18 hours ago

Some parts of Trump’s deportation plan may be ‘Obama-esque.’ There’s a reason for that

CNN  

Washington CNN — President-elect Donald Trump promised mass deportation on the campaign trail, and while the scale of it remains vague, the elements of the plan are an unlikely call back to former President Barack Obama who was billed the “deporter-in-chief” by Democrats and immigrant advocates. Trump’s plans also include bringing back family detention, which has been widely criticized by …

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Pakistani national in Bengaluru detention centre stages hunger strike demanding deportation: Report
6 days, 13 hours ago

Pakistani national in Bengaluru detention centre stages hunger strike demanding deportation: Report

Hindustan Times  

A Pakistani national, who has been awaiting deportation for over a year, recently staged a week-long hunger strike at the foreigners’ detention centre in Nelamangala, Bengaluru, The Hindu reported. According to the report, Fahad’s ordeal began in 2006 when he traveled to India from Pakistan to reconnect with his paternal relatives in Kasaragod, Kerala. While officials from the Pakistan High …

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John S. sentenced to 30 years and psychiatric detention for deadly shootings
6 days, 18 hours ago

John S. sentenced to 30 years and psychiatric detention for deadly shootings

NL Times  

On Tuesday, the court sentenced 40-year-old John S. to 30 years in prison and compulsory psychiatric treatment for the deadly shooting at a care farm in Alblasserdam and the murder of a shoemaker in Vlissingen. At the time, the prosecution had sought the same 30-year prison sentence combined with compulsory psychiatric treatment, or tbs. The court aligned with expert recommendations …

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How the WA Labor government has wielded its absolute power since its thumping 2021 election win
6 days, 18 hours ago

How the WA Labor government has wielded its absolute power since its thumping 2021 election win

ABC  

At the last election, WA Labor redefined the idea of a landslide by obliterating the already wounded opposition. Fast facts: More than 20,600 West Australians are on the public housing wait list More than 20,600 West Australians are on the public housing wait list Perth is now considered to be the least affordable capital city in Australia Perth is now …

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US transfers Guantanamo Bay detainee to Kenya
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6 days, 18 hours ago

US transfers Guantanamo Bay detainee to Kenya

CNN  

CNN — The US has moved a detainee of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay to Kenya, marking the first detainee transfer in more than a year. Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu was transferred to Kenya nearly three years after a Periodic Review Board determined the “continued law of war detention … was no longer necessary” in December 2021, a release …

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Denmark frees anti-whaling activist Watson, rejecting Japan extradition
6 days, 18 hours ago

Denmark frees anti-whaling activist Watson, rejecting Japan extradition

CNN  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark Reuters — Denmark released anti-whaling activist Paul Watson from detention on Tuesday and said it had rejected a Japanese request to extradite him over criminal charges dating back more than a decade. US-Canadian Watson, 74, founder of the Sea Shepherd conservationist group and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, was released in Greenland’s capital Nuuk, police in the autonomous …

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Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 9, 2024 To December 15, 2024
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Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 9, 2024 To December 15, 2024

Live Law  

Index Citations Kunhimuhammed @ Kunheethu v. State of Kerala 2024 LiveLaw 964 National Highways Authority of India v. G Athipathi and Others, Civil Appeal No. Case Details: Kirpal Singh v. Government of India Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 970 The Supreme Court has held that Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 is applicable to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Case …

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'Who's going to get your kids from school?' Undocumented Texans told to plan for detention
1 week, 1 day ago

'Who's going to get your kids from school?' Undocumented Texans told to plan for detention

Raw Story  

"“The best time to prepare”: Migrant rights group warns undocumented Texans to plan for deportations" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. The meeting last week was part of a "Know Your Rights" campaign that the organization is …

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Allu Arjun's lawyer slams jail authorities for Pushpa 2 star's 'illegal detention' post bail: 'We will take legal steps'
1 week, 2 days ago

Allu Arjun's lawyer slams jail authorities for Pushpa 2 star's 'illegal detention' post bail: 'We will take legal steps'

Hindustan Times  

The lawyer of actor Allu Arjun, Ashok Reddy, criticised Hyderabad jail authorities for "not complying" with the bail order granted to the Pushpa 2 star by the Telangana High Court in the Sandhya theatre incident. "Order copy of the high court clearly directing the Superintendent of jail to release Allu Arjun forthwith and Superintendent has directed to ensure to release …

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Hyderabad police deny 'misbehaving' with Allu Arjun during arrest, justify detention: 'His actions led to this incident'
1 week, 2 days ago

Hyderabad police deny 'misbehaving' with Allu Arjun during arrest, justify detention: 'His actions led to this incident'

Hindustan Times  

Hours after the arrest of actor Allu Arjun in connection with the death of a fan at a Pushpa 2: The Rule screening, reports began claiming that the cops had misbehaved with the actor. Hyderabad Police on Sandhya Theatre letter In a press release, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Zone, Hyderabad City said, "Clarification regarding the letter being circulating in …

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Europe’s anti-torture watchdog slams Italy over migrant detention abuses
1 week, 3 days ago

Europe’s anti-torture watchdog slams Italy over migrant detention abuses

Associated Press  

ROME — The Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee on Friday released a report criticizing Italy’s treatment of migrants in local detention centers, citing cases of physical ill-treatment, excessive force and the use of psychotropic drugs on detainees. In its report Friday, the CPT was also critical of the “widespread practice” of administering unprescribed psychotropic drugs to detainees in Potenza, one …

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Australia: Why children as young as 10 face life sentences in Queensland
1 week, 3 days ago

Australia: Why children as young as 10 face life sentences in Queensland

Firstpost  

Queensland’s controversial new laws allow children as young as 10 to face the same sentences as adults for serious crimes. Representational Image/iStock Queensland’s controversial new laws, branded “Adult Crime, Adult Time,” have turned heads across Australia and internationally. Maggie Munn, First Nations Justice Director at the Human Rights Law Centre, stated, “Times like this make me wonder how the Premier …

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Former Tasmanian high school principal David Billing sentenced to home detention for sexual abuse of student
1 week, 3 days ago

Former Tasmanian high school principal David Billing sentenced to home detention for sexual abuse of student

ABC  

A man who worked as a teacher, principal and district superintendent in Tasmania has been placed on a home detention order for the persistent sexual abuse of a school student in the 1980s. David John Billing, 76, was sentenced in the Hobart Supreme Court today after pleading guilty to the offence which occurred over 10 separate occasions in the 1980s. …

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Allu Arjun spotted wearing 'Flower nahi, fire hai' hoodie during detention | See viral video
1 week, 3 days ago

Allu Arjun spotted wearing 'Flower nahi, fire hai' hoodie during detention | See viral video

India TV News  

Allu Arjun's fans were in big shock after the news of their favourite star being detained by the Hyderabad Police surfaced online. Now, a video of the actor is doing rounds on the internet wherein Allu Arjun is seen wearing a hoodie with his popular dialogue 'Flower nahi, fire hai' written over it. Fans eager to glimpse Allu Arjun rushed …

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Distraught mother barred from hugging son in detention centre before he died
1 week, 4 days ago

Distraught mother barred from hugging son in detention centre before he died

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Frank Ospina, pictured, suffered a sharp deterioration of his mental …

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Preventive Detention A Harsh Measure, Permissible Only When 'Public Order' Disturbed : Supreme Court
1 week, 4 days ago

Preventive Detention A Harsh Measure, Permissible Only When 'Public Order' Disturbed : Supreme Court

Live Law  

While quashing a preventive detention order, the Supreme Court observed that preventive detention is a harsh measure, which cannot be invoked against every alleged breach of peace. It has been held that when a person can be dealt with in exercise of powers to maintain law and order, unless the acts of the proposed detainee are the one which have …

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American who says he crossed into Syria by foot is free after 7 months in detention
1 week, 4 days ago

American who says he crossed into Syria by foot is free after 7 months in detention

Associated Press  

DAMASCUS, Syria — An American who turned up in Syria on Thursday says he was detained after crossing into the country by foot on a Christian pilgrimage seven months ago. Travis Timmerman appears to have been among thousands of people released from the country’s notorious prisons after rebels reached Damascus over the weekend, overthrowing President Bashar Assad and ending his …

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