Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs has been directed to present before Parliament, a statement on prolonged pre-trial detention within a week. Government was expected to present the statement to the House on Tuesday, 04 February 2025. The statement was supposed to provide …
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CAIRO | TASS | Israel has released 110 Palestinian prisoners, including 32 serving life sentences, as part of the Gaza Strip ceasefire deal, the Palestinian Information Office for Prisoners’ Affairs announced in a statement on its Telegram channel on Thursday. “We are glad to announce that the 3rd group of …
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CAIRO | TASS | The Palestinian movement Hamas has handed over the list with names of three Israeli hostages planned to be released on Sunday, January 19, to intermediaries, according to a statement posted on the Telegram channel of the movement. “Some time ago Hamas handed over the names of …
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday pardoned 1,082 prisoners to mark the 60th anniversary of the union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar that formed the United Republic of Tanzania on April 26, 1964. A statement by the Ministry of Home Affairs issued late Friday …
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RABAT, MOROCCO | Xinhua | Moroccan King Mohammed VI has granted clemency to 1,381 prisoners on the occasion of Proclamation of Independence Day, as announced by the Ministry of Justice in a statement on Thursday. According to the statement, 959 inmates experienced a reduction in their prison sentences. Additionally, 234 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commandant Military Police, Brigadier General William Bainomugisha appreciated the Uganda Prisons Academy for training soldiers of Military Police in Prisoners Handling. Brig Gen Bainomugisha was Tuesday speaking at the Uganda Prisons Headquarters, Luzira during the pass out of 184 Military Police soldiers who were …
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Rwampara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Rwampara district are hunting for 17 suspects who escaped from the police cells on Sunday night. The Rwampara Central police station is located in Nyeihanga Town Council along the Mbarara Kabale Highway. The Rwampara Resident District Commissioner Jane Muhindo has identified the …
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has pardoned 1,631 prisoners in commemoration of the east African nation’s 61 years of independence on Dec. 9, an official said late Saturday. Minister for Home Affairs Hamad Masauni said in a statement that beneficiaries of the presidential amnesty include women …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | A new round of peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government and representatives of major rebel groups ended in the Kenyan capital city Nairobi on Tuesday with participants agreeing on a raft of issues including the unconditional release of prisoners. The third Inter-Congolese …
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Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security has launched a manhunt for ten suspects following their escape from custody at Bukwo Police Station. The suspects, who were locked up for various offenses including murder and rape broke out of their cells on Sunday night. Five police officers in Bukwo are meanwhile …
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