US celebrates release of Taiwanese democracy activist Lee Ming-che

Apr 19, 2022

Washington [US], April 19 : The United States "celebrated" the release of Taiwanese democracy activist Lee Ming-che after five years of detainment in a...

1 in 26 Uyghurs jailed, accounting 1/3 of China's prison population: Uyghur Human Rights Project report

May 04, 2024

An annual report by a Uyghur advocacy group revealed ongoing persecution in China's far-western Xinjiang province, with an estimated 1 in 26 Uyghurs jailed,...

"Tihar Fitness Centre" inaugurated by DG (P) Sanjay Beniwal

Apr 04, 2023

Country's biggest prison Tihar jail, Director General (Prison) Sanjay Baniwal inaugurates its own fitness centre at the Prison Headquarters in Delhi.

Tamil Nadu: Prison Adalat held in Central Prison to reduce overcrowding of inmates 

Aug 26, 2023

A Prison Adalat was conducted on Saturday in Central Prison-II, Puzhal, in a bid to reduce overcrowding in prison and facilitate speedy disposal of...

WUC highlights global advocacy, urgent Uyghur concerns

Dec 20, 2025

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its latest weekly brief, highlighting key developments in advocacy, commemoration, and urgent human rights alerts concerning Uyghurs...

Trichy prisoners cultivate sugarcane ahead of Pongal

Jan 14, 2023

20 convict prisoners in Trichy cultivate sugarcane on two acres of prison farmland ahead of Pongal which would be sold in the Prison Bazaar...