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Topic: Detention Centres

75 Myanmar nationals moved from Manipur jail to detention after human rights body visit. What it found

In 'surprise inspection' of Sajiwa jail & detention centre, Manipur Human Rights Commission found inmates 'illegally detained' even after serving their sentences, pregnant women, kids.

38 dead after fire at Mexico migrant center during protest over deportations, say officials

The fire, one of the deadliest migrant tragedies in years, broke out late on Monday & occurred as the US & Mexico are battling to cope with high levels of border crossings.

Pressure mounts on Manipur govt after Myanmar asylum seeker dies at detention centre

Lamkhochon Guite from a village of Myanmar’s Tamu Township died in wee hours of Sunday, confirm police. Activists say situation in Manipur for refugees is different from Mizoram.

‘They’re taking over our hills’: Manipur groups want NRC to weed out Myanmar refugees

Myanmar refugees fleeing the Junta are finding a new home in Manipur, but some ethnic groups fear cultural and demographic change.

Saudi Arabia concerned about flu season, UK’s tracing not working & other global Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

As India debates detention centres, here’s what they look like in the rest of the world

There’s been global outrage over detention centres in China and the US, but other nations haven't fared much better in ensuring rights for detained immigrants.

As panic over NRC rules Assam, 2018 video of detained man chained to bed adds to fear

Images & video of Ratan Chandra Biswas, hand-cuffed to a hospital bed, are from last year. Family says he is still being treated like a thief at Goalpara detention centre.

Chapatis, dal & rice and a lot of TV — how J&K leaders are spending time in detention

Top J&K politicians including Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti & others, were taken into custody on 5 August, after govt scrapped Article 370. They have been kept at Centaur Hotel.

Modi govt sets norms for ‘model’ detention camps to ensure dignity of ‘illegal foreigners’

The ‘Model Detention Centre/Holding Centre/Camp Manual’ prepared by the Modi government was circulated to all states and UTs in January 2019.

‘Foreigners’ in Assam tribunals are just unlucky Indians fighting cruel paperwork demands

As more people are forced into Assam's uninhabitable detention camps meant to keep ‘illegal Bangladeshis’, detainees look up to Supreme Court for relief.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.