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OSLO — Inside Halden Fengsel, a high-security prison in Norway, inmates choose their own clothing. Knockoff track suits from designer brands such as Karl Lagerfeld are…
Prisoner exchange? Israeli captive families demand answers from Netanyahu | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The families of more than 220 captives seized by Hamas demanded answers from the Israeli government with many fearing a military onslaught on the Gaza…
Biden thanks Qatar’s emir for rare Iran-US prisoner swap deal | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani News
Doha-mediated deal saw Iran free five Americans in exchange for five Iranians held in the US and transfer of $6bn in Iranian funds. Qatar’s Sheikh…
How was the Iran-US prisoner exchange received in Tehran? | Politics News
Tehran, Iran – Iran and the United States have successfully completed a prisoner exchange two years in the making, which Tehran is hailing as a…
How significant is the US-Iran prisoner swap deal? | TV Shows
Captives have been exchanged by both sides and $6bn of frozen Iranian funds released. A prisoner swap between the US and Iran. It’s a rare…
Iran-US prisoner swap: How Democrats and Republicans reacted to the deal | News
Washington, DC – Republicans have denounced Monday’s prisoner swap between the United States and Iran, saying that the deal provides an incentive for Tehran to…
US and Iran negotiate rare prisoner swap after $US6 billion in frozen assets is thawed
Five US citizens jailed in Iran have landed in Qatar in a rare prisoner swap between the two opposing nations, dependant on $US6 billion in frozen assets. Key points:10…
US-Iran prisoner swap ‘important first step’ but tensions remain: Analysts | Politics News
Washington, DC – The prisoner swap between the United States and Iran is a step towards de-escalating tensions between the two countries, experts say, but…
Iran, U.S. complete prisoner swap after releasing $6B of frozen Iranian funds
1 of 2 | Roxanne Tahbaz protests outside of the British Foreign Office for the release of her father Morad Tahbaz in 2020. On Monday…
Latinx Files: My father, former political prisoner, recalls the Chilean coup 50 years later — finally
Periodically, the Latinx Files will feature a guest writer. This week, Martina Ibañez-Baldor, De Los design director, steps in to write about her family’s experience…
US announces new Iran sanctions as prisoner swap looms | Politics News
Washington targets Iranian officials and state-linked media outlets on first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death. Washington, DC – The United States has imposed sanctions on…
Iran ready to implement prisoner swap deal with US, official says | News
Under the Qatar-mediated deal, five prisoners would be freed by each side and $6bn in Iranian assets would be released. Iran’s foreign minister has said…
US defends prisoner swap deal with Iran against Republican attacks | Politics News
Washington, DC – United States President Joe Biden’s administration has defended a looming prisoner swap deal with Iran against growing criticism from Republican legislators who…
Iran can’t use unfrozen funds in prisoner exchange however it wants, U.S. says
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller denied Raisi’s assertion, telling reporters on Tuesday afternoon that the funds would arrive in banks in Qatar and would be…
What’s happening with the Iran-US prisoner swap deal? | Politics News
Tehran, Iran – A prisoner exchange deal between Iran and the United States looks like it’s on track, promising to release 10 people and billions…
US-Iran relations: Why did the prisoner exchange deal happen now? | Prison News
Earlier this month, after more than two years of closed-door negotiations, the United States and Iran agreed to a prisoner swap deal, which once implemented,…
US-Iran prisoner swap deal is ‘on track’, says White House official | Politics News
Agreement is ‘proceeding’ but there is no exact timetable for swap, says US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan…
‘Important step’: What we know about tentative US-Iran prisoner deal | Prison News
More details have slowly begun to emerge of a tentative deal that would see the United States and Iran engage in a prisoner swap in…
Darwin mass shooter Benjamin Hoffmann gives evidence in alleged prison assault hearing
One of the Northern Territory's most well-known murderers has told the Darwin Local Court he feared for his life before allegedly assaulting a fellow prisoner…
Yemen prisoner exchange talks wrap with focus on political figure | Politics News
The Yemeni government had threatened to abandon the UN-sponsored talks if Qahtan’s case continued to be dismissed. The latest round of talks between the Yemeni…