‘A number not a name’: In Syria, freed prisoners recall horrors of the past | Syria’s War News
Idlib, Syria – “My name was number 1100,” Hala said, still fearful of being identified by her real name. Hala is one of the thousands…
Belarus leader Lukashenko pardons 32 prisoners convicted for ‘extremism’ | Politics News
Human rights group Viasna reports 1,275 political prisoners still jailed and face harsh conditions.Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned dozens of political prisoners, his office…
Russia, Ukraine each bring home 95 prisoners of war in UAE-mediated swap | Russia-Ukraine war News
The exchange was the 58th to take place since the beginning of the war, Ukraine says.Russia and Ukraine have swapped 190 prisoners of war under…
Russia and Ukraine exchange 103 prisoners each in deal mediated by UAE | Russia-Ukraine war News
It is the second such exchange since Ukraine launched a surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region on August 6.Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 103 prisoners…
White House announces release of 135 Nicaraguan ‘political prisoners’
The White House Thursday announced that the Biden-Harris administration has freed 135 people described as Nicaraguan political prisoners. The U.S. considers them wrongfully detained because…
Estonia offers to hold UK prisoners as our jails are full with record number of lags
ESTONIA has offered to hold UK prisoners with our jails full to bursting.The number of lags banged up in England and Wales this week hit…
Ukraine, Russia exchange 230 prisoners of war
Russian soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces during the recent military incursion into the Kursk region wait inside their cells somewhere in Ukraine on Aug.…
‘Not prisoners but students’: Inside Argentina’s in-prison universities | Prison News
But just as the education programmes were flourishing, so too was the need. According to the most recent government data, the nationwide prison population reached…
Feral gang set my daughter’s hair on fire & smashed her head in horror assault – now we’re prisoners in our own home
RESIDENTS of a Scottish town are scared to leave their homes thanks to a gang of violent teenagers - but one mum is determined to…
‘Daughters’ review: Prisoners reunite with their children
When a parent goes to jail, everyone in the family does time. And in Black communities most severely affected by the impersonal whims of the…
A call for collective global action in support of Palestinian prisoners | Israel-Palestine conflict
On August 3, today, prisoner rights institutions and Palestinians all around the world are standing in solidarity with Gaza and Palestininian prisoners. This day is…
Russia’s FSB releases video of moment prisoners are freed in swap | Russia-Ukraine war
NewsFeedVideo released by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) shows prisoners being loaded onto a waiting plane for transport to Turkey as part of a massive…
‘Their brutal ordeal is over’: Biden praises prisoners freed from Russia | Russia-Ukraine war
NewsFeedUS President Joe Biden gathered with family members of prisoners just freed in one of the largest prisoner swaps between Russia and Western countries. The…
Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel say they were tortured, threatened | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Two women and six men were released from Ofer Prison and were taken to Al-Aqsa Hospital in Gaza by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.Eight Palestinian…
Other prisoners could be freed by case reviews
12 minutes agoBy Kathryn Armstrong, BBC NewsPAAndrew Malkinson says he agrees "wholeheartedly" with the findings of a review into how his case was handledAndrew Malkinson says he…
‘Sing Sing’ review: Prisoners perform theater and are reborn
A film like “Sing Sing” is a rare, precious achievement — a cinematic work of unique empathy and hand-turned humanity, hewed from the heart, with…
Iran, Sweden exchange prisoners in Omani-mediated deal | Politics News
Former Iranian official Hamid Nouri released in exchange for Swedish citizens Johan Floderus and Saeed Azizi. Tehran, Iran – Iran and Sweden have completed an…
Prisoners nurse injured wildlife to health at Beechworth Correctional Centre
Wombats, eagles, kangaroos and snakes aren't your typical prison inhabitants. But Beechworth Correctional Centre in north-east Victoria is proving the perfect place for these injured…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels freed over 100 war prisoners, the Red Cross says
Houthi supporters march marking the anniversary of Yemeni unity in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman) The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen…
Ukraine parliament passes bill for prisoners to join army | News
Parliament’s chairperson and President Zelenskyy need to sign the legislation for it to become law. Ukraine’s parliament has passed a bill that would enable some…