Ecuador imprisonment ‘almost a death sentence’: Amnesty | Prison News
Rights group calls on government to address structural problems as prison riot left at least 44 inmates dead this week.
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Protesters remain in Sudan’s prisons as dialogue is postponed | Protests News
On January 15, Mohamad Adam was recuperating in hospital after being wounded during Sudan’s anti-coup protests. But, according to his
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Dozens dead in latest Ecuador prison riot | Prison News
Authorities say at least 43 people killed after a fight broke out between rival gangs at prison 80km from Quito.
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As El Salvador’s arrest wave continues, families live in worry | Politics News
Alexander Eduvay Guzman Molina’s daughters want to know when he will be coming home. They have not seen their father,
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How the US convinced Russia to release Trevor Reed | Russia-Ukraine war News
The worst possible moment for bringing Trevor Reed home turned out to be the best. With United States-Russian relations at
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Ex-Gitmo detainee sues Canada over alleged role in his detention | Prison News
Mohamedou Ould Slahi, 51, is seeking $28m for the damages he suffered during his 14-year incarceration. A former Guantanamo detainee
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Infographic: How many Palestinians are imprisoned by Israel? | Infographic News
Israel holds some 4,450 Palestinians – including 160 children, 32 women, and 530 administrative detainees – in prisons. On April
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El Salvador says 10,000 arrested in sweeping gang crackdown | Gun Violence News
President Nayib Bukele says ‘war against gangs’ continues despite concerns raised by rights groups and other observers. Authorities in El
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Sketches smuggled out of Insein prison expose harsh conditions | Prison News
In one drawing, dozens of men sit crammed into a single room, hunched with their knees together, every inch of
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Group identifies 600 alleged North Korean rights abusers | Politics News
Korea Future says evidence of widespread abuses in country’s prison camps, should be impetus to action. The UK-based non-profit Korea
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