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US says Russia aims to fabricate evidence in prison deaths
US officials believe Russia is working to fabricate evidence concerning last week's deadly strike on prison housing prisoners of war in a separatist ... World News -
Clashes near Syria prison hit by ISIS: Monitor
Clashes broke out Saturday between Kurdish forces and ISIS fighters near a Syrian prison where dozens of extremists are still holed up, a war monitor ... Middle East -
Haiti prison breakout leaves 25 dead, 200 on the run
More than 200 prisoners were on the run in Haiti on Friday, a day after they escaped from jail in a violent breakout that left 25 people dead ... World News -
Hundreds of children stood trial for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan over six years: report
Figures have shown 903 minors – including 264 children aged between 12 and 14 – stood trial for “insulting” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ... Middle East -
Jordan says two dead in prison riot after visits banned over coronavirus
Two inmates have been killed in a prison riot in Jordan, the state news agency said Sunday, after family visits were banned for two weeks to tackle ... Middle East -
Death toll rises to 12 in Italy’s coronavirus prison riots
The number of dead from riots in Italy’s overcrowded prisons over measures imposed to contain the coronavirus rose to 12 on Tuesday, officials ... World News -
One dead as Italian prisons revolt over coronavirus outbreak measures
Inmates in four Italian prisons have revolted over new rules introduced to contain the coronavirus outbreak, leaving one prisoner dead and others ... World News -
Sixteen inmates killed in fight in Mexican prison
Sixteen inmates were killed and five more were wounded in a fight that broke out in a prison in the northern Mexican state of Zacatecas, the state ... World News -
Indonesia hikes jail term for Polish man over Papua insurgent links
Indonesia’s supreme court has increased the jail term for a Polish man convicted of treason over links to insurgents in restive Papua, raising ... World News -
Australian court sentences would-be airline bombers to 76 years in prison
Two Australian-Lebanese brothers have been sentenced to a total of 76 years in prison by an Australian court for planning to blow up an Etihad Airways ... World News -
Iran dismisses Macron’s call for release of two jailed French nationals
Iran dismissed as interference in its state matters French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for the release of two French nationals jailed in ... Middle East -
Tunisia hands out prisoners’ rights guide
Tunisian authorities on Tuesday began distributing a guide outlining prisoners’ rights to be kept in all detention facilities, AFP witnessed.The ... North Africa -
Sudan’s deposed al-Bashir questioned over 1989 coup: Lawyer
Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir appeared on Tuesday before a prosecutors’ committee over the 1989 coup that brought him to power, ... Middle East -
Iran ready for full prisoner swap, ‘ball is in the US’ court’: Zarif
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday Iran is ready for a full prisoner exchange with the United States, tweeting: “The ball is ... Middle East -
Jailed Chinese-American released from Iran prison
A Chinese-American detained in Iran in 2016 and later charged for spying will soon be united with his family while an imprisoned Iranian will be ... World News -
Iran says Russian journalist was detained for ‘visa violation’ not spying
Russian journalist Yulia Yuzik, who has been detained in Iran, was not charged with spying but a visa violation and her case is under a “quick ... Middle East -
Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners in first sign of thawing relations
Russia and Ukraine swapped dozens of prisoners on Saturday in a carefully-negotiated rapprochement that brought Western praise and could thaw a freeze ... World News -
Canada resident home after Iran jail escape: Ministry, family
An Iranian serving a life sentence on a conviction of designing a pornographic website has fled the country while on short-term release from prison ... World News -
Student detained in North Korea ‘released, safe’: Australian PM
A 29-year-old Australian student detained in North Korea has been released and is “safe and well,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison told ... World News -
Family of murdered Iranian prisoner demand justice
The family of an Iranian prisoner killed in jail while serving an eight-year sentence has demanded officials should be brought to justice, ILNA news ... World News -
‘Don’t drink and drone,’ say Japanese MPs
People in Japan operating drones under the influence could face up to a year in prison under new laws passed on Thursday that aim to control the ... Variety -
Iran considers request for release of Lebanese prisoner Nizar Zakka
Iran has received an amnesty request from Beirut for a Lebanese citizen who was detained in 2015 for “collaborating against the state” but ... Middle East -
Brazil to send gang leaders to federal prisons after massacre: minister
Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro said on Tuesday that the prison gang leaders responsible for killing 55 inmates in prisons across the northern ... World News -
Clashes in four Brazil prisons leave 42 dead
At least 40 prisoners in Brazil were found strangled to death on Monday in four jails in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, where a fight between rival ... World News -
Clashes between prisoners in Brazil jail leave 15 dead
Clashes between inmates killed 15 people at a jail in Amazonas state in northern Brazil on Sunday, the regional prison authority said.The clashes ... World News -
Oxygen greenlights Kim Kardashian prison reform documentary
Oxygen Media has greenlighted a two-hour documentary that will capture Kim Kardashian West’s efforts to free prisoners she believes were wrongly ... Entertainment -
UN highlights torture in Afghan jails but says progress is being made
Afghan security forces have inflicted less torture and mistreatment of prisoners detained in the conflict in recent years but “horrendous” ... World News -
Exclusive: Ex-Iranian prisoner Hassan Karimi reveals secrets of regime’s jails
“There are several pictures and videos showing the brutal treatment of citizens in the form of beatings in public. So, you can imagine the ... Features -
British-Iranian woman’s health deteriorates in Iran prison
The head of the Thomson Reuters Foundation said Monday she’s “sincerely worried” about a detained British-Iranian national going on ... World News -
Iran MPs to investigate protester torture claims
Iran’s parliament will investigate claims by a labor protest leader that he was tortured in prison following strikes at a sugar factory, the ... Middle East
