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30,000 prisoners to be released amid virus concerns in Indonesia

31 Mar 2020

Indonesia is set to release about 30,000 prisoners early as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to avoid a possible surge in coronavirus infections in its overcrowded prisons. READ MORE...

Iran frees 85,000 prisoners to combat spread of coronavirus

17 Mar 2020

Iran has temporarily freed about 85,000 prisoners, including political prisoners, a spokesman for its judiciary said on Tuesday, in response to the coronavirus epidemic. READ MORE Coronavirus kills...

Dubai Police, Emirates Literature Foundation help prisoners tell their stories in new book

13 Jan 2020

The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature (4-9 February) has today announced details of a ground-breaking venture with Dubai Police and the Penal and Correctional Institutions, along with other initiatives to...

Prison clashes leave 36 dead in Honduras

23 Dec 2019

At least 36 people were killed in weekend clashes in Honduran prisons as the military and police try to regain control after a spate of murders linked to the criminal...

Tunisia hands out prisoners' rights guide

11 Dec 2019

Tunisian authorities on Tuesday began distributing a guide outlining prisoners' rights to be kept in all detention facilities, AFP witnessed. The guide was handed out to detainees...

Afghanistan to swap Taliban militants for American, Australian captives

12 Nov 2019

Afghanistan will release two senior Taliban commanders and a leader of the Haqqani militant group in exchange for an American and an Australian professor who were kidnapped in 2016, Afghan...

Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners in landmark exchange

07 Sep 2019

Russia and Ukraine carried out a long-awaited swap of 70 prisoners on Saturday, in a deal hailed by President Volodymyr Zelensky as a "first step" towards ending their conflict. ...

Preparations for Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange underway

06 Sep 2019

A long-awaited exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kiev has begun, Russian state television reported on Saturday, broadcasting footage of buses leaving a jail in the capital. "Buses have left...

Woman who gave birth alone in jail cell files lawsuit

30 Aug 2019

A woman who gave birth alone in her jail cell in Denver, US, is suing the city after deputies and nurses allegedly ignored her pleas for help during about five...

Ukraine official says Ukraine, Russia swapped prisoners, including sailors

30 Aug 2019

Ukrainian prisoners, including sailors and filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, are flying back to Ukraine after a prisoner swap was completed with Russia, according to comments that were reposted on Facebook by...

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