Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

October 28, 2022

Iran: prisoners deprived of all rights

Opinion

Torture Violence Iran

The recent events in Iran are leading to a considerable increase in the number of arrests and people detained. What are the rights of Iranian prisoners? Prison Insider is looking for information on the conditions of detention in Iranian prisons. Ehsan Hosseinzadeh, an Iranian lawyer and political r… Read more

October 25, 2022

Rise in female incarceration: “a cause of great concern”

Interview

Women

The new edition of the World Female Imprisonment List, published by ICPR, shows a worrying increase in the number of women and girls behind bars. What does this trend mean in terms of penal policies and prison conditions? Interview. Read more

October 19, 2022

Iran: Evin prison death toll jump, state says

News

Middle East Material conditions Violence Iran

The death toll from a fire at Iran’s notorious Evin prison has risen from four to eight, Iran’s judiciary has said in a statement.

Source — BBC

October 19, 2022

DRC: psychologically, I am no longer human’ – life after 20 years on death row

News

Africa Death penalty Congo - Kinshasa

I was locked up in a cell with no windows, so I didn’t see the light of day for 20 years. If I wanted to use the toilet, I had to ask, but the guards would sometimes refuse. I didn’t receive any food—I only ate thanks to my friends and family who came to drop off meals for me. Prison here is not li…

Source — OMCT

October 18, 2022

Argentina: debaten habeas corpus en audiencia tras denuncia de irregularidades en la cárcel de Mujeres

News

Central America and the Caribbean Women Overcrowding Argentina

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

October 18, 2022

Argentina: agravamiento de las condiciones de detención en la Unidad 32 de Florencio Varela

News

South America Material conditions Overcrowding Argentina

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October 18, 2022

Pakistan: submerged and forgotten

Interview

Asia Access to legal rights Health Material conditions Pakistan

Pakistan experienced torrential rains between June and September 2022. The floods submerged a third of the country. What about prisons? Zainab Mahboob and Fakhra Irshad from Justice Project Pakistan shared with us what they know about the current situation. Interview. Read more

October 17, 2022

Iran : quatre morts dans des affrontements et un incendie au cœur de la prison d’Evin

News

Middle East Material conditions Violence Iran

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

October 17, 2022

Iran: four dead in Evin prison fire as relatives gather outside

News

Middle East Violence Iran

Family members and protesters demand answers over blaze that state media reports left 61 injured

Source — The Guardian

October 14, 2022

Russia: las autoridades penitenciarias imponen duras condiciones a Alexei Navalny

News

Europe Material conditions Torture Violence Russia

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October 14, 2022

Ecuador: seis presos heridos deja un motín en cárcel

News

Central America and the Caribbean Violence Ecuador

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October 14, 2022

Cuba : las dramáticas condiciones de detención en las que está José Daniel Ferrer

News

Central America and the Caribbean Material conditions Cuba

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October 14, 2022

Ireland: prison officers 'urged inmates to attack colleagues'

News

Europe Violence Ireland

A Garda file has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on allegations that officers in Portlaoise Prison incited some of the most dangerous prisoners in the country to attack other officers.

Source — Irish Examiner

October 14, 2022

Iran : fears that Iran may execute LGBTQ+ activists in secret

News

Middle East LGBTI Violence Iran

Amid nationwide mass protests across Iran, human rights activists have raised concerns that the country’s judiciary system may secretly execute two female LGBTQ+ activists, who have been on death row since early September.

Source — Iran wire

October 14, 2022

Argentina: human development workshops in Buenos Aires prisons

News

South America Rehabilitation Argentina

This September saw the end of the second cycle of workshops on human development in the context of confinement, which has been given by a team of humanists in the prisons of the province of Buenos Aires.

Source — Pressenza

October 14, 2022

Suisse : à Genève, la grève des gardiens de prison fâche les familles de détenus

News

Europe Material conditions Switzerland

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

October 14, 2022

Équateur : onze blessés lors de nouveaux "affrontements" dans une prison

News

Central America and the Caribbean Violence Ecuador

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October 14, 2022

DRC: "psychologically, I am no longer human’ – life after 20 years on death row"

News

Africa Death penalty Torture Congo - Kinshasa

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

October 14, 2022

DRC: a moratorium on the death penalty is just a stepping stone

Opinion

Africa Death penalty Torture Congo - Kinshasa

The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) has written an opinion piece on the limits of moratoriums and the suffering inflicted on people sentenced to death. We reproduce it here.

Source — OMCT

October 6, 2022

"Abolishing the death penalty is a universal fight”

Interview

Culture LGBTI Death penalty Germany

The fight to end capital punishment is far from over but progress continues to be made. Over a thousand attendees are expected to converge on the German capital in November 2022 for the 8th World Congress against the Death Penalty. The assembly aims to unite individuals around the global issue of a… Read more

October 3, 2022

Brazil: voting rights are flouted

Opinion

Pre-trial detention South America Justice Brazil

Brazil, 2022, electoral year. The law provides that prisoners in pre-trial detention are allowed to vote. There is an ongoing legal battle for the right to vote for people in pre-trial detention. Read more