Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

March 25, 2019

Iran: human rights lawyer sentenced to 38 years in prison, her family says

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Middle East Justice Iran

Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenced to 38 years in prison and 148 lashes, according to her family.

March 11, 2019

Iran says it has freed 51,000 prisoners

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Middle East Iran

An official said 51,000 Iranian prisoners have so far been released under the recent clemency granted by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution’s victory.

February 18, 2019

Un avocat égyptien jeté en prison pour un gilet jaune

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Africa Middle East Egypt

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January 23, 2019

Lebanon: and so, the days go on

Testimonial

Middle East Lebanon

Hussein is incarcerated in the Roumieh central prison. His trial is still going on and he does not know how much longer it will be until it is over. He tells Prison Insider what a typical day in prison is like.

December 31, 2018

Israel & Occupied Palestinian Territory: condamné à la prison à vie pour avoir vendu une propriété à des juifs

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Middle East Israel

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December 31, 2018

Egypt: une femme en prison pour avoir dénoncé le harcèlement sexuel

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Africa Middle East Egypt

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December 31, 2018

Bahrain: peine de cinq ans de prison confirmée pour l'opposant Nabil Rajab

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Middle East Bahrain

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December 16, 2018

Iran: mort en prison d’un blogueur en grève de la faim

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Middle East Violence Iran

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December 7, 2018

Israel : démantèlement d’une cellule de trafic de téléphones en prison par le Shin Bet

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Middle East Israel

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November 28, 2018

Saudi Arabia : "Pourquoi maintenir ces femmes en prison?"

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Women Middle East Saudi Arabia

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November 21, 2018

Saudi Arabia accused of torturing women's right-to-drive activists in prison

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Middle East Torture Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has tortured and sexually harassed women’s rights activists detained in prison, a new report alleges.

October 18, 2018

Syria: les rescapés de l'enfer [audio & video]

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Middle East Syria

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August 27, 2018

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe returns to Iran's Evin prison after three-day release

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Middle East Iran

British-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has returned to Iran’s Evin prison after a three-day release period that ended Sunday. Her husband Richard Ratcliffe had been hopeful this would mark the beginning of the end of her ordeal.

July 12, 2018

Yemen : Amnistía teme “crímenes de guerra” en cárceles de EAU

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Middle East Yemen

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July 11, 2018

Egypt: 710 prisoners released per presidential pardon

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Africa Middle East Egypt

A total of 710 prisoners were released on Wednesday per a presidential pardon. The Prisons Authority continues to select the prisoners who qualify for conditional release, and those who served half of their sentences and were not involved in criminal cases.

June 26, 2018

Turkey: torture has increased, prisons are at capacity

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Europe Middle East Torture Turkey

NGOs in Amed have issued a statement saying that with the State of Emergency in Turkey,, torture has increased, prisons have reached capacity and people have been abducted, and pointed out the importance of solidarity.

June 2, 2018

Global prison trends 2018

Analysis Report

North America Central America and the Caribbean Pre-trial detention South America Women Asia Europe Middle East Long-term prisoners Justice Overcrowding

Penal Reform International and the Thailand Institute of Justice co-published their 2018 annual report aiming to provide a global account on the state of prisons and the use of imprisonment throughout the world.

May 28, 2018

Israel: el país prohíbe a los presos de Hamas ver el mundial de fútbol en la cárcel

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Middle East Israel

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April 20, 2018

Torture, forced disappearance, arbitrary detention in Turkey, says U.S.

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Europe Middle East Torture Turkey

“Alleged torture of detainees in official custody, allegations of forced disappearance; arbitrary arrest and detention under the state of emergency of tens of thousands” are among the most significant human rights abuses of Turkey, the U.S. State Department noted in its annual Human Rights Practice…

April 15, 2018

Israel: to free 200 migrants detained at Saharonim prison

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Middle East Israel

Migrants and rights groups say the migrants are seeking asylum after fleeing war and persecution, but the government maintains that they are “job seekers” and “infiltrators.”

March 20, 2018

Turkey: more than 50,000 inmates employed in prison workshops across the country

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Europe Middle East Turkey

The number of workshops employing inmates in jails across Turkey has reached to 1,700, with more than 50,000 prisoners working under the program overseen by the Ministry of Justice.

March 4, 2018

Israel: menores palestinos de 5 a 20 años en la cárcel por tirar piedras

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Middle East Israel

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February 14, 2018

Deniz Yücel has spent a year in Erdogan's prisons in Turkey

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Europe Middle East Turkey

On Valentine’s Day 2017, a journalist from Germany’s Die Welt reported to Turkish police for questioning. Things unraveled quickly: Deniz Yücel has been imprisoned ever since.

January 10, 2018

En Syrie, dans les geôles de Daech

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Topic Middle East Syria

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