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September 26, 2018

Côte d'Ivoire: grogne de l'administration pénitentiaire

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Africa Côte d’Ivoire

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September 17, 2018

RDC : Evasion à la prison de Kabare (Sud-Kivu)

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Africa Protest Congo - Kinshasa

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September 5, 2018

Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée : Bomana, la prison tropicale réinventée

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Africa Papua New Guinea

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July 19, 2018

Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée : prison de Romana, une lueur d'espoir en enfer

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Africa Papua New Guinea

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July 19, 2018

Morocco: one year after, the Saharawi Gdeim Izik political prisoners are still subject to inhuman treatments

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Africa Morocco

19 of the original 24 Saharawi political prisoners of Gdeim Izik Group remain in prison, with sentences that range from 20 years to life imprisonment and continue to be victims of torture, ill treatment and intentional medical neglect by the Moroccan authorities.

July 17, 2018

Burundi : plus de 9 mille détenus dans 11 prisons

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Africa Burundi

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July 16, 2018

Tanzania president says prisoners should be kicked and made to work 'day and night'

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Africa Work Tanzania

Souce - The Guardian John Magufuli says underemployment of inmates leads to drug use and homosexuality

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.

May 25, 2018

Mauritania: prisons are changing, but problems remain

Testimonial

Africa Mauritania

Abass is incarcerated in Nouakchott. He is then transferred to Dar Naïm prison. This is his story.

May 18, 2018

Sudan: on the run

Testimonial

Africa Sudan

The Journey of Hafiz El Sudani is the story of a Sudanese refugee, Hafiz Adem, recounting his escape from En Nahud prison in Kordofan until his arrival in France. Extracts.

May 9, 2018

Maroc : 16 nouveaux établissements pour lutter contre la surpopulation carcérale

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Africa Facilities Overcrowding Morocco

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May 9, 2018

Algérie : une enquête sur l’administration des prisons algériennes bloquée pour des raisons occultes depuis 2013

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Africa Algeria

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March 22, 2018

Zimbabwe: otorga amnistía a tres mil reos para desahogar prisiones

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Africa Justice Zimbabwe

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March 13, 2018

Morocco puts Gdeim Izik prisoners in life danger

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Africa Morocco

On the 9th of March, 8 Saharawi political prisoners of the Gdeim Izik group in Ait Melloul and Kenitra prisons entered a hunger strike demanding the respect of their basic rights.

March 6, 2018

Burundi: castigan con cárcel la marca al hombre.

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Africa Burundi

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February 19, 2018

En Gambie, le président Adama Barrow annonce un moratoire sur la peine de mort

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Africa Justice Death penalty Violence Gambia

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February 18, 2018

Plus de 1 950 Algériens détenus en France

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Africa Europe France

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February 5, 2018

Maroc : près de 150 médecins de prison s’initient aux bonnes pratiques internationales en matière de conditions de détention

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Africa Health Morocco

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February 3, 2018

Maroc : "le colis refusé", une lettre ouverte de Marie-Jo Fressard au Ministre de la Justice du Maroc

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Africa Protest Morocco

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February 2, 2018

La CEDH condamne la France pour l’expulsion d’un Algérien

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Africa Europe Justice France

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February 1, 2018

Libya prison mates hit the road to curb Gambian migration

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Africa Libya

ESSAU, Gambia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sitting in their dusty schoolyard in rural Gambia, the students shook with laughter as they watched a skit about a naive migrant embarking on the treacherous journey across Africa to Europe.

January 25, 2018

Maroc : les ONG en viennent à regretter Hassan II

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Africa Morocco

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January 3, 2018

Ethiopia frees all political prisoners and closes notorious Maekelawi jail in surprise decision

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Africa Ethiopia

Ethiopians were quick to respond, even with social media sites currently blocked.

January 3, 2018

L'enfer des prisons égyptiennes pour les détenus gays et trans

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Africa Middle East LGBTQI Violence Egypt

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