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May 26, 2014

Tunisie : Azyz Amami décrit des conditions de détention horribles en prison

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Africa Material conditions Tunisia

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May 4, 2014

Honduras : el país que mata a sus presos

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Central America and the Caribbean Honduras

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April 29, 2014

COE report : Hungarian prisons crowded

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Overcrowding Hungary

Many member countries of the Council of Europe have problems with overcrowded prisons, among them Hungary, a report released in Brussels today showed.

January 13, 2014

Honduras : El rey justo de la cárcel del infierno

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Central America and the Caribbean Honduras

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January 7, 2014

En Tunisie, derrière l’écran de fumette, la répression

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Africa Tunisia

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January 2, 2014

Lebanon : I Spent Six Months Inside Lebanon's Most Notorious Prison

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Middle East Lebanon

Roumieh, Lebanon’s most notorious prison, is not somewhere you want to find yourself. The facility regularly holds up to 5,500 inmates, including some of the country’s most high-profile criminals—among them, former Israeli agents and Salafists linked with insurrections against the Lebanese state.

November 25, 2013

A month in prison in Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyzstan

Photographer Eric Gourlan offers unique glimpse into life behind bars.

October 3, 2012

Côte d’Ivoire : portes ouvertes à La Maca, prison centrale d’Abidjan

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Africa Côte d’Ivoire

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August 22, 2012

A correspondence with the Singapore Prison Service

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Asia Singapore

Part of our work in the anti-death penalty campaign is to research and gather as much information as possible on the death penalty and its application in Singapore. Data is crucial in allowing us to understand how the death penalty is used in Singapore, and for us to identify issues and problems.

May 27, 2011

New Zealand : stay out of trouble if you don't like prison food

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Material conditions New Zealand

Corrections Minister Judith Collins has a message for the long-term prisoner who is demanding healthier menus: “Stay out of jail if you don’t like the food”.

January 15, 2008

Dance is part of rehabilitation at Philippine prison

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Asia Philippines

CEBU, Philippines — Six months ago, Crisanto Niere and Wenjiel Resane were just two more inmates at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, serving time for drug trafficking. Today, they are Internet superstars.