Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

November 22, 2019

Haiti: mutiny over cooking charcoal in Haiti prison led to gang rapes, human-rights groups say

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Central America and the Caribbean Protest Violence Haiti

It started around noon, when male detainees inside a prison for men and women north of Haiti’s capital heard there was no charcoal or propane gas to cook their food, and began violently protesting prison conditions and attempting to escape.

October 29, 2019

Syria: cómo es la prisión kurda donde están encerrados miles de terroristas del Estado Islámico

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Middle East Discipline Material conditions Protest Religion Syria

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October 7, 2019

Chad: l'armée reprend le contrôle de la prison d’Abéché après une mutinerie

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Africa Protest Violence Chad

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August 20, 2019

Indonesia: des centaines de détenus s'évadent d'une prison lors d'une émeute

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Asia Protest Indonesia

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July 24, 2019

Cameroon: gunshots amid prison riot must be investigated

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Africa Protest Violence Cameroon

Yesterday a riot was reported in Kondengui prison in Yaoundé the Cameroonian capital. According to reports, detained armed separatists from the Anglophone regions and opposition members took possession of the prison yard to denounce overcrowding, judicial delays and deplorable conditions.

July 21, 2019

Mauritania: Nouakchott: mutinerie à la prison pour femmes

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Africa Women Protest Violence Mauritania

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July 6, 2019

Algeria: mutinerie à la prison de Laghouat

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Africa Protest Violence Algeria

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June 24, 2019

Chad: un mort et cinq blessés dans une tentative d'évasion

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Africa Protest Violence Chad

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January 31, 2019

France: grève à la prison de Fleury-Mérogis

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Europe Protest France

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December 11, 2018

France: le renseignement pénitentiaire renforcé pour prévenir les évasions

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Europe Protest France

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December 7, 2018

Russia: inmates In far East launch hunger strike to protest prison conditions

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Asia Europe Material conditions Protest Violence Russia

Eight inmates in Russia’s Far Eastern Sakha-Yakutia region have launched a hunger strike to protest conditions at the prison where they are being held, the head of a regional human monitoring group says.

October 8, 2018

South Sudan: impressionnante mutinerie dans une prison

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Africa Protest Violence South Sudan

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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 12, 2018

USA: the national prison strike is over, now is the time prisoners are most in danger

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Protest United States

Over the last few weeks men and women across the United States – and even as far away as Nova Scotia, Canada – have protested to demand humane treatment for the incarcerated.

September 10, 2018

Brésil : Evasion de masse dans une prison de haute sécurité

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South America Protest Brazil

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September 7, 2018

USA: will the 2018 prison strike mean better meals for people inside?

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Health Material conditions Protest United States

At the conclusion of a nearly three-week prison strike across North America, the incarcerated and advocates have sought better conditions and better food.

September 5, 2018

Canada: why prisoners are participating in the US Prison Strike

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North America Protest Canada

Much of the US prison system’s distinguishing features — massive racial disparities, the exploitation of prisoners’ labor by private firms, overcrowding, brutality, and much more — are the same in Canada.

August 20, 2018

America’s prisoners are going on strike in at least 17 states

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North America Protest United States

Incarcerated Americans are often forced to work for cents an hour. So they’re launching what could be their biggest protest ever.

June 27, 2018

Venezuela: motín termina en traslado de presos

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South America Protest Violence Venezuela

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June 21, 2018

USA: video call to action from inside Angola prison

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Protest United States

A video was released from a prison rebel inside of Louisiana’s Angola prison.The goals are to organize incarcerated people against the racist and exploitative nature of the prison system and society as a whole.

May 17, 2018

Venezuela: political prison seized by inmates ahead of presidential election

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South America Protest Violence Venezuela

Riot after alleged torture casts shadow over campaign of Nicolás Maduro before Sunday’s vote

May 9, 2018

Indonesia: a riot at a police detention leaves five officers and one prisoner dead

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Asia Protest Indonesia

A riot at a police detention center near Indonesia’s capital left five officers and a prisoner dead and another officer held hostage Wednesday.

April 21, 2018

Brasil: motín con rehenes en una cárcel tras la fuga de 40 presos

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Protest Violence Brazil

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April 16, 2018

USA: sept morts, 17 blessés dans une mutinerie dans une prison

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Protest Violence United States

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