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Coronavirus: Prison Fever / 2021

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The virus has not stopped at prison gates. What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? Here is an overview. — Update 29/07/2021 Read more
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Syrie : les prisonniers du régime, un business juteux pour les escrocs, face à des familles désespérées

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Middle East Health Death penalty Torture Violence Syria

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Yemen: detainees tortured and arbitrarily detained for years then forced into exile upon release

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Pre-trial detention Foreign prisoners Middle East Access to legal rights Torture Violence Yemen
The report, Released and Exiled: Torture, unfair trials and forcible exile of Yemenis under Huthi rule, is an in-depth investigation into the experiences of a minority of non-fighters, including journalists, political opponents and Baha’i religious minority members, who were released as part of political…

Source — Amnesty International

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Irán impone otro año de cárcel a Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, la iranobritánica que liberó el pasado marzo

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Foreign prisoners Middle East Justice Material conditions Iran

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Saudi Arabia: fears for health of imprisoned human rights defender held incommunicado

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Coronavirus Middle East Health Overcrowding Social ties Saudi Arabia
Mohammed al-Qahtani, co-founder of the now disbanded Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA), formerly one of Saudi Arabia’s few independent human rights organizations, is serving a 10-year prison sentence solely for his peaceful activism. His wife told Amnesty International that his family…

Source — Amnesty international

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Egypte : 16 personnes, dont au moins trois femmes, exécutés pour des faits de droit commun

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Middle East Death penalty Violence Egypt

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Líbano: torturas a personas refugiadas sirias detenidas arbitrariamente por cargos antiterroristas

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Middle East Material conditions Torture Violence Lebanon

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Saudi Arabia: human rights activist Mohammed al-Rabiah brutally tortured and at risk of lengthy prison sentence

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Middle East Long-term prisoners Torture Violence Saudi Arabia
ALQST has learned that human rights activist Mohammed al-Rabiah was subjected to brutal torture in detention, including beatings, electric shocks, and being hung upside down. He currently faces trial before the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC), where the Public Prosecution is calling for a 25-year prison…

Source — ALQST for Human Rights

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Dubai: temor por la seguridad de Sheikha Latifa tras los mensajes que revelan su situación de “rehén”

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Women Middle East Torture Violence United Arab Emirates

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Arabia Saudí: la sentencia que confirma la declaración de culpabilidad de Loujain al Hathloul, una terrible injusticia

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Women Middle East Access to legal rights Justice Saudi Arabia

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Irán: recluso sometido a 60 azotes y en riesgo de amputación tras intento de suicidio

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Middle East Health Mental health Torture Violence Iran

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Arabia Saudí: la conmutación de la pena de muerte impuesta a tres activistas chiíes detenidos cuando eran adolescentes, un avance positivo

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Minors Middle East Justice Death penalty Saudi Arabia

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Arabia Saudí: la liberación de la defensora de los derechos de las mujeres Loujain al Hathloul llega con mucho retraso

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Women Middle East Access to legal rights Torture Violence Saudi Arabia

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Iran : huit prisonniers baloutches et arabes ahwazis sont en danger, dans un contexte de hausse inquiétante des exécutions

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Middle East Death penalty Torture Violence Religion Iran

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Afghanistan : selon l’ONU, les tortures continuent dans les prisons

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Middle East Access to legal rights Torture Violence Afghanistan

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