Middle East

June 22, 2022

Palestine: death penalty in a forgotten country

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Human rights organisations in the region feel like they are fighting alone against capital punishment. People are still sentenced to death and executed regularly. What is the situation in Palestine? Read more

June 20, 2022

Lebanon: using theatre as therapy in prison

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Theatre comes to Lebanese prisons. Catharsis is an organisation that offers drama therapy workshops in prisons. Its director Zeina Daccache produced documentaries about three such projects that took place in prisons. Read more

June 15, 2022

Iran: The country executes 12 Prisoners, Rights Group Says

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Middle East Violence Iran

Iran has carried out a mass execution of 12 inmates at a prison in the southeast part of the country, an NGO said on Tuesday, as concern grows over the rising number of executions in the Islamic republic Read more

June 10, 2022

Lebanon: liberty in dreams

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Middle East Lebanon

Hussein is incarcerated at Roumieh central prison. He told Prison Insider about his daily life: a life where liberty only exists in his dreams. Read more

May 31, 2022

Liban : Le système judiciaire n'enquête toujours pas de manière adéquate sur les allégations de torture, selon un rapport

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Middle East Material conditions Torture Lebanon

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May 31, 2022

Israel: inmates hit 15,000 mark

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Middle East Overcrowding Israel

Prison overcrowding: the number of inmates has grown by 900 in the past three months. 40% of the prison population is now made of people in pre-trial detention.

Source — Pime asianews

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May 19, 2022

Syria : Families wait desperately for loved ones' release after prison amnesty

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Middle East Social ties Syria

Dozens of Syrians gathered on the streets of Damascus last night, hoping that their relatives would be among a batch of detainees released under a new amnesty. Families assembled in the “President’s Bridge” area, awaiting the arrival of buses carrying people who have been held for years in Syria’s…

Source — Middle East Eye

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May 18, 2022

Tunisia:  Silent abuses

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Arbitrary detention, lack of medical care, stigmatisation, and violence: LGBTQI++ prisoners are subjected to all kinds of untold abuse. Read more

April 28, 2022

Liban : Des proches de détenus manifestent devant la prison militaire de Rihanié

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Middle East Justice Lebanon

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April 28, 2022

Liban : Les prisonniers de Roumieh s'automutilent pour alerter sur la détérioration de leur situation

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Middle East Health Mental health Material conditions Lebanon

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April 28, 2022

Lebanon's prisons: A microcosm of disease, sectarianism and near-anarchy

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Middle East Material conditions Lebanon

Roumieh, the country’s largest detention facility - which only years ago held the highest number of convicted militants per square metre in the world - operates at nearly four times its capacity. Inmates don’t have access to sufficient food, water, or hygiene products, which allows for the rapid sp…

Source — TRT WORLD

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April 28, 2022

Liban : Dans la plus grande prison du Liban, manger devient un luxe

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Middle East Material conditions Lebanon

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April 28, 2022

Liban : Le quadruple féminicide d’Ansar ravive le débat sur la peine de mort dans un Liban en crise

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Middle East Death penalty Lebanon

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April 28, 2022

Lebanon: Lebanese LGBT community fights to keep safe spaces

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Middle East LGBTI Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon — On a sofa in a dimly lit bar, two young women finish their beers while they caress each other’s hands. Oblivious to the music, to the people who enter and leave, they look at each other as if they were the only inhabitants of the city. But as they cross the threshold, they undo th…

Source — Al-Monitor

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April 28, 2022

Afghanistan: Over 1,200 drug addicts being treated at Herat prison

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Middle East Health Mental health Afghanistan

More than 1,200 drug addicts are being treated at a state prison in the western province of Herat, local officials said. The drug users are being treated by governmental institutions in cooperation with private sector companies. The drug users said they were grateful about their treatment. “I am v…

Source — Tolo News

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April 26, 2022

Lebanon’s prisons

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In 2011, Lebanon had 24 prisons and Haitham Moussawi was the only Lebanese photographer to visit all of them. Read more

April 21, 2022

Iran : des détenus malades qu’on abandonne

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February 21, 2022

Syrie : une dizaine de mineurs français dans la prison attaquée par l’EI

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February 21, 2022

Algérie : Une quarantaine de détenus du Hirak en grève de la faim

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February 21, 2022

Iran: Troubling execution rates show no sign of slowing down in 2022

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Middle East Death penalty Iran

Despite sustained international pressure, in 2021, the rate of executions increased 26 percent from the previous year. According to the US-based Human Rights Activists in Iran, 299 individuals were executed that year. Of the 299 documented executions, drug-related offenses continued to account for…

Source — Atlantic Council

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February 9, 2022

Yemen: Saudi-led coalition announces probe into prison attack

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Middle East Yemen

A Saudi-led coalition accused of a deadly attack on a prison in northern Yemen last week has said it is investigating the incident after denying it launched an air raid.The coalition has said it was not behind Friday’s attack on a detention centre in the Houthi rebel heartland of Saada, in which at…

Source — Aljazeera

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February 9, 2022

Iran : Deux hommes exécutés pour homosexualité

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Middle East LGBTI Death penalty Iran

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February 8, 2022

Lebanon: the LGBTQI population, forgotten prisoners

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Middle East LGBTI Lebanon

Openly belonging to the LGBTQI community can lead to prison, where there is no dedicated mechanism to protect these individuals. The organisation ProudLebanon is trying to change this. Interview. Read more

January 26, 2022

Iran: Execution of Three Prisoners in Isfahan Prison, 12 Executions in 5 Days

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Middle East Death penalty Iran

At least 12 prisoners were executed between January 9 and 13. Six prisoners were executed in Gohardasht Prison on Wednesday, two brothers in Zanjan on Tuesday, and one in Qazvin on Sunday.The clerical regime’s court in Zahedan sentenced Yazdan Mirzaei 27, to death in Zahedan prison. Mirzaei is a wu…

Source — National Council of Resistance of Iran

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