Religion

July 15, 2020

Pakistan: dragged to Hell

Asia Death penalty Violence Religion Pakistan

Ashraf had his death sentence converted to life imprisonment. He was held during 18 years, and his spiritual life made him hold on to life while incarcerated. This is his story. Read more

June 10, 2020

Canada: spiritual needs of vulnerable federal inmates unmet during pandemic: chaplains

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Coronavirus North America Religion Canada

OTTAWA – Federal prison chaplains say the spiritual needs of inmates have become an unnecessary casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic at a time when offenders are feeling particularly vulnerable and alone. The Correctional Service of Canada is allowing only emergency in-person visits from chaplains to prevent…

Source — CTV News

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May 4, 2020

UK: observing Ramadan in a UK prison

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Europe Religion United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom - In 2009, at the age of 18, Suleman was sent to HM Prison Glen Parva in the English midlands. One of the biggest challenges he faced while observing Ramadan was knowing what time the fast started and ended. “One thing you don’t have in prisons is a clock in your cell,” he told…

Source — Aljazeera

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March 9, 2020

UK: 'our prison deradicalisation programmes aren't working'

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Europe Discipline Justice Religion United Kingdom

The British prison system currently deals with high-security terrorism convicts by sending them to dispersal prisons. These prisoners are distributed around six maximum security dispersal jails and are regularly moved from one to another. This is done to prevent them from establishing close relationships…

Source — PoliticsHome

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February 26, 2020

France: Lille, une prison dans la prison pour les détenus radicalisés

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Europe Discipline Religion France

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January 3, 2020

Lebanon: indirect processes of radicalization at Lebanon’s Roumieh

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Middle East Violence Religion Lebanon

Incarceration centers across the MENA region are known for their lawlessness and tendency to act as incubators for the reinforcement and hardening of ideologies and violent behaviors. Roumieh Prison in Lebanon is no exception.

Source — European Eye on Radicalisation

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December 20, 2019

Pāri mūriem

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Minors Europe Activities Religion Latvia

Behind the walls of the juvenile detention centre of Cēsis, the prisoners are getting bored. Jérémie Jung leads photography workshops with 10 of them but is confronted with censorship by the prison administration. Read more

November 7, 2019

France: au coeur du nouveau quartier pour radicalisés

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Europe Discipline Facilities Religion France

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November 6, 2019

Nigeria: 259 personnes affamées libérées d'une prison islamiste (vidéo)

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Africa Religion Nigeria

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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

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

October 10, 2019

France: comment l'administration scrute les surveillants radicalisés

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Europe Religion France

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September 13, 2019

China: cárceles con sistema de vigilancia para controlar a musulmanes

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Asia Religion China

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July 10, 2019

France: enquête sur la difficile gestion des radicalisés

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Europe Discipline Religion France

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March 28, 2019

USA: Supreme court stays execution of Buddhist inmate

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North America Religion United States

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the execution of a Buddhist inmate in Texas whose request that his spiritual adviser be present in the execution chamber had been denied.

Source — The New York Times

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February 26, 2019

Spain: la lucha antiterrorista se reforzará con el control a retornados y en las cárceles

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Europe Justice Religion Spain

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February 19, 2019

France : le défi du suivi des "radicalisés" et des "revenants" hors des prisons

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Europe Facilities Religion France

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December 26, 2018

Italy: un projet pilote pour prévenir la radicalisation des femmes en prison

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Women Europe Religion Italy

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — Yabiladi

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December 17, 2018

France: lutter contre le danger de la radicalisation en prison [video]

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Europe Discipline Religion France

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Source — France TV Info

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August 21, 2018

France : isoler ou "réinsérer" ? Le dilemme de la prison face aux personnes impliquées dans des affaires de terrorisme

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Europe Discipline Rehabilitation Religion France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — France Info

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May 25, 2018

États-Unis : du porc pour les prisonniers musulmans

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Religion United States

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — Tribune de Genève

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January 15, 2018

France : La difficile gestion des détenus dits "radicalisés"

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Europe Violence Religion France

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Source — Libération

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September 20, 2017

USA: inmate sues Kansas prison for "imposing christian propaganda"

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Religion United States

Shari Webber-Dunn, an inmate serving a murder charge in Kansas, said her First Amendment rights were violated by “Christian propaganda” imposed by the all-female prison.

Source — Newsweek

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September 16, 2017

Turquie : les prisons se sont modernisées, mais l'islamisation domine

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Europe Middle East Religion Turkey

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — Slate

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August 25, 2017

Germany: un teatro en una cárcel alemana, contra el extremismo islamista

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Europe Religion Germany

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.

Source — La Nacion

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