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June 18, 2026

Iraq : university education centers inside Abu Ghraib prison

Iraq’s justice ministry plans to open university education centers inside Baghdad’s notorious Abu Ghraib Prison as part of efforts to expand rehabilitation programs and allow inmates to continue their academic education

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May 10, 2025

Iraq: the country addresses viral prison video

Justice Ministry dismissed viral footage showing incarcerated person abuse inside Baghdad’s al-Taji prison as “outdated.” “Disciplinary and legal measures were taken against both the inmates and staff involved,” ministry spokesperson Ahmed Laibi Abdul Hussein stated.

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May 5, 2025

Iraq: justice minister says prisons are at double their capacity as amnesty law takes effect

As a general amnesty law takes effect, the country’s prisons are facing a crisis of overcrowding, housing more than double their intended capacity, the country’s justice minister said in an interview.

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August 6, 2021

Iraq: torture widespread in detention centers

The United Nations accused the government of Iraq of the widespread torture of detainees held in the country’s detention centers. A U.N. report covers conditions in the centers from July 1, 2019 to April 30, 2021.

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July 5, 2019

Iraq: rare photos shine light on "degrading" conditions in Iraqi jails

Concerns overcrowding at prisons for Isis suspects could fuel radicalisation.