Prison
Venezuela plans amnesty law for prisoners, vows to convert major prison center
Rodriguez said that the Helicoide prison, a long-standing symbol of alleged government repression, will instead be converted into a center for sports and social services.
Minnesota man accused of posing as FBI agent to free Luigi Mangione from Brooklyn jail
South Korean court sentences ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to jail for bribery by Unification Church
Venezuela frees at least 104 political prisoners as interim government continues releases
French citizen Olivier Grondeau released from 887 days detention in Iran
Iranian authorities detained Grondeau in October 2022 in the city of Shiraz.
US set to pay El Salvador $6 million to jail 300 alleged gang members- report
El Salvador's presidential office told Reuters it only knows what has been made public.
Protesters support Kim Arad in her bid to keep sex offending psychologist behind bars
Arad was called to speak before a parole committee to explain why Carmi should serve the full three-year and three-month sentence he was given in August of 2022.
Ben-Gvir accuses freed hostage Eli Sharabi of 'echoing Hamas propaganda' in testimony
This statement came as released hostage Eli Sharabi stated that this decision led to Hamas retaliating by worsening the conditions hostages were held in.
Over 1,000 Syrians killed by Assad regime in airport prison, report says
“Discovering the fates of those missing persons and searching for more graves is one of the greatest legacies left by the Assad regime,” said a colonel in Syria's new government.
Sharansky: I was shocked to hear Trump say Zelensky started the war
Sharansky wrote that he could only imagine what the political prisoners and dissidents in Russian jails are feeling today.
Bill to expand loss of guardianship for abusive parents passes first reading
As it stands, the law dictates that a parent convicted of murder or the attempted murder of their child or their child's other parent will automatically lose guardianship over their child.
Justice Ministry adds two additional names to prisoner release list
The Ministry added two additional names to the list: Ahmad Raad Zaid Faroukh and Ahmad Mohammad Nayef Al-Hawamdeh.
Journalist Cecilia Sala recounts her 21-day ordeal in Iran's Evin prison
When asked if she would return to Iran, Sala was resolute. "No. As long as the Islamic Republic exists, I would say definitely not."
CPJ list Israel as 'second worst jailers of journalists' in 2024 - report
However, the report does not account for journalists being linked with Hamas or PIJ when being detained or killed by Israeli authorities.
