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Khader Adnan began his hunger strike shortly after he was arrested on February 5. Reuters.

Palestinian prisoner's death described as 'deliberate assassination'

MENAMay 02, 2023

A prisoner sits in a cell at category C prison HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough, England. PA

Stricter checks for terrorist prisoners in UK, in bid to curb radicalisation

UKApril 30, 2023

Gold coins, along with four other gold objects, unearthed by the metal detectorists, comprising the largest such Anglo-Saxon hoard to be found in England. PA

Pair face prison over plot to sell rare British coins

UKApril 27, 2023

Manon Vandecasteele sits blindfolded in a cell during a protest to call for the release of her uncle Olivier Vandecasteele, a prisoner in Iran. AFP

Living conditions for Belgian held in Iran worsen amid rumours of swap

WorldApril 27, 2023

About 780 Muslim men and boys have been held at the Guantanamo Bay facility since it opened in 2002. AP

US releases Algerian Guantanamo Bay detainee after two decades

USApril 20, 2023

Mehran Raoof has been held at Evin prison in Tehran since October 2020. Photo: Raoof family / Alamy

UK called to ‘redouble efforts’ to secure release of British dual citizen jailed in Iran

UKApril 13, 2023

Alexei Moskalyov sits in a courtroom in Yefremov, Tula region, some 300 kilometres south of Moscow, Russia, Monday, March 27, 2023. AP

Russian whose daughter drew pro-Ukraine picture flees sentencing

EuropeMarch 28, 2023

Dr Mohammed Al Zadjali, chairman of the Omani Lawyers Association and supervisor of Fak Kurbah. Photo: Fak Kurbah

Oman’s Fak Kurba initiative aims to release 1,300 prisoners this Ramadan

GulfMarch 28, 2023

Bernard Phelan. Family handout / AFP

Irish father of man in Iranian prison calls for son’s release

UKMarch 26, 2023

Shamima Begum. PA

Friend who inspired Shamima Begum ‘escaped from prison’

UKMarch 22, 2023

Bassem Awadallah is seen being led to court in Amman, Jordan, in 2021. EPA

Jordanian prisoner Bassem Awadallah treated in hospital

WorldMarch 13, 2023

Siamak Namazi, right, has been jailed since October 2015 on charges of working with a foreign government. His father, Baquer Namazi, was also held by Iran until he was given a medical release in October 2022. Photo: Family handout

US hostages in Iran join forces to call on Biden for help

USMarch 03, 2023

Ana Baneira speaks to the media after being released from an Iranian jail. Reuters

Thoughts of freedom comforted Spanish woman held in Iranian jail

EuropeMarch 02, 2023

In 2021, a California parole board decision to free Sirhan Sirhan was overturned by the governor Gavin Newsom. AP

RFK killer Sirhan Sirhan denied parole by California board

USMarch 01, 2023

Dozens of dual nationals have been held at Evin prison in Tehran, Iran. Reuters

Iran frees Spanish woman held since November

IranFebruary 26, 2023

Inmates belonging to gangs arrive at El Salvador's new prison. AFP

El Salvador begins transfers to 'mega prison' amid gang crackdown

The AmericasFebruary 26, 2023

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