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European governments say Alexei Navalny died after toxin poisoning in Russian prison

Five European governments say tests confirmed Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin while held in a Russian Arctic prison, accusing Moscow of breaching chemical weapons bans.

|ByREUTERS
People gather outside the Russian embassy, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, reported by prison authorities in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence, in Warsaw, Poland, February 16, 2024.
An Israel Prison Service officer at Ketziot Prison watches as Palestinian prisoners are prepared for release in exchange for Israeli hostages held by Gazan terrorists, February 26, 2025; illustrative.

'We are never full': Palestinian prisoners claim they received little food in Israeli prisons

Samer Khawaireh, 45, told Reuters that all he was given to eat in Israel's prisons was ten thin pieces of bread over the course of a day, with a bit of hummus and tahini, and tuna twice a week.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, SARAH BEN-NUN
Brenton Tarrant, the gunman who shot and killed worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks, listens as Crown prosecutor Mark Zarifeh delivers his submission during Tarrant's sentencing at the High Court in Christchurch, New Zealand, August 27, 2020.

New Zealand mosque gunman appeals conviction, says guilty plea was irrational

He is serving a life sentence in prison without parole - the first time a New Zealand court imposed a sentence requiring a person to spend the rest of their life in prison.

|ByREUTERS
Capt. Tomer Aigas

Mother of Tomer Eiges 'ashamed' to have served in Unit 8200, appalled at son's treatment in prison

"There was a huge mess and oversight with the medications that nobody noticed," Eiges said. "He had a million pills, and everyone kept giving him more and more."

|ByYOAV ETIEL

China underground church pastors arrested, face up to three years in jail, NGO head says

The group, which includes church founder Pastor Jin Mingri, is being held in detention centers in the southern city of Beihai.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByREUTERS
The head pastor of the Zion church in Beijing Jin Mingri poses for picures in the congregation hall of the unofficial Protestant "house" church in Beijing, China, August 28, 2018. Picture taken August 28, 2018.

Hannibal Gaddafi freed from Lebanon after nearly a decade in detention

Gaddafi was abducted in 2015 by insurgents in Syria, where he was living in exile with his Lebanese wife and children.

NOVEMBER 10, 2025ByREUTERS
Hannibal Gaddafi, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, attends the signing agreement ceremony between Libya's Shipping Corporation and STX Europe to build a cruise ship, in Tripoli June 30, 2010.

Iran arrests Iranian-American Jew for visiting Israel - NYT

Hekmati, a 70-year-old resident of Long Island, New York, has been held in Evin Prison since July.

NOVEMBER 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Kemran Hekmati, pictured in a family photo. Iran charged the 70-year-old Jewish Iranian-American for traveling to Israel.

Several prisoners mistakenly released from UK prisons each week, minister says

The UK government says over 260 prisoners were mistakenly released in the past year, amid growing pressure over overcrowded prisons and wrongful releases of foreign offenders.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025ByREUTERS
Police officers work as people gather outside the Old Bailey after British police officer Martyn Blake was acquitted of the 2022 murder of Chris Kaba, in London, Britain, October 21, 2024.

Iran carries out highest level of prisoner executions in past two decades in Oct., watchdog says

Out of the eight political prisoners Iran executed during October, Hengaw identified seven as being sentenced on charges of espionage for Israel.

NOVEMBER 3, 2025ByJAMES GENN
Activists protest against Iranian executions in Rome, Italy, July 30, 2025.

Palestinian detainee allegedly abused by five IDF soldiers at Sde Teiman returned to Gaza

The alleged abuse of the terrorist appears in the leaked Sde Teiman video central in the scandal around military advocate-general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi's resignation.

NOVEMBER 3, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Officers from Force 100, responsible for guarding terrorists at Sde Teiman, November 2, 2025.

Yemeni actress accused of 'indecent act' released from five-year Houthi imprisonment

Al-Hammadi was convicted of committing an "indecent act" and possessing drugs by a Houthi-run court, a verdict that the actresses' lawyer says was "marred with irregularities and abuse."

OCTOBER 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Houthi terrorists lead detained people on the day of their release in Sanaa, Yemen, January 25, 2025; illustrative.

UK police searching for convicted sex offender mistakenly released from prison

UK police are searching for Hadush Kebatu, an Ethiopian asylum seeker and convicted sex offender mistakenly released from prison.

OCTOBER 26, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
An undated handout image shows Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, an Ethiopian asylum seeker who sexually assaulted a teenage girl and another woman in Britain, and who according to the government has been accidentally released from jail.

Doha clears UK activist Andy Hall of defamation over migrant rights case

A Doha court overturned the 2022 defamation conviction of British activist Andy Hall, clearing him of charges linked to his advocacy for migrant workers’ rights ahead of the 2022 World Cup.

OCTOBER 18, 2025ByJAMES GENN
Activist Andy Hall attends a meeting at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office to discuss his detainment in Qatar, July 2025.

Palestinian prisoner slated for release attacks female prison guard

A Palestinian inmate slated for release under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal attacked a female prison guard before being restrained and detained.

OCTOBER 12, 2025ByMAARIV
A Palestinian prisoner waits to be released from Ketziot prison, southern Israel, October 1, 2007