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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

El Salvador’s president, Trump’s new deportation partner, is a pro-Israel Palestinian

El Salvador’s Bukele refused to return US resident and defended Donald Trump's controversial prison plan.

APRIL 18, 2025ByANDREW LAPIN
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office of the White House April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Bukele discussed the detention of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who has been held in a prison in El Salvador since March 15.

French prisons attacked in response to government's narco crackdown, minister says

Vehicles were also set on fire outside the jails in Villepinte, Nanterre, Aix-Luynes, and Valence, UFAP said.

APRIL 15, 2025ByREUTERS
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with police officers, French Gendarmes, penitentiary workers, local officials and workers during a visit at the construction site of the Baumettes 3 prison building in Marseille, France June 26, 2023.

Israel releases terrorist Ahmed Manasra from prison over mental condition

The released terrorist was imprisoned for his role in the stabbing of two Israelis, including a 13-year-old boy.

APRIL 10, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Ahmed Manasra (C), a 14-year old Palestinian, who was convicted of attempted murder for his role in an attack of a 13-year-old Israeli boy in 2015 in Pisgat Zeev, built on occupied land that Israel annexed to Jerusalem after the 1967 war, leaves the courtroom after his sentencing at the district co

Brooklyn woman who tried to join ISIS sentenced to nearly two decades in federal prison

Sinmya Amera Ceasar, also known as Umm Nutella, was initially arrested in 2016 as she attempted to leave the country through JFK international airport to join ISIS.

APRIL 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The FBI seal is seen at its headquarters before a news conference by Director Christopher Wray on the US Justice Department inspector general's report about the FBI's actions in the 2016 US election in Washington.

IDF denies allegations of torture after BBC interviews freed Gazan prisoners

BBC interview released Gazan prisoners who allege that they were tortured while detained in Israeli prisons.

APRIL 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Israeli police officer looks on as a Red Cross vehicle is seen near the Israeli military prison, Ofer, on the day Israel releases Palestinian prisoners as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, near Ramallah in the West Bank, January 19, 2025.

Young woman imprisoned in military jail under harsh conditions to be released on Passover Eve

"We took into account her severe mental state, which led to her being assigned a medical profile 21 [disqualifying her from military service]," the court ruling said.

APRIL 2, 2025ByAVIHAI CHIIM
K. has been suffering from an eating disorder while in detention, even before.

Daycare worker slapped with 10.5 years for child abuse 

For over 30 years, Kobar managed and worked in the 'Ilana Kobar' daycare center in Eilat.

APRIL 1, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
Preschool-age children accompanied by teacher (illustrative).

French citizen Olivier Grondeau released from 887 days detention in Iran

Iranian authorities detained Grondeau in October 2022 in the city of Shiraz.

MARCH 20, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
March 20, 2025 shows France’s Olivier Grondeau sitting in a plane after being freed by Iran.

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.

MARCH 16, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, New York, US, September 25, 2019.

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.

MARCH 4, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
Kim Arad speaking with Michal Danino Hacohen