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Iran's death penalty crackdown on protesters targets minors, Amnesty International warns
Amnesty International revealed that two 17-year-olds are among those at risk of being sentenced to death in Iran for involvement in January’s protests, calling for an immediate halt to the executions
Israeli man arrested in Miami on suspicion of child pornography possession
Iranian director unveils film confronting Tehran's Evin prison torture
European governments say Alexei Navalny died after dart frog toxin poisoning in Russian prison
'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.
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.
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."
Capt. Tomer Eiges named as intelligence officer who died in military prison in 2021
Eiges, who was originally from Haifa, was an intelligence officer in Unit 8200 of the IDF when he died in military prison in 2021.
Maduro ally Saab arrested in Venezuela, US official says
Venezuelan official Alex Saab was reportedly arrested in a joint US-Venezuelan operation, though his lawyer and government aligned figures denied the claim as conflicting accounts emerged.
Samer Sinijlawi’s vision for Gaza deserves serious skepticism - opinion
Promises of reform in Gaza may appeal to the West, but there is a risk of the past repeating itself.
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
Mangione, 27, is awaiting trial in a death penalty murder case on charges that he gunned down Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group, in Manhattan in 2024.
South Korean court sentences ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to jail for bribery by Unification Church
The court cleared Kim, the wife of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted from office last year, of charges of stock price manipulation and violating the Political Funds Act.
Venezuela frees at least 104 political prisoners as interim government continues releases
They were released from prisons across the country, and more releases were likely taking place, said Alfredo Romero, the director of Venezuelan human rights group Foro Penal.
