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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.

19/02/2025
 Red Cross vehicle is seen near the Ofer Prison, near Jerusalem, January 19, 2025

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."

Israel Police raid the Al Jazeera offices in east Jerusalem on May 5, 2024

CPJ list Israel as 'second worst jailers of journalists' in 2024

However, the report does not account for journalists being linked with Hamas or PIJ when being detained or killed by Israeli authorities.

20/01/2025
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and released journalist Cecelia Sala embrace

Journalist Cecilia Sala details detention in Iran's Evin prison

'Their game is to give you hope and then use your hope to break you,' Sala said, adding, 'I am not going back to Iran, at least as long as there is the Islamic Republic.'

20/01/2025
 Red Cross vehicle is seen near the Ofer Prison, near Jerusalem, January 19, 2025

Israel prepares for prisoner exchange as IDF, IPS conclude plans

Most of the prisoners on the list are women, and only one prisoner on the list under the age of 18 at the time of their arrest was convicted of murder.

France plans to isolate 100 top drug lords in hyper-secure 'Narco-Prison'

Prisons no longer stop narcotraffickers from trafficking, killing, or threatening officials and journalists.

Almost 7,000 Palestinians detained without standard trials, NGOs report

PCATI's criticism suggested that shutting down IDF detention facilities may have been temporary and they may have returned to heavy use once the military started a new campaign in Gaza in October.

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