Prison
Myanmar female prisoners face torture and neglect, rights group says
Prison authorities beat some prisoners with sticks, chains, metal pipes, and slingshots, with some subjected to electric shocks and cigarette burns, according to Human Rights Watch.
Court bars solitary confinement for Agam Tsarafi, rebukes IPS over prison video
Assad-era Syrian official convicted of torture, jailed for 60 years by US court
Israeli-Canadian Benjamin Hassin freed after 11 years in Iraqi prison
Israel charges 10 inmates accused of running gambling empire from prison
Prosecutors allege that over the course of nearly four years, the group operated a structured criminal enterprise involved in illegal gambling, debt collection through threats, and exploitation.
Hundreds of haredim protest outside military prison following draft dodger arrest
The arrested hassidic man had earlier arrived at a draft office to arrange an exemption from service before being sentenced to 20 days in prison, according to the report.
Silman declares Nile crocodile ‘cultivated wild animal’ to allow Ben-Gvir's 'crocodile prison' plan
The environmental protection minister changed the crocodile’s legal status to facilitate National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s proposed “crocodile prison.”
Inside America’s first prison synagogue: New exhibit tells the story of Jewish inmates who built it
While founded by Quakers and long Christian-oriented, Eastern State hosted Jewish prisoners as early as the 1800s.
Palestinian ex-prisoners allege sexual, physical, medical abuse in Israeli prisons - report
"This kind of thing never happened before October 7. Back then, we only faced this type of abuse if there was a hunger strike or a riot," the released prisoners told Wall Street Journal.
US citizen detained, held by Iranian regime since 2024 released, Donald Trump announces
In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that the woman had been released as a gesture of goodwill on Iran's part, adding that the woman was safely outside the country and in good condition.
One dead, two missing after boat with 19 aboard capsizes in San Francisco Bay, near Alcatraz
Of the 19 passengers, 13 were safely taken to shore, three were taken to the hospital, two remain missing, and one was killed along with a dog on board.
Petitioners ask High Court to order medical update on detained Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safiya
The filing, submitted by Physicians for Human Rights Israel and lawyers for the detainees, came in response to the state’s request that the petition be dismissed.
Jailed US citizen, former marine taken to Russian hospital for undisclosed illness - report
A source close to the Kremlin told Reuters last year that Gilman was one of nine people on a list of Americans jailed in Russia that Washington wanted to be released and returned to the US.
Damascus yet to keep pledge to respect rights of detainees, UN inquiry team says
Despite Damascus’s pledge, the members noted that families still struggle to find relatives held in custody and many detainees face long periods of detention without judicial review.
