Officials had said that the exchange would take place after nearly $6 billion in once-frozen Iranian assets reached Qatar. Source Views: 0
Posts Tagged ‘prisoners’
Put restrictions on rights of Palestine prisoners or we boycott Israel gov’t: Ben-Gvir says
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir announced yesterday that his far-right Otzma Yehudit Party would withhold its support for the coalition government until it actionshis request to restrict visitation rights for Palestinian prisoners. The boycott is in response to the Prime Minister’s Office stating yesterday at a meeting that there would be no changes regarding […]
Torture and Abuse: DC Officials Place Jan. 6 Prisoners in DC Gulag Back on COVID Lockdown, Solitary Confinement Starting Today!
Torture and Abuse: DC Officials Place Jan. 6 Prisoners in DC Gulag Back on COVID Lockdown, Solitary Confinement Starting Today! Source Views: 0
President Joe Biden Bows to Iran on 9/11: Pays $6 Billion for Five Prisoners
The Biden administration has reportedly approved a deal to pay Iran $6 billion in exchange for five detained American citizens. Source Views: 0
Palestinian prisoners in Israel jails refuse meals in protest at reduction in visitation rights
Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Ofer jail closed the prison sections and refused meals on Sunday evening. The protest step came after the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) proceeded to transfer 120 Palestinian prisoners from Nafha prison to a collective isolation section, the Commission for Detainees’ and ex-Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society said in […]
The Bahraini State Refuses to Be Fair With the Prisoners
September 2, 2023 By Latifa Al-Husseini Beirut – Bahrain’s political prisoners are jointly leading a protest against arbitrary restrictions in Jaw Prison. The hunger strike launched on August 7 is perhaps the loudest expression of discontent against the conditions they’ve endured and with which they refuse to live. The prisoners’ demands are simple. However, the […]
Half of Transgender Prisoners Convicted of Rape and Pedophilia: Wisconsin Data
Half of the transgender inmates in the Wisconsin prison system were convicted of at least one count of rape or child sex abuse, according to data provided by the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project. Obtained via a […] The post Half of Transgender Prisoners Convicted of Rape and Pedophilia: Wisconsin Data appeared first on The People's Voice. […]
10 Palestinian Prisoners Refuse to Eat in Hunger Strike Against Zionist Authorities
August 26, 2023 In a powerful act of defiance, ten Palestinian prisoners have launched an indefinite hunger strike to protest against their administrative detention and mistreatment at the hands of Israeli prison authorities. The hunger strike has been ongoing for varying lengths of time, with eight of the prisoners refusing food to reject their detention […]
Tunisia: Islamist political prisoners held in harsh conditions
Political prisoners from the major Islamic political party in Tunisia, Ennahda, are facing "harsh conditions" in prison, their lawyers revealed on Monday. They made their comments during a press conference held by the National Salvation Front. The Front provides the main opposition to President Kais Saied, and the legal defence team for political prisoner Sayed […]
Riots and ‘zero crime’ policy: The number of prisoners in France hits record high
The overall occupancy rate is currently 122.8% and stands at 146.3% in remand prisons. Source Views: 0
Iran releases two Iranian-Austrian prisoners and one Danish
TEHRAN – The Iranian Judiciary on Friday released two Iranian-Austrian nationals and one Danish prisoner. Iran’s human rights chief Kazem Qaribabadi confirmed their release on Friday evening. Austria and Denmark had earlier in the day confirmed the release of prisoners and thanked Oman and Belgium for their help in getting them released. Qaribabadi said Massoud […]
Palestine prisoners in Israel plan hunger strike on Thursday
Fifteen sick Palestinian detainees will stage a hunger strike on Thursday to protest their prison conditions in Israel, according to a local NGO, Anadolu News Agency reports. “The strike aims to protest their harsh prison conditions amid a rise in the number of sick detainees and a policy of medical negligence” pursued by prison authorities, […]
Israel: government approves draft bill for execution of Palestinian prisoners
Israel's far-right occupation government approved on Sunday a draft bill which, if it becomes law, will authorise the execution of Palestinian prisoners, Arab48.com has reported. The bill was proposed by extreme far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. "The court [will be able to] impose the death penalty on anyone who commits a murder on national […]
Lawmakers Propose Letting Massachusetts Prisoners Donate Organs for Reduced Sentences
A new bill proposed on Beacon Hill would allow Massachusetts prisoners to donate their organs for reduced sentences. Source Views: 0
Palestinian prisoners call this bus a ‘moving grave’
Israel uses numerous tools to control and abuse Palestinian prisoners. One of the lesser-known instruments of repression is a seemingly innocuous means of transportation: a bus. Source Views: 0
J6 Political Prisoners Unconstitutionally Incarcerated in America’s New Gitmo in Washington
Political Prisoner and FBI Target Jeremy Brown Speaks from His Prison Cell on January 6 – Two Years After a Million Patriots Met in Washington DC to Protest The Stolen Election – Prayer Vigil Tonight Source Views: 0
Russian Oligarch And Mercenary Leader Releases Prisoners Who Fought In Ukraine War
“Don’t booze too much, don’t take drugs, don’t rape women … You have learned a great deal — first of all: how to kill the enemy,” Yevgeny Prigozhin told the men. Source Views: 0
Venezuela Releases 7 Jailed Americans As US Releases 2 Prisoners
The group includes five oil executives who have been held for nearly five years. Source Views: 0
Venezuela Releases 7 Jailed Americans; US Frees 2 Prisoners
WASHINGTON—Venezuela has freed seven imprisoned Americans in exchange for the United States releasing two nephews of regime leader Nicolás Maduro’s wife who had been jailed for years on drug smuggling conspiracy convictions, the White House said Saturday. The swap of the Americans, including five oil executives held for nearly five years, follows months of back […]
Venezuela releases 7 jailed Americans; U.S. frees 2 prisoners
In a rare softening of hostile relations, Venezuela has freed seven imprisoned Americans in exchange for the United States releasing two nephews of President Nicolás Maduro’s wife who had been jailed for years on drug smuggling conspiracy convictions, the White House said Saturday. The swap of the Americans, including five oil executives held for nearly […]