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Yemeni experts support allegations of secret UAE prisons, despite Emirati denial
After STC setbacks in the east, Saudi Arabia corrals southern factions into talks while allegations of secret prisons run by UAE forces in…
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'I didn't hear from my son for seven months': Inside Yemen's UAE-run secret prisons
The BBC has been given access to detention facilities on former United Arab Emirates military bases in Yemen, confirming long-standing…
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Germany alarmed by reports of IS militants escaping Syrian prisons
Reports of militants from the Islamic State escaping from prisons in Syria are causing concern among Germany's security authorities. In…
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Palestinians tell BBC they were sexually abused in Israeli prisons
This article contains descriptions of sexual abuse and violence which some readers may find distressing. Two Palestinian men have told the…
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‘It’s Israeli policy’: Report reveals abuse of Palestinians in prisons
For Palestinians held within Israel’s prison network, torture, abuse and contempt for life isn’t just the norm, it’s the system. That’s…
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At least 94 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, human rights group says
At least 94 Palestinian prisoners and detainees have died in Israeli custody in less than two years, a well-regarded Israeli human rights…
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From Life in Prison to the Eras Tour
Still, over time, I earned a reputation. “Joe’s straight,” guys would say, with some mix of mockery and begrudging respect. The prison…
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Peru's new interim leader oversees prison raids in bid to get tough on surging crime
LIMA, Peru (AP) — In one of his first acts as interim president of Peru, José Jerí on Saturday led a series of raids on prisons holding…
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AP PHOTOS: More than 200 Ukrainian POWs have died in Russian prisons. This is one soldier's story
Kyiv, Ukraine (AP) — “Everything will be all right.” Ukrainian soldier Serhii Hryhoriev said this so often during brief phone calls from…
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Takeaways from AP report on Ukrainian POWs dying in Russian prisons
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than 200 Ukrainian POWs have died in prison since Russia’s full-scale invasion three years ago. Abuse inside…
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Torture and Tres Leches in Iran’s Most Notorious Prison
The Evin House of Detention, in Tehran, is among the world’s most infamous prisons. It was built by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah…
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A notorious drug gang is in the crosshairs of a French police investigation of prison attacks
PARIS (AP) — Anti-organized crime specialist investigators probing a wave of attacks on prisons and prison staff in France are looking at…
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How Old Prisons Are Being Converted Into Stylish Apartments
Diamond Pearson needed a new place to live and was looking for something with an industrial feel. When Liberty Crest Apartments in Fairfax…
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Women's prisons are rife with trauma. Can California set a new course at Chowchilla?
CHOWCHILLA, Calif. — Gazing across the crowd of women, fresh from county jail in their orange prison jumpsuits, Lena Coleman wishes she…