After 18 months of mourning, a Gaza son is found alive in an Israeli prison
A Gaza family's nightmare ends after discovering their 'martyred' son alive in an Israeli prison.
Palestinians expose torture and sexual violence in Israeli detention
Palestinian detainees and rights groups share disturbing accounts of rape, sexual violence and physical abuse.
Al-Qaeda-linked fighters storm Mali prison, block food supplies to Bamako
Fighters attack 'Africa's Alcatraz', which detains high-value prisoners, and disrupt crucial supply chains to capital.
Man lands in prison for stabbing neighbour
An Abuja High Court on Wednesday ordered that a 32-year-old man, Israel Friday, should be remanded in a corrections facility…
Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalised as health deteriorates
Mohammadi has lost consciousness twice and suffered a severe cardiac crisis, her foundation has announced.
Palestinian journalist released from Israeli prison unrecognisable
Palestinian journalist Ali al-Samoudi was released from Israeli prison with severe weight loss, showing signs of torture
Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
The move comes as part of a larger prisoner pardon tied to a Buddhist religious holiday.
Tunisia’s jailed opposition leader Ghannouchi rushed to hospital
Jailed Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi is rushed to hospital, as his party demands his immediate release.
Belarus eyes Western ties as it frees journalist Andrzej Poczobut
President Alexandr Lukashenko is hoping to improve relations with the West once more.