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Tag: Prisons and Prisoners

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Who Were the 2,000 Palestinians Freed by Israel?

October 24, 2025October 24, 2025Vivian Yee and Rawan Sheikh AhmadComments Off on Who Were the 2,000 Palestinians Freed by Israel?

Under the cease-fire deal, Israel released 250 Palestinians serving long sentences for violent attacks. More than 1,700 others had been detained in Gaza and held without charge.

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Guatemala Welcomes U.S. Help in Gang Crackdown After Prison Break

October 15, 2025October 16, 2025Annie CorrealComments Off on Guatemala Welcomes U.S. Help in Gang Crackdown After Prison Break

President Bernardo Arévalo called an overhaul of his country’s prison system an “absolute priority” after 20 inmates accused of belonging to the Barrio 18 group were found to have escaped undetected.

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The Release of Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners in Photos and Videos

October 13, 2025October 13, 2025THE NEW YORK TIMESComments Off on The Release of Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners in Photos and Videos

Twenty living hostages were freed by Hamas on Monday under the cease-fire deal, and Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.

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2 Men Charged After Ian Watkins, Former Lostprophets Singer, Is Killed in Prison

October 13, 2025October 13, 2025Johnny Diaz and Claire MosesComments Off on 2 Men Charged After Ian Watkins, Former Lostprophets Singer, Is Killed in Prison

Mr. Watkins had been serving a 29-year sentence for child sex abuse offenses at the Wakefield Prison in northern England.

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‘Over the Clouds’: Families of Palestinian Prisoners Await Their Release

October 11, 2025October 11, 2025Fatima AbdulKarimComments Off on ‘Over the Clouds’: Families of Palestinian Prisoners Await Their Release

Israel agreed to free 250 Palestinians serving life sentences, many of whom will be sent into exile. For their families, it brought joy. But for those whose relatives were excluded, it was a crushing blow.

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Afghanistan Frees a U.S. Citizen Held in Prison

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025Elian Peltier and Adam GoldmanComments Off on Afghanistan Frees a U.S. Citizen Held in Prison

The move comes as the country seeks to break the international isolation it has faced since the Taliban seized power in 2021.

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U.S. Deportee Sent to Africa Is Repatriated by Jamaica

September 23, 2025September 23, 2025John EligonComments Off on U.S. Deportee Sent to Africa Is Repatriated by Jamaica

The decision by the Trump administration to send Orville Etoria to Eswatini, where he had no ties, raised alarm among rights groups.

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French Winemaker Gets Prison for Selling Fake Champagne

September 5, 2025Ephrat LivniComments Off on French Winemaker Gets Prison for Selling Fake Champagne

Didier Chopin, 56, was accused of passing off wine made with carbonated grapes from Spain and other regions in France as Champagne.

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A Jamaican Man Served Time in the U.S., Then Was Deported to an African Prison

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025John Eligon and Hamed AleazizComments Off on A Jamaican Man Served Time in the U.S., Then Was Deported to an African Prison

The case of Orville Etoria highlights a tension in President Trump’s deportation agenda, in which immigrants can be sent abroad and detained indefinitely.

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Iran’s Evin Prison Is Holding Dissidents Again

August 23, 2025Farnaz Fassihi and Leily NikounazarComments Off on Iran’s Evin Prison Is Holding Dissidents Again

Israel largely destroyed Evin prison, one of Iran’s most infamous symbols of oppression, in June. Less than two months later, Iran began returning male prisoners.

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