Majid Khan, a “high-value detainee” at Guantánamo Bay, was released last week after two decades of social isolation.
Tag: Prisons and Prisoners
Iran Announces Amnesty, but It May Not Spare Many Protesters
While the government said tens of thousands of prisoners were to be freed or get reduced sentences, rights advocates suggested the move was a sham.
Some Wagner Convict Fighters in Ukraine Are Returning to Russia
Tens of thousands of inmates have joined a mercenary group fighting with the Kremlin’s decimated forces in Ukraine. Some of them are returning to civilian life with military training and, in many cases, battlefield traumas.
Iranian-American Prisoner in Tehran Starts Hunger Strike
Siamak Namazi, an Iranian-American businessman, appealed to President Biden to negotiate with the government in Tehran for his freedom.
More than 200 Russian doctors petition Putin to give medical care to Navalny.
The letter, signed by doctors with their full names, was a rare example of public criticism of the Kremlin in post-invasion Russia.
Navalny Accuses Russian Prison Authorities of Using His Health as a Tool to Put Pressure on Him
The jailed Russian opposition leader said that he had been injected with unknown medication and accused the authorities of withholding his medical records.
Lee Myung-bak, South Korean Ex-President, Receives Pardon
The action by the current president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will release Mr. Lee from a 17-year sentence for bribery and embezzlement and nullify the enormous fines he owed.
Nepali Court Orders the Release of Charles Sobhraj From Prison
The action trims the life sentence Charles Sobhraj, known as ‘the Serpent,’ who targeted Western tourists in Asia in the 1970s and ’80s.
From Behind Bars, Inmates Award France’s Latest Book Prize
For the first time, detainees picked their own winner in an offshoot of the Goncourt, France’s top literary honor.
Boris Becker Returns to Germany After Release From British Prison
The tennis champion left for his home country after serving time in Britain for hiding his assets in a bankruptcy case.