Its prison camps, descended from the Soviet gulag, are notoriously harsh. But in a shift from the Stalin era, inmates have treated political prisoners with respect.
Tag: Prisons and Prisoners
U.S. Penalizes Venezuelan Officials Involved in Imprisoning 6 American Oil Executives
The so-called Citgo 6 were lured to Venezuela for a business meeting in 2017 and have been sentenced to prison on charges of corruption.
He Spent 20 Years in Prison, Until a Serial Killer Confessed to the Crime
Yoon Sung-yeo was sentenced to life for a crime he did not commit in South Korea. He was able to clear his name after a notorious serial killer confessed last year.
Six U.S. Oil Executives Are Convicted of Corruption in Venezuela
The so-called Citgo 6, who had been lured to Venezuela three years ago for a business meeting, were immediately sentenced to prison.
The Americans Left Behind in Kuwait
Dozens of military contractors have been imprisoned in the emirate — some on trumped-up drug charges, and many after torture. Why has the government failed to help them?
In South Korea, Draft Resisters Still Go to Prison. But Now It’s a Job.
A court ruled that conscientious objectors must be allowed to serve their country in other ways. The government says they’ll still have to do so behind prison walls.
U.S. Seeks Release of Austin Tice and Majd Kamalmaz From Syria
Though the two countries barely talk, American officials met in Damascus with a Syrian intelligence chief to discuss two U.S. citizens held in Syria, Austin Tice and Majd Kamalmaz.
They Came for My Father Nearly 30 Years Ago. It Still Haunts Me.
The recent antigovernment protests in Iraq remind me of Saddam Hussein’s regime of fear and of the rebels who, like my parents, opposed it at great risk.
China Is Expanding Detention Sites in Muslim Region of Xinjiang
China said it was winding down its “re-education” camps for Uighurs and other minorities, but researchers found evidence that incarceration is on the rise.
Killing of 2 Marines in 2011 Almost Derailed Afghan Peace Talks
Even as they pushed for the release of other Afghan prisoners as part of a deal with the Taliban, U.S. officials privately dug in over freeing a man who had killed Americans.