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Tag: Prisons and Prisoners

World

Srebrenica, a Massacre Foretold, Still Casts Its Shadow

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025Roger CohenComments Off on Srebrenica, a Massacre Foretold, Still Casts Its Shadow

The town was supposed to be a “safe area,” protected by U.N. peacekeepers, but Serb forces massacred 8,000 Muslim men and boys there.

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U.S. Botched a Deal to Swap Venezuelans in El Salvador for American Prisoners

July 8, 2025July 8, 2025Frances Robles, Julie Turkewitz and Zolan Kanno-YoungsComments Off on U.S. Botched a Deal to Swap Venezuelans in El Salvador for American Prisoners

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the U.S. envoy to Venezuela were both working on different deals and ended up at cross purposes.

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Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents

July 6, 2025Farnaz Fassihi, Parin Behrooz and Leily NikounazarComments Off on Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics.

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Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents

July 6, 2025Farnaz Fassihi, Parin Behrooz and Leily NikounazarComments Off on Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics.

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Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents

July 6, 2025July 7, 2025Farnaz Fassihi, Parin Behrooz and Leily NikounazarComments Off on Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics.

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They Demanded Democracy. Years Later, They Are Still Paying the Price.

June 30, 2025TIFFANY MAYComments Off on They Demanded Democracy. Years Later, They Are Still Paying the Price.

Thousands of young people lost careers, friends and dreams after taking part in mass antigovernment protests that erupted six years ago in Hong Kong.

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They Demanded Democracy. Years Later, They Are Still Paying the Price.

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025TIFFANY MAYComments Off on They Demanded Democracy. Years Later, They Are Still Paying the Price.

Thousands of young people lost careers, friends and dreams after taking part in mass antigovernment protests that erupted six years ago in Hong Kong.

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El Salvador Police Say Quotas and Rumors Fueled Bukele’s Mass Arrests

June 27, 2025June 27, 2025Annie CorrealComments Off on El Salvador Police Say Quotas and Rumors Fueled Bukele’s Mass Arrests

Tens of thousands of people were jailed as part of President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on gangs. Some police officers now admit they arrested people on flimsy or nonexistent evidence to meet quotas.

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Chess Lover Introduces Game to Malawi’s Prisons, Schools and Street Kids

June 27, 2025June 27, 2025Rabson KondoweComments Off on Chess Lover Introduces Game to Malawi’s Prisons, Schools and Street Kids

Susan Namangale fell in love with the game at age 9 in her small village, and she’s now on a mission to deliver a message to the whole country: Chess is good for everyone.

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What to Know About Iran’s Notorious Evin Prison

June 23, 2025June 24, 2025Matthew Mpoke BiggComments Off on What to Know About Iran’s Notorious Evin Prison

Israel’s military struck entrances to the detention facility in Tehran, where dissidents and political prisoners are held. Human rights groups say the prison is a symbol of repression.

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