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Iran prison fire kills four inmates, injures 61: judiciary
PARIS: At least four Iranian inmates died in a fire in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison overnight, the judiciary said Sunday,…
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Oscar Pistorius moved to new prison for parole process
JOHANNESBURG: South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has moved to another prison as part of his parole process after serving…
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Prison riot kills 68 in Ecuador
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador: Prison inmates from rival gangs in Ecuador fought each other with guns, explosives and blades in a bloodbath…
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Georgia ex-leader ‘abused in prison, fears for his life’
TBILISI: Georgia’s jailed ex-president and opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been on hunger strike for weeks, said on Monday…
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Zionists free Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar from prison
RAMALLAH: Zionist authorities on Sunday released from jail Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar after two years in detention. Jarrar, 58, was…
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‘Candidate in handcuffs’: Kremlin critic campaigns from prison
KRASNODAR: With parliamentary elections in Russia around the corner, canvassers in the southern city of Krasnodar are asking passersby to…
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Palestinians hail jailbreak despite arrests
JENIN: Four of the six Palestinians who staged a Hollywood-style escape from a Zionist prison may be back behind bars,…
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Fire at overcrowded Indonesia jail kills 41
TANGERANG: A fire tore through an overcrowded Indonesian prison in the early hours of yesterday when most inmates were asleep,…
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In Mali women’s prison, inmates face a long wait
BAMAKO: Laughing children, yoga classes, job-training sessions: Mali’s only women’s prison is a far cry from the squalid, overcrowded jails…
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Will Biden close Gitmo ‘War on Terror’ prison?
WASHINGTON: The approved release of three detainees locked up in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for nearly two decades has raised expectations…
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Morocco dissident historian provisionally freed from prison
RABAT: Moroccan historian and rights activist Maati Monjib, who was on hunger strike for 19 days, was provisionally released from…
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At least 75 inmates dead in Ecuador prison gang riots
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador: At least 75 inmates died Tuesday and several were injured in riots blamed on gang rivalry at three…
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