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38,000 inmates freed early to make room for those arrested after failed coup
About 38,000 prisoners in Turkey are set to be released early - apparently to make room for those arrested over last month’s attempted coup.
Thousands march in Basque heartland for return of ETA prisoners
Tens of thousands protested in Bilbao, northern Spain calling for the return of more than 400 prisoners linked to the Basque separatist group ETA who are...
Thousands march in Bilbao for return of ETA prisoners
Tens of thousands protested in Bilbao, northern Spain calling for the return of more than 400 prisoners linked to the Basque separatist group ETA who are...
Dramatic video released of ‘hostages being freed from Islamic State prison’
Dramatic footage has been released appearing to show hostages being freed from an Islamic State compound - in a raid where a U.S.
Myanmar releases 3,073 prisoners in new amnesty
Myanmar pardoned and began freeing 3,073 prisoners Tuesday in an amnesty that virtually excluded political prisoners despite a presidential pledge to free...
European court condemns UK over prisoner vote ban—but no payout for convicts
A group of British prisoners have lost a compensation bid for being denied the right to vote.
More bloodshed: NGO claims Iraq forces murdered 255 Sunni prisoners
Iraq’s security forces and allied Shiite militias executed at least 255 Sunni prisoners as they fled a lightning jihadist-led advance last month,...
Sun cream offer to prisoners who climbed on roof ‘foolish’
An offer of sunscreen to two inmates who had climbed on to a jail’s roof was “foolish” , the British Prisons Minister has said.
Murderers with machetes wander idyllic Philippine prison
Two token guards with shotguns slung on their shoulders relax in the shade nearby as the blue-shirted group of inmates armed with machetes chop weeds at...
Three inmates escape Quebec prison in helicopter
Three inmates have escaped from a detention center in Quebec City with the help of a helicopter, according to Canadian police.
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