[12 Feb 2014] Afghanistan govt. about to release dozens of inmates from...
The Afghan government is about to release dozens of inmates from Parwan detention center north of the capital Kabul. Officials say 65 inmates will...
The Afghan government is about to release dozens of inmates from Parwan detention center north of the capital Kabul. Officials say 65 inmates will be set free within the next 24 hours. The government says it does not have enough proof to keep the inmates behind bars. But the United States has already voiced concern over the release of the prisoners. U-S military officials say some of the prisoners are dangerous criminals who have links to al-Qaeda militants. Washington also says their release could pose a security threat to the future of Afghanistan. The U-S handed over control of Parwan prison to Afghan forces back in March 20-13.
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[27 Oct 2013] israel approves release of 26 inmates in coming days -...
Israel approves the release of 26 Palestinian prisoners under the terms of the renewed so-called peace talks with the Palestinian Authority. The...
Israel approves the release of 26 Palestinian prisoners under the terms of the renewed so-called peace talks with the Palestinian Authority. The released inmates are considered the second group of prisoners discharged since August. Israeli prison authorities say the inmates will be released at least 48 hours after their names are published. Tel Aviv had said 104 Palestinians would be freed in stages following the start of negotiations on July 30. An Israeli official claimed last week that the move was linked to a deal with the Palestinian Authority in exchange for continued settlement construction in the occupied territories. But the PA has vehemently denied the allegation, saying the construction activities seriously threaten the so-called peace talks, that resumed in July after a three-year halt.
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[18 June 13] Saudi inmates\' hunger strike, start of a change: George...
Political prisoners have gone on a hunger strike in Saudi Arabia to protest against their imprisonment without charge or trial, and the horrible...
Political prisoners have gone on a hunger strike in Saudi Arabia to protest against their imprisonment without charge or trial, and the horrible jail conditions.
Activists say more than 70 inmates have stopped eating in a bid to draw international attention to the inhuman prison conditions in Saudi Arabia.
Press TV has conducted an interview with George Labaki, professor at Notre Dame University, about this issue.
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[09 Dec 2013] US judges question necessity of genital searches of...
In the US prison at Guantanamo, despite various calls for a halt to humiliating and degrading treatment of inmates, such acts continue. In the...
In the US prison at Guantanamo, despite various calls for a halt to humiliating and degrading treatment of inmates, such acts continue. In the latest development, US appeals court judges are questioning the need for genital searches of prisoners before meeting their lawyers. At a hearing of a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Judge Thomas Griffith said that checking the prisoners\' private parts was both provocative and offensive. Griffith then cited the detainees\' right to have easy access to their lawyers as a legal obligation of the court. Some of the prisoners have decided not to meet their lawyers because genital searches were required beforehand. Meanwhile, another US appeals court is reviewing whether it is necessary to force-feed hunger-striking prisoners, an act which some people describe as torture.
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[30 Oct 2013] israel freeing Palestinian inmates, publicity stunt: Mark...
Press TV has conducted an interview with Mark Glenn, author and journalist, about 26 Palestinian prisoners being released from Israeli prisons.
Press TV has conducted an interview with Mark Glenn, author and journalist, about 26 Palestinian prisoners being released from Israeli prisons.
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[17 May 13] US violates human rights at Gitmo - English
A hunger strike by prisoners at the US-run Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba has entered its 100st day, amid national and international calls for the...
A hunger strike by prisoners at the US-run Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba has entered its 100st day, amid national and international calls for the closure of the notorious prison. Nearly 130 out of a total of 166 inmates in the military detention and torture center were reported to be still on hunger strike on Friday.
The strike began in February in protest to mistreatment by prison guards who intimidate the detainees by searching their personal belongings and deliberately mishandling their copies of the holy Qur\'an.
Press TV has conducted an interview with Kamel Wazne, political commentator, about this issue.
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[18 June 13] KSA hunger strikes alert big explosion - English
Political prisoners have gone on a hunger strike in Saudi Arabia to protest against their imprisonment without charge or trial, and the horrible...
Political prisoners have gone on a hunger strike in Saudi Arabia to protest against their imprisonment without charge or trial, and the horrible jail conditions.
Activists say more than 70 inmates have stopped eating in a bid to draw international attention to the inhuman prison conditions in Saudi Arabia.
Press TV has conducted an interview with Entifadh Qanbar, Middle East expert, about this issue.
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[19 June 13] Americans must force Gitmo closure - English
Press TV has conducted an interview with Franklin Lamb, international lawyer, about the doctors and other medical professionals demand to have...
Press TV has conducted an interview with Franklin Lamb, international lawyer, about the doctors and other medical professionals demand to have access to the inmates on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay prison.
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[01 Jan 2014] israeli NGO accused israel of torturing detained...
An Israeli NGO has accused Tel Aviv of having tortured detained Palestinian children in freezing conditions.
The Public Committee Against...
An Israeli NGO has accused Tel Aviv of having tortured detained Palestinian children in freezing conditions.
The Public Committee Against Torture says the Palestinian minors have routinely been held in outdoor cages for hours after their arrest. The organization says the children had to endure freezing temperatures outside transit facilities. It says this is a long-running practice meant to terrify the detained children. The NGO adds that it\\\'s just one example of the torture and ill-treatment of Palestinian children by Israeli forces. The Palestinian Prisoners Society has also said in a new report that 2-hundred Palestinian children are among five thousand inmates locked up in Israeli jails.
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