Prison
South Korean court sentences ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to jail for bribery by Unification Church
The court cleared Kim, the wife of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted from office last year, of charges of stock price manipulation and violating the Political Funds Act.
Venezuela frees at least 104 political prisoners as interim government continues releases
US to complete transfer of Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq in coming days, official says
Japanese Court sentences man to life imprisonment for fatally shooting former PM Shinzo Abe
Protesters support Kim Arad in her bid to keep sex offending psychologist behind bars
Arad was called to speak before a parole committee to explain why Carmi should serve the full three-year and three-month sentence he was given in August of 2022.
Ben-Gvir accuses freed hostage Eli Sharabi of 'echoing Hamas propaganda' in testimony
This statement came as released hostage Eli Sharabi stated that this decision led to Hamas retaliating by worsening the conditions hostages were held in.
Over 1,000 Syrians killed by Assad regime in airport prison, report says
“Discovering the fates of those missing persons and searching for more graves is one of the greatest legacies left by the Assad regime,” said a colonel in Syria's new government.
Sharansky: I was shocked to hear Trump say Zelensky started the war
Sharansky wrote that he could only imagine what the political prisoners and dissidents in Russian jails are feeling today.
Bill to expand loss of guardianship for abusive parents passes first reading
As it stands, the law dictates that a parent convicted of murder or the attempted murder of their child or their child's other parent will automatically lose guardianship over their child.
Justice Ministry adds two additional names to prisoner release list
The Ministry added two additional names to the list: Ahmad Raad Zaid Faroukh and Ahmad Mohammad Nayef Al-Hawamdeh.
Journalist Cecilia Sala recounts her 21-day ordeal in Iran's Evin prison
When asked if she would return to Iran, Sala was resolute. "No. As long as the Islamic Republic exists, I would say definitely not."
CPJ list Israel as 'second worst jailers of journalists' in 2024 - report
However, the report does not account for journalists being linked with Hamas or PIJ when being detained or killed by Israeli authorities.
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala describes harrowing detention in Iran's Evin prison
'Their game is to give you hope and then use your hope to break you,' Sala said, adding, 'I am not going back to Iran, at least as long as there is the Islamic Republic.'
Israel prepares for prisoner exchange as IDF, IPS conclude plans
Most of the prisoners on the list are women, and only one prisoner on the list under the age of 18 at the time of their arrest was convicted of murder.