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Petitioners ask High Court to order medical update on detained Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safiya
The filing, submitted by Physicians for Human Rights Israel and lawyers for the detainees, came in response to the state’s request that the petition be dismissed.
Jailed US citizen, former marine taken to Russian hospital for undisclosed illness - report
Damascus yet to keep pledge to respect rights of detainees, UN inquiry team says
Couple who robbed elderly neighbor after meeting in bomb shelter sentenced to prison
China underground church pastors arrested, face up to three years in jail, NGO head says
The group, which includes church founder Pastor Jin Mingri, is being held in detention centers in the southern city of Beihai.
Hannibal Gaddafi freed from Lebanon after nearly a decade in detention
Gaddafi was abducted in 2015 by insurgents in Syria, where he was living in exile with his Lebanese wife and children.
Iran arrests Iranian-American Jew for visiting Israel - NYT
Hekmati, a 70-year-old resident of Long Island, New York, has been held in Evin Prison since July.
Several prisoners mistakenly released from UK prisons each week, minister says
The UK government says over 260 prisoners were mistakenly released in the past year, amid growing pressure over overcrowded prisons and wrongful releases of foreign offenders.
Iran carries out highest level of prisoner executions in past two decades in Oct., watchdog says
Out of the eight political prisoners Iran executed during October, Hengaw identified seven as being sentenced on charges of espionage for Israel.
Palestinian detainee allegedly abused by five IDF soldiers at Sde Teiman returned to Gaza
The alleged abuse of the terrorist appears in the leaked Sde Teiman video central in the scandal around military advocate-general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi's resignation.
Yemeni actress accused of 'indecent act' released from five-year Houthi imprisonment
Al-Hammadi was convicted of committing an "indecent act" and possessing drugs by a Houthi-run court, a verdict that the actresses' lawyer says was "marred with irregularities and abuse."
UK police searching for convicted sex offender mistakenly released from prison
UK police are searching for Hadush Kebatu, an Ethiopian asylum seeker and convicted sex offender mistakenly released from prison.
Doha clears UK activist Andy Hall of defamation over migrant rights case
A Doha court overturned the 2022 defamation conviction of British activist Andy Hall, clearing him of charges linked to his advocacy for migrant workers’ rights ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
Palestinian prisoner slated for release attacks female prison guard
A Palestinian inmate slated for release under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal attacked a female prison guard before being restrained and detained.
