Prisoners released

Palestinians cheer as freed prisoners begin to arrive under ceasefire deal 

Several thousand Palestinians gathered around Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis to await the arrival of the freed prisoners.

Freed Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, gesture, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 13, 2025
A Hezbollah member carries a weapon which sources familiar with its arsenal said is used to counter drones, during a religious procession to mark Ashura in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon July 17, 2024.

Lebanon drops charges against Hezbollah Ashura festival gunmen

Israel Police found Hamas flags, banners, fireworks, guns, money and more in the suspect's belongings.

A dozen arrested for supporting Hamas, cheering for released prisoner

 Red Cross vehicle is seen near the Ofer Prison, near Jerusalem, January 19, 2025

Justice Ministry adds two additional names to prisoner release list


Bahrain releases 1,584 prisoners, including life sentences, in major pardon

Despite facing international scrutiny from entities like the United Nations for its trial and detention practices, Bahrain insists that its judicial proceedings adhere to international law standards.

 Anti-government protesters hold a picture of a political prisoner while calling for his release during a rally organized by Bahrain's main opposition party Al Wefaq in Budaiya, west of Manama, February 15, 2014.

Egypt releases Israeli citizen detained last month in Sinai

Haim, 24, was reunited with his family in Eilat. He is from Holon, recently completed his IDF service, and also has a gun license.

 Bedouins and Israeli travellers seen in Jabal Mousa in the Sinai peninsula, Egypt, August 12, 2022.

Taliban releases two Americans detained in Afghanistan -State Department

State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the freed Americans were not released as “part of any swap of prisoners or detainees.”

A man holds a gun as Taliban supporters celebrate the first anniversary of the departure of US forces from Afghanistan on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 30, 2022.

US citizen allowed to leave Iranian prison for one week -lawyer

Siamak Namazi has been allowed out of Tehran's Evin prison on a one-week, renewable furlough, his lawyer Jared Genser told Reuters on Saturday.

Prison cell block

Ukraine-Russia War: Almost 300 POWs released in major surprise swap

The timing and magnitude of the swap came as a surprise since Vladimir Putin announced a partial troop mobilization earlier on Wednesday.

 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) pose for a picture with a national flag after a swapping, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chernihiv region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released September 22, 2022

Amnesty International urges Iran to release all political prisoners

Release of hundreds of prisoners will stop the spread of coronavirus.

Iranian people wear protective masks to prevent contracting a coronavirus, in Tehran, Iran February 29, 2020

April 21, 2017: The Baskin blues

Rational Israelis have concluded that releasing prisoners to Hamas for any reason is a losing proposition.

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Guantanamo Bay inmate released to Saudi Arabia

Six other prisoners have been transferred from Guantanamo in the past three weeks, including three to Georgia, two to Slovakia and one to Kuwait.

An activist holds a sign at a rally next to the White House calling for the closure of the US-run Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba