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Rehabilitation urged for women prisoners in BahrainA lack of rehabilitation programmes for female prisoners in Bahrain who have been victims of sexual abuse or domestic violence has been highlighted in a new government report. It also exposes insufficient training of staff in the More… |
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US soldier flies to freedom after Afghan prisoner swapThe sole American prisoner of war held in Afghanistan was being flown to a US military hospital in Germany on Sunday, after he was dramatically freed in a swap deal for five Taliban militants who were released from the Guantanamo Bay prison in C More… |
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Indian prisoner in plea to end Bahrain jail ordealA prisoner has issued a direct appeal to Indian Ambassador to Bahrain Dr Mohan Kumar for someone to visit him and other inmates who are allegedly languishing indefinitely in jail. The correspondence, which was More… |
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Israel frees Palestinians, pursues settlementsIsrael freed 26 Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday to keep US-sponsored peacemaking on course for a second round of talks, but diplomacy remained dogged by Israeli plans for more Jewish homes on land the Palestinians claim for a future state. More… |
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Israel names 26 Palestinians to be freedIsrael on Monday named 26 Palestinian prisoners to be freed this week under a deal enabling US-backed peace talks to resume, although Palestinians said these had been undermined by newly announced plans to expand Israeli settlements. More… |
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Pakistani prisoner dies after revenge beatingA convicted Pakistani militant jailed in India died on Thursday after being beaten by another inmate in an apparent revenge attack for the death of an Indian spy prisoner, threatening already fraught relations between the nations. More… |
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Syria rebels free 48 Iranians in prisoner swapSyrian rebels freed 48 Iranian hostages on Wednesday in exchange for the release of more than 2,000 civilian prisoners held by the Syrian government, the head of a Turkish aid agency which helped broker the deal said. The Syrian r More… |
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Bahrain activist 'getting VIP care in hospital’High-Profile prisoner Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, who has allegedly been on hunger strike for more than 80 days, is receiving "VIP treatment" in hospital, said a report. Doctors said they were frustrated by reports he has been mistreated, accord More… |
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Al Jazeera to broadcast Guantanamo filmA hard-hitting documentary about the last remaining Westerner in Guantanamo Bay, Omar Khadr, will get its first global airing on Al Jazeera English next week. The channel made the announcement today on the 10th anniversary of the prison’s More… |
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Al Jazeera to broadcast Guantanamo filmA hard-hitting documentary about the last remaining Westerner in Guantanamo Bay, Omar Khadr, will get its first global airing on Al Jazeera English next week. The channel made the announcement today on the 10th anniversary of the prison’s More… |
