Egypt releases 4,011 prisoners on occasion of Sinai Liberation Day
Egypt's Prisons Authority, which operates under the auspices of the interior ministry, ordered on Thursday the…
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Prisoners in Germany’s Bavaria to produce face masks
The southern German state of Bavaria announced on Friday that it will include prisoners in the production of face…
Egyptian President Sisi pardons 560 prisoners – sources
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 560 prisoners, the majority of whom were accused of supporting…
Egypt’s Sisi issues decree pardoning some prisoners on Jan. revolution anniversary
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday issued a decree pardoning some prisoners on the occasion of the…
Islamic State kills 700 prisoners in east Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday that Islamic State militants had executed nearly 700…
One eve of Gaza reconciliation, Hamas frees Fatah men
Hamas freed five prisoners belonging to the rival Fatah party on Sunday and Egypt sent a delegation to the Gaza…
Palestinian hunger strike heightens tension with Israel
A hunger strike by more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners over their treatment in Israeli jails has turned into a…
Egypt’s Sisi pardons 203 young prisoners
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued on Monday an official pardon for 203 prisoners who had received…
ISIS frees Iraq’s Mosul prisoners as grip on last major city slips
Islamic State (ISIS) has released dozens of prisoners held in jails in the districts of the northern Iraqi city of…
Palestinian activist Basil Al-Araj killed by Israeli forces in home raid
Palestinian activist Basil Al-Araj was killed by Israeli occupation forces during a shootout on Monday, after…
Detained Youth Committee excludes 20% of prisoners from 2nd pardon list
The Detained Youth Committee has reportedly omitted 20% of the prisoners whose names were submitted for…
Sisi pardons 82 prisoners, mostly student protesters
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 82 prisoners, mostly university students jailed for…
A Dutch prison suffers shortage of prisoners
While the UK and much of the world struggles with overcrowded prisons, the Netherlands has the opposite problem.…
IS executes dozens of prisoners near Mosul, officials say
Islamic State militants have in recent days executed dozens of prisoners taken from villages the group has been…
Presidential pardon for Egyptian political prisoners expected soon
President Abdel Fattaha al-Sisi is expected to issue a presidential pardon to 200 political prisoners within the…
At least 60,000 dead in Syria regime prisons: Monitor
At least 60,000 people have died in Syrian government prisons over the past five years from torture or due to dire…
9 Yemeni prisoners sent from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia
The United States on Saturday transferred nine Yemeni men to Saudi Arabia from the U.S. military prison at…
UPDATE: EgyptAir hijacker asking for release of female prisoners in Egypt
EgyptAir flight hijacker demands release of female prisoners in Egypt released according to Cyprus state…
Saudi-led alliance confirms Yemen prisoner swap
A Saudi-led military coalition on Monday said it had completed a prisoner swap in Yemen, exchanging nine Saudi…
President Sisi to pardon prisoners on Sinai Liberation Day
Egypt President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi issued a presidential decree pardoning "some prisoners" on Sinai Liberation…
Egypt Releases 37 Sudanese Prisoners
Thirty-seven Sudanese detainees were released from prison in Egypt on Friday following an order earlier this month…
U.S. sends Six Yemeni Prisoners from Guantanamo to Oman
Six Yemenis held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo have been flown to Oman for…
Israel Re-Arrests Former Palestinian Prisoners In Hunt For Teens
Israel re-arrested 51 Palestinians freed in a 2011 prisoner swap deal, the army said on Wednesday, in the sixth day…
Palestinian Prisoners Agree To End Hunger Strike
Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners agreed Monday to end a weekslong hunger strike after winning concessions from…