Jailed Senegal journalist starts hunger strike
Dakar – A jailed Senegalese journalist critical of President Macky Sall started a hunger strike on Friday to protest... Read more
3 Dec, 2022
WATCH | South African parole for Hani’s killer roiled by appeals, protests
Pretoria – The release from prison of the far-right killer of South African anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani hung in... Read more
30 Nov, 2022
Chris Hani’s killer Janusz Walus stabbed in jail… he ‘is stable’
Johannesburg – The killer of South African anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani has been stabbed in jail, days after the... Read more
29 Nov, 2022
Anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani’s tomb vandalised
Johannesburg – The grave of anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani has been vandalised, days after a South African court ordered... Read more
29 Nov, 2022
Dance classes give hope to Portuguese prisoners
Alcabideche – Inside a high-security Portuguese prison, six inmates are moving gracefully around in a series of improvised dance... Read more
28 Nov, 2022
SA parties protest parole for anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani’s killer
Johannesburg – South Africa’s ruling party protested outside a top court Saturday after it ordered the release of a... Read more
27 Nov, 2022
South Africa prison service opposes Jacob Zuma’s return to jail
Johannesburg – South Africa’s prison service, which ordered the release of former president Jacob Zuma on medical grounds, said... Read more
24 Nov, 2022
Uganda bans phones for ‘distracted’ jailers during World Cup
Kampala – Ugandan authorities on Monday banned prison staff from using mobile phones during the World Cup, warning inmates... Read more
22 Nov, 2022
UN ‘alarmed’ over detainee hunger strike at Libya jail
Tripoli – The United Nations’ mission in Libya voiced alarm on Thursday at reports that dozens of detainees at... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
Seventeen prisoners on the run after Comoros islands prison break
Moroni – Authorities were still hunting on Thursday for a group of 17 prisoners that broke out of jail... Read more
11 Nov, 2022
