Prisoners

Mnangagwa frees 4,000 inmates! – Amnesty rollout as 2030 power plan sparks outrage

Harare – Zimbabwe on Monday began releasing nearly 4,000 inmates who were granted presidential amnesty in a bid to... Read more

2 Mar

London – A British couple detained in Iran since January 2025 have been sentenced to 10 years in jail... Read more

19 Feb

Caracas – More than 100 political prisoners were freed Sunday in Venezuela, where detainees are slowly being released under... Read more

26 Jan

Washington – Venezuela on Tuesday started freeing jailed Americans, said a US official, who hailed the move by the... Read more

14 Jan

Kampala-As dark clouds gathered overhead, young and old members of Uganda’s long-embattled opposition gathered for prayers at the home... Read more

13 Jan

Kikwit – Nearly 50 prisoners broke out from a jail in the southwest Democratic Republic of Congo in the... Read more

13 Aug, 2025

Abidjan – Five prisoners were killed in an Ivory Coast prison on Tuesday during a search operation that degenerated into... Read more

4 Jun, 2025

The Constitutional Court has ruled that prisoners must be allowed to use computers in their cells to study. Graphic:... Read more

30 Apr, 2025

Washington – A Los Angeles-based ballet dancer released by Russia as part of a prisoner swap landed safely in... Read more

11 Apr, 2025

London — The UK was on Tuesday due to release early a second batch of 1,000 prisoners as the... Read more

22 Oct, 2024