Over 800 inmates escape following gunmen attack in SW Nigeria - China.org.cn

More than 800 inmates escaped following an attack by unidentified gunmen on a custodial center in southwestern Nigeria's Oyo state, the country's correctional service confirmed on Saturday.

Ecuador riot: Anxious families await news after fighting kills 116 inmates - BBC News

Desperate families have gathered at a jail in Ecuador which police are trying to bring under control after fighting left at least 116 inmates dead.

Ecuador jail: Death toll in Guayaquil prison fight passes 100 - BBC News

At least 116 people are now known to have died in a fight between rival gangs in Ecuador's jail, officials say, making it the worst prison violence in the country's history.

240 inmates escape in gunmen attack on prison in central Nigeria: official - China.org.cn

The Nigerian government on Monday said a manhunt has been launched for at least 240 inmates who escaped after unidentified gunmen attacked a custodial center in central Nigeria's Kogi state on Sunday.

Six Palestinian prisoners escape Israeli jail through tunnel - BBC News

Israeli authorities have launched a massive manhunt after six Palestinian prisoners escaped from one of the country's most secure jails overnight.

At least 21 killed, dozens injured in Ecuador prison riots - China.org.cn

At least 21 prisoners were killed and several more injured in riots on Wednesday night in two prisons in Ecuador, the Attorney General's Office said on Thursday.

Iran's UN envoy denies reports about prisoner swap with US - The Jerusalem post

Iran's envoy to the United Nations said on Sunday that an Iranian state television report that a deal had been reached between Tehran and Washington to release American prisoners could not be confirmed, Iran's Young Journalists Club news website reported.

Libia: prigionieri di guerra fedeli ad Haftar rilasciati per riconciliazione

 

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Amnesty accuses UAE of war crimes in Yemen

An international rights group is calling for an investigation into alleged disappearances, torture and likely deaths in prisons and "network of secret detention facilities" run by the United Arab Emirates and allied militias in southern Yemen.

Porochenko demande à Poutine la libération des "prisonniers politiques" ukrainiens

Le président ukrainien Petro Porochenko a discuté samedi au téléphone avec son homologue russe Vladimir Poutine de la libération des "prisonniers politiques" ukrainiens détenus en Russie, dont le cinéaste Oleg Sentsov en grève de la faim, a annoncé la présidence ukrainienne.

Prisons secrètes de la CIA: la Lituanie et la Roumanie condamnées

Après la Pologne en 2015, la Cour européenne des droits de l'Homme (CEDH) a condamné la Lituanie et la Roumanie pour leur participation au programme de prisons secrètes de la CIA, épinglées pour complicité et de multiples violations.

New president of Spain's Catalonia visits jailed ex-regional ministers

The newly sworn-in president of Spain's northeastern Catalonia region on Monday visited several former regional government ministers being held in a prison on the outskirts of Madrid, where they are awaiting trial for rebellion and sedition allegations related to their suspected role in a secessionist bid that in October brought the country to the brink of a constitutional crisis.

Pompeo returning from North Korea with three US detainees

US President Donald Trump has said that three Americans detained by North Korea are on their way home with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Spanish Supreme Court denies bail request from ousted Catalan vice president

Spain's Supreme Court denied former Catalan Vice President Oriol Junqueras' request to be released from prison on bail.

Echange de prisonniers sans précédent entre Kiev et séparatistes

Les autorités ukrainiennes et les séparatistes prorusses ont commencé mercredi à procéder à un échange de prisonniers qui pourrait concerner un total de 380 personnes dans l'Est rebelle de l'Ukraine, soit le plus important en près de quatre ans de conflit, ont constaté des journalistes de l'AFP.

Belgian migration secretary: ex-Catalan leader can apply for political asylum

The Belgian secretary of state for migration and asylum on Sunday said that the sacked Catalan president could solicit political asylum in Belgium.

J-C Juncker appelle la Turquie à "libérer nos journalistes, et pas que les nôtres!"

"Libérez nos journalistes! Et pas que les nôtres!", a lancé mercredi le président de la Commission européenne Jean-Claude Juncker aux dirigeants turcs, alors qu'environ 150 journalistes - dont l'étudiant de l'Ihecs Loup Bureau - sont emprisonnés en Turquie. M. Juncker a également constaté qu'Ankara s'éloigne "à pas de géant" de l'Union européenne (UE).

US Interrogates Detainees in Secret Yemen Prisons

Hundreds of Yemeni people have disappeared into a secret network of prisons in southern Yemen where abuse is routine and torture extreme - including the "grill," in which the victim is tied to a spit like a roast and spun in a circle of fire.

17 shot dead after prison break in Papua New Guinea

Seventeen prisoners have been shot dead after a mass breakout at a jail in Papua New Guinea, according to local reports, with 57 still on the run.

Austrian jury convicts asylum seeker of war crimes in Syria

A jury in Austria convicted an asylum seeker of 20 counts of murder and sentenced him to life in prison for killing injured soldiers in the Syrian civil war.