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.

Colombian Gov't to Resume Peace Talks With Second Largest Rebel Group in January

Peace talks between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group have been postponed until January, the government said in a statement.

US: Probe into war crimes in Afghanistan unwarranted. At least 88 people tortured

An International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation of possible war crimes by US forces in Afghanistan is not "warranted or appropriate", the US state department said after prosecutors in The Hague found initial grounds for such a probe.

International Criminal Court: US, CIA may be guilty of war crimes in Afghanistan

The International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, has announced that the US military and the CIA may be guilty of carrying out war crimes in Afghanistan.

Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro releases 5 jailed opposition members

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime on Monday released five politicians the opposition considers were political prisoners a day after Vatican-mediated negotiations began.

Yemen: Dozens killed in Saudi-led coalition air raids

Arab coalition fighter jets have hit a prison facility run by Houthi rebels in western Yemen's Hodeidah city, killing at least 60 people, including inmates, local officials and medics said on Sunday.

Colombia gov't delays ELN peace talks until prisoner freed

With talks officially set to begin Thursday between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN), the Minister of the Interior, Juan Fernando Cristo, said that the talks would only proceed should the ELN free former congressman, Odín Sánchez.

US Secret Payment to Iran Could Be Ransom for Release of Four Nationals

Controversy has arisen over whether the US secret disbursement of $400 million worth of cash to Iran in January was a ransom for the simultaneous release of four its nationals held by Tehran, US media reported on Wednesday.

Nadezhda Savchenko flew to Ukraine

Reuters reports that around noon, the Ukrainian servicewoman Nadezhda Savchenko, released in exchange for the Russian citizens Alexander Alexander and Evgeny Erofeev in Rostov-on-don, flew to Ukraine. Official Kyiv confirmed this information.