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Israel to blame for released terrorist's death in Egypt, Palestinian Authority claims
Despite blaming Israel, the Palestinian Authority suspended a PA medical professional after launching an investigation into Riyad Al-Amour’s death.
Fatah conference is a 'test' of Palestinian Authority support for prisoners
French nationals released from Iran, returning to France, Macron says
Security gaps in Syrian camps and prisons raise risk of ISIS reemergence
Former IDF intel. officer sentenced to prison term in Greek spying case
Tal Dilian and his partner, Sara Aleksandra Fayssal Hamou, were sentenced to prison in Greece for illegal surveillance, including monitoring government officials and journalists with spyware.
Appeal court clears Jimmy Lai in fraud case but 20-year term remains
"The Court of Appeal gave them leave to appeal against their conviction, allowed their appeals, quashed the convictions and set aside the sentences," the judges wrote.
Japan calls for immediate release of national detained in Iran, NHK employee reportedly held
The person was detained on January 20, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki told reporters. He gave no further details.
EU memo raises security concerns over mass escape from IS-linked Syria camp
The memo said the status of third-country national escapees remained unclear, with many in the camp being "highly radicalised."
EU imposes sanctions on eight individuals suspected of committing human rights violations in Russia
The sanctioned people include Aleksei Vasilyevich Valizer, head of a penal colony, and Anton Vladimirovisch Rychar, head of a pre-trial detention center.
Iran's death penalty crackdown on protesters targets minors, Amnesty International warns
Amnesty International revealed that two 17-year-olds are among those at risk of being sentenced to death in Iran for involvement in January’s protests, calling for an immediate halt to the executions
Israeli man arrested in Miami on suspicion of child pornography possession
The man, identified as Basilios Grayeb, 29, from Haifa, was arrested at the exit of a Royal Caribbean Cruise.
Iranian director unveils film confronting Tehran's Evin prison torture
Her film Roya tells the story of a fictional teacher detained in Evin, but it is also deeply personal for Mohammadi, who has been arrested multiple times in Iran on charges of propaganda.
European governments say Alexei Navalny died after dart frog toxin poisoning in Russian prison
Five European governments say tests confirmed Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal dart frog toxin while held in a Russian Arctic prison, accusing Moscow of breaching chemical weapons bans.
'We are never full': Palestinian prisoners claim they received little food in Israeli prisons
Samer Khawaireh, 45, told Reuters that all he was given to eat in Israel's prisons was ten thin pieces of bread over the course of a day, with a bit of hummus and tahini, and tuna twice a week.