political prisoners

Amnesty International called on Tuesday for the release of about 300 people being held in Venezuela for political reasons, slamming the country's "politically-motivated arbitrary detentions".  Issued on:…

Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in a 2021 military coup, has been moved from prison to a government building, an official from her party said Friday. Issued on: 28/07/2023 -…

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi granted a pardon Wednesday to researcher Patrick Zaki, state media said, a day after Zaki's three-year jail term sparked an outcry from local rights groups and Western governments.…

Issued on: 20/05/2023 - 10:09 Brittney Griner made an emotional return to women's basketball on Friday, playing her first competitive game in nearly two years following…

Issued on: 18/05/2023 - 12:07 The wife of Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza voiced deep concern Wednesday at his failing health behind bars, hailing his courage in the…

Issued on: 02/05/2023 - 06:20 Khader Adnan, who was affiliated with the Palestinian militant Islamic Jihad group, died in an Israeli prison on Tuesday after an 87-day…

Voices raised against the Kremlin are increasingly being silenced as Russia this week handed jail sentences to two prominent opponents of the current regime: Russian-British national Vladimir Kara-Murza was handed a…

Issued on: 17/04/2023 - 08:15 Myanmar's junta said on Monday it would release more than 3,000 prisoners to mark the Buddhist New Year, without specifying whether those…

Issued on: 30/03/2023 - 07:47 Outspoken Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina, whose efforts to save people during the 1994 genocide inspired the Hollywood film…

Issued on: 24/03/2023 - 15:56 Rwanda said on Friday it has commuted the 25-year jail sentence against ailing "Hotel Rwanda" hero Paul Rusesabagina, a fiercely outspoken…