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Talks on a possible prisoner exchange between Yemen's warring parties concluded Sunday with no deal after a month of wrangling, the UN said.
Syria called the reports a lie intended to boost Israel's image and "humanitarian credentials".
Israel and Syria swap prisoners in Russia-mediated deal
Israel and Syria swapped prisoners in a deal brokered by Russia.
Alarm as jailed Iranian protester 'critical' in hospital
Behnam Mahjoubi, a member of the Gonabadi Dervishes, Iran's largest Sufi order, suffers from a serious panic disorder.
Can Biden fulfil Obama's promise of closing Guantanamo Bay?
In-depth: The Biden administration has launched a formal review of the military prison camp, a controversial symbol of the excesses of America's ...
Myanmar junta warns public not to hide fugitive protesters
Burmese forces have arrested hundreds of people since the military took power in a coup two weeks ago.
Families of detainees detail vision for justice in Syria
Syrian families, who lost members inside Bashar Al-Assad’s prisons, have laid out their plans to seek justice and called for the fates of those ...
Morocco's ex-con YouTubers in the spotlight
Former inmate of Morocco’s prisons have taken to YouTube to share their stories of life in prison and warn against a life of crime.
Prisoners of conscience suffer in Egypt's 'horrid prisons': Amnesty
To mark 10 years since the uprising in Egypt, Amnesty International released a report detailing the human rights abuses occurring in the ...
Bomb threat at US Supreme Court ahead of inauguration
The US has arrested an Iranian academic on charges of acting as an agent of the Islamic Republic.
Syrians forced into extortionate bribes to contact imprisoned relatives
Families of imprisoned Syrians are forced to pay huge amounts to contact their imprisoned relatives, according to the Association of Detainees ...
Gunmen kill Afghan radio journalist in car ambush
Besmullah Adel Aimaq, editor-in-chief of Voice of Ghor radio, was killed en route to Firoz Koh city, the capital of Ghor province, said Aref ...
Ethiopia's Tigray conflict revives bitter disputes over land
Despite efforts to the contrary by international and regional actors, the bloody conflict in Tigray continues.
Dilemma for West over foreigners jailed in Iran
Iran has repeatedly detained foreigners and dual nationals on charges campaigners and governments say are unfounded, with the prisoners only ...
2020 'worst year for Palestinian prisoners', official says
Rights groups had warned earlier this year that Israeli prisons were a 'ready environment' for the spread of Covid-19.
Eight injured, 21 detained as Israel storms Palestinian camps
Eight Palestinians were injured and 21 detained as Israeli forces stormed Palestinian refugee camps in Qalandiya and Bethlehem in the West Bank.
Haftar's capture of Italian fishermen sparks diplomatic storm
In-depth: Haftar's forces have detained a crew of Sicilian fishermen for over 90 days, igniting a diplomatic stand-off with Italy.
Academic arrives in Australia after Iran release
Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert returned to Australia on Friday amid reports she was detained after Iranian authorities discovered she was in a ...
Palestinian prisoner Maher Al-Akhras returns home after 'heroic' hunger-strike
Maher al-Akhras was taken out of Israeli prison and sent home after being imprisoned by Israel and kept on administrative detention.
Australian academic freed in Iran hails 'traumatic ordeal' end
An Australian-British academic freed by Iran said her release ended a "long and traumatic ordeal".
The women who served as a deadly Taliban duo
Muzghan and her aunt Nasreen walked free from jail in September after confessing to being members of the Taliban's ultra-violent Haqqani network.
Israel has detained 400 Palestinian children this year
Israeli forces have arrested at least 400 Palestinians since the start of this year.
PA to halt prisoner funds to mend US relations
The PA is planning to end its payments to prisoners after US Democrats said the only way a Biden administration will show sympathy to them is if ...
'Terrorist motive' in Saudi embassy shooting: Dutch prosecutors
A man suspected of firing a gun at the Saudi Arabian embassy in The Hague last week acted with "terrorist intent", Dutch prosecutors said on ...
This week we focus on Iran's new ambassador to the Houthis in the rebel-held capital.
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