Stripped naked, tortured: Deported Gazans accuse Israeli troops of abuses
Issued on: 04/11/2023 – 16:35Modified: 04/11/2023 – 17:30 01:54 Palestinian workers from Gaza who were detained in Israel and the occupied West Bank after the...
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Suspects in Ecuador presidential candidate assassination killed in
Six suspects in the August assassination of Ecuador presidential candidate and anti-corruption crusader Fernando Villavicencio were killed in prison on Friday, officials said. Issued on:...
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British police search for escaped terrorism suspect
Britain’s Metropolitan Police said on Friday searches taking place in London’s Richmond Park were linked to the hunt for a former army soldier suspected of...
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Notorious French gangster Rédoine Faïd stands trial for helicopter
Infamous French criminal Rédoine Faïd appears in court on Tuesday to be tried for an audacious prison break in 2018, during which he escaped by...
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Car bombs and hostage-taking inside prisons in Ecuador reveal fragile
Ecuador’s fragile security situation was underscored Thursday by a series of car bombings and the hostage-taking of more than 50 law enforcement officers inside various...
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Oath founder sentenced to 18 years in prison in Jan. 6 sedition case
The founder of the far-right militant Oath Keepers Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Thursday for seditious conspiracy, the longest sentence imposed to...
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Global executions surge, with China, Iran leading the way, Amnesty says
Issued on: 16/05/2023 – 09:06 Recorded executions worldwide reached 883 last year, the highest level since 2017, according to an Amnesty International report published on...
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Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison
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...
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‘Simple citizen of the world’ among French detainees in Iran
Issued on: 26/01/2023 – 16:05 One of seven French detainees held in Iran is a “simple citizen of the world” who merely wanted to travel,...
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Iran releases more than 700 prisoners following World Cup win
Issued on: 28/11/2022 – 14:25Modified: 28/11/2022 – 14:27 Iran has released more than 700 prisoners after the national team’s World Cup football victory over Wales,...
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France denies Iran’s claims it has arrested French intelligence agents
Issued on: 16/11/2022 – 15:43 France on Wednesday denied statements by Iran’s interior ministry that it had arrested French intelligence officers amid protests in the...
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Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah breaks
Issued on: 15/11/2022 – 13:14 The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah said Tuesday they received a letter from him saying he has ended...