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President of Ecuador affirms having regained control over prison

Published on: March 28, 2024
07:53

Quito, March 28 (Prensa Latina) The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, reported that the Guayaquil Regional Prison is now back under control of the authorities after riots broke out on Wednesday night.

Tunisian opposition leader begins hunger strike in prison

Published on: February 19, 2024
17:15

Tunis, Feb 19 (Prensa Latina) Imprisoned Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi went on hunger strike on Monday in solidarity with other anti-government figures waging a protest fast to demand their immediate release, a team of opposition lawyers said.

Soldiers accused in Ayotzinapa students’ case return to prison

Published on: February 8, 2024
12:40

Mexico, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Eight soldiers from the Armed Forces accused of the forced disappearance and murders of 43 Ayotzinapa teaching students, who had been released, returned to prison on charges of organized crime.

New military intervention in prison of Ecuador

Published on: January 18, 2024
14:05

Quito, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) A new police and military intervention is being carried out in the regional prison of the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, where hundreds of agents have entered the prison since 05:00 (local time).

Prosecutor requests 34 years in prison for former President Castillo

Published on: January 12, 2024
13:35

Lima, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) The Peruvian Public Prosecutor's Office on Friday requested a 34-year prison sentence for former President Pedro Castillo, when formalizing the accusation of rebellion, abuse of authority and serious disturbance of public tranquility.

Paraguayan authorities recovered prison controlled by prisoners

Published on: January 4, 2024
12:03

Asunción, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan authorities recovered the control of the Tacumbú penitenciary from the hands of prisoners, "one of the 10 worst prisons in the world", President Santiago Peña was quoted as saying today by the ABC Color newspaper.

Paraguay: One dead and 12 wounded in operation in capital’s prison

Published on: December 18, 2023
10:29

Asuncion, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) One Paraguayan policeman dead and 12 wounded among agents and prisoners was the initial result of an operation launched by combined forces against the capital's Tacumbu prison, controlled by a criminal group.

Uruguayan repressors sentenced to prison

Published on: November 29, 2023
12:22

Montevideo, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan justice ordered the prosecution with imprisonment of five military officers charged with the abduction and disappearance of communist dock worker Julio Correa Rodríguez in 1975, it was announced on Wednesday.

Venezuelan military forces occupy Puente Ayala Prison

Published on: October 30, 2023
13:41

Caracas, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) Members of the Bolivarian National Guard and the National Police took cotrol of the Puente Ayala penitentiary center in Barcelona, state of Anzoátegui, on Monday, as part of the Gran Cacique Guaicaipuro operation, official sources reported.

Cuban hero Ramón Labañino launches book on his days in US prisons

Published on: August 22, 2023
12:47

Havana, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) The Hero of the Republic of Cuba Ramón Labañino on Tuesday launched his book "Hombre del silencio: diario de prisión" (Man of Silence: A Prison Diary), which recalls the 16 years he spent in prison in the United States for fighting terrorism.

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