PRISONERS

Israel doubled the number of Palestinian prisoners in six months

Published on: March 31, 2024
09:55

Ramallah, Mar 31 (Prensa Latina) More than nine thousand Palestinians are today in prison in Israel, a figure that represents double the number reported before the beginning of the new cycle of violence in the area, last October 7.

Israel arrested more than 7,600 Palestinians in West Bank

Published on: March 16, 2024
09:28

Ramallah, Mar 16 (Prensa Latina) More than 7,600 Palestinians were arrested by the Israeli army and police in the West Bank since October 7, when the new cycle of violence began, two organizations linked to the issue revealed today.

Ecuadorian President rejects criticism for rights violations

Published on: February 15, 2024
17:08

Quito, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa rejected on Thursday accusations of violating detainees and prisoners’ rights during the operations launched in the context of the internal armed conflict decreed in the country.

IL-76 with Ukrainian prisoners was shot down by Patriots rockets

Published on: January 31, 2024
12:28

Moscow, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) The Russian IL-76 plane that was carrying Ukrainian prisoners was shot down by a US-made Patriot system, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday in this capital.

Colombia and Ecuador talk about prisoners repatriation

Published on: January 17, 2024
14:03

Bogota, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) The governments of Colombia and Ecuador began talks in order to agree on a judicial collaboration mechanism that would allow the repatriation of Colombian prisoners in Ecuador, an official source informed today.

Colombia to allow to enter nationals expelled from Ecuador

Published on: January 10, 2024
17:04

Bogota, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) Colombia’s Justice Minister Nestor Osuna unfolded on Wednesday the Government should be receiving as many as 1,500 inmates who would be expelled from Ecuadorian prisons.

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.

Nicaraguan prisoners to receive the benefit of family coexistence

Published on: August 30, 2023
11:03

Managua, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) A total of one thousand prisoners who have been in the different units of the Nicaraguan prison system will receive today the legal benefit of family coexistence.

Five Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli prisons

Published on: August 5, 2023
11:59

Ramallah, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) Five Palestinians imprisoned in Israel continue today on an indefinite hunger strike in rejection of their administrative detention, which allows the Israeli authorities to keep them locked up without charge or trial for an indefinite period of time.

Over two thousand prisoners to be released in Afghanistan

Published on: June 28, 2023
10:25

Kabul, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) The Supreme Court announced today that Mullah Hebatullah Ajundzada, leader of the Taliban, ordered the release of nearly 2,200 prisoners in Afghanistan, on the occasion of the celebration of Eid al Adha.

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