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Palestinians step up protest in Israeli prisons

Published on: February 12, 2022
10:04

By: Pavel López Lazo

Ramallah, Feb 12 (Prensa Latina) Palestinian prisoners in Israeli penitentiaries stepped up protests Saturday condemning punitive measures against them as well as the breach of agreements reached with Tel Aviv Prison Authority (IPS).

Israel is holding some 4,500 Palestinians in jail

Published on: February 11, 2022
08:23

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Ramallah, Feb 11 (Prensa Latina) Some 4,500 Palestinians are detained in Israeli prisons, including 180 minors and 32 women, four NGOs denounced in a joint statement.

Death of four inmates in Ecuador under investigation

Published on: January 15, 2022
11:34

By: Erich Tellez Corrales

Quito, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) Several authorities in Ecuador are investigating today the causes and circumstances of the death of four inmates in two prisons in this South American country, which is going through a severe prison crisis.

A hundred Palestinians serve over 20 years in Israeli prisons

Published on: October 5, 2021
16:27

By: Prensa Latina

Ramallah, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) Bahaa Yusuf Masarweh became the 100th Palestinian to serve an uninterrupted sentence of over 20 years in Israeli prisons, an authorized source denounced today.

More Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli prisons

Published on: July 23, 2021
09:52

By: Prensa Latina

Ramallah, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) The number of Palestinians currently on hunger strike in Israeli prisons rose to 13, as part of protests to denounce the administrative detention policy, through which they are arrested with no charges or trials.

UN described Haitian prisoners´ inhuman conditions as torture

Published on: July 1, 2021
07:13

By: Prensa Latina

Port-au-Prince, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) The UN representation in Haiti on Wednesday described prisoners´ inhuman conditions as torture and denounced the cruel and degrading treatment to which detainees must endure.

Cybercrimes generate profits for criminals in Panama

Published on: May 21, 2021
08:09

By: Prensa Latina

Panama, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Cybercrimes in Panama are currently generating over US,000 a day to criminals, Attorney General Javier Caraballo said.

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