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Honduras launches Operation Faith and Hope (+Photos)

Published on: July 11, 2023
12:16

Tegucigalpa, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Operation Faith and Hope, promoted by the Honduran Government to regain the governance of the country's prisons, resulted in a seizure of more than eight million dollars on Tuesday.

Quest in Honduran prison makes findings

Published on: May 30, 2023
10:05

Tegucigalpa, May 30 (Prensa Latina) The "Penitentiary Refoundation" operation launched by the government of President Xiomara Castro made important findings in one of the country's prisons, an official source reported.

Palestinian imprisoned in Israel hold protest for their rights

Published on: March 5, 2023
08:44

Ramallah, Mar 5 (Prensa Latina) A protest launched by Palestinian inmates in Israeli jails continues for the twentieth day against the Penitentiary Service (IPS) in rejection of punitive measures adopted against them.

Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails launch protest campaign

Published on: February 25, 2023
08:48

Ramallah, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have launched a protest campaign against prison administration in rejection of punitive measures.

Israel plans to cut off medical care for Palestinian prisoners

Published on: February 24, 2023
08:48

Ramallah, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) denounced a project to deprive thousands of compatriots imprisoned in Israeli jails, of medical care.

Tension rises in Israeli prisons

Published on: January 17, 2023
08:40

Ramallah, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) The punitive policies adopted recently by the Israel Prison Service (IPS) against Palestinian prisoners will cause an explosion, warned an official source.

U.S.: Sexual abuse rampant in federal prisons – investigation finds

Published on: December 13, 2022
15:11

Washington, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Inmates in at least two-thirds of federal prisons were victims of sexual violence by Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) staff and officials during the last decade.

Israel arrested more than 750 Palestinian minors in 2022

Published on: November 19, 2022
08:35

Ramallah, Nov 19 (Prensa Latina) Israeli security forces arrested more than 750 Palestinian children and adolescents since the beginning of 2022, an NGO denounced Saturday.

Foreign detainees being held in jail despite completing sentences

Published on: October 13, 2022
16:09

London, Oct 13 (Prensa Latina) As many as 600 foreign detainees are being held for long periods in jail despite completing sentences for their crimes, a review by the prison watchdog has found.

Haiti: Dozens of inmates starve to death in prisons

Published on: September 29, 2022
13:50

Port-au-Prince, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The Office for the Protection of the Citizen (OPC) on Thursday condemned that at least 12 inmates died in prison in just one month, a situation described as catastrophic in Haiti's prison conditions.

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