PRISONERS

Uruguay’s prison population grew

Published on: September 5, 2024
11:42

Montevideo, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) The prison population grew during 2023 in Uruguay, a country that today has one of the highest rates of prisoners per inhabitant at continental level.

Bukele excludes gang members from re-education policy in El Salvador

Published on: August 21, 2024
11:28

San Salvador, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, excluded imprisoned gang members from the re-education system applied by his government, according to media reports.

Israeli NGO denounces systematic torture against Palestinian inmates

Published on: August 6, 2024
09:23

Tel Aviv, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Israeli NGO B'Tselem denounced the torture to which Palestinian prisoners are subjected in jails in Israel, amid growing global criticism of the actions of the national penitentiary service.

More than 92,000 prisoners benefit from amnesty in Vietnam

Published on: August 2, 2024
12:40

Hanoi, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) More than 92,000 prisoners benefited from the nine rounds of special amnesty in Vietnam since 2009, the deputy chief of the Presidential Office, Pham Thanh Ha, informed on Friday.

Russian President welcomes Russians freed in prisoner exchange

Published on: August 2, 2024
07:36

Moscow, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) President Vladimir Putin personally greeted the Russian citizens who arrived at the Vnukovo airport in Moscow after a prisoner exchange with Western countries.

Israeli minister’s call to murder Palestinian prisoners condemned

Published on: July 1, 2024
12:19

Ramallah, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Palestinian National Council, Rawhi Fattouh, condemned the call of the Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, to assassinate prisoners detained in prisons in that country.

India and Pakistan exchange prisoners’ lists

Published on: July 1, 2024
10:05

New Delhi, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) India and Pakistan on Monday exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in mutual custody, through diplomatic channels and simultaneously in the capitals of both countries,

Israel tortures and executes Palestinian detainees of the Gaza Strip

Published on: June 20, 2024
08:36

Ramallah, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority denounced the torture of Palestinian citizens arrested in the Gaza Strip and condemned the extrajudicial executions carried out by Israel.

Arab-Israeli lawmaker calls for the end of the Gaza war

Published on: June 9, 2024
07:53

Tel Aviv, Jun 9 (Prensa Latina) Arab-Israeli lawmaker Aida Touma-Sliman on Sunday called once again for the end of the war in the Gaza Strip and campioned an agreement upon an exchange of prisoners with the Palestinian militias.

Ecuador continues process to hand over prisoners to Colombia

Published on: May 29, 2024
16:27

Quito, May 29 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador delivered to Colombia the file of 131 people deprived of their freedom, to continue their transfer process to that neighboring country, as informed by the Foreign Ministry.

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