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Cuba’s Prisoner Release Excludes Critics

Click to expand Image Inmates walk free from La Lima prison in Havana on April 3, 2026....

​Political Prisoners Are Dying in Russian Jails. These People Are Keeping Their Memory Alive.

At least six Russian political prisoners have died in custody so far this year, according to rights advocates.

New breed of political prisoner arises in Britain as anti-protest sentences rise

More people are being jailed in England and Wales as a result of acting to prevent climate breakdown and the war in Gaza, research revealsBritain has created a new breed of politic...

HRW exige a Cuba la liberación "inmediata e incondicional de todos los presos políticos"

"Cuba debería liberal de manera inmediata e incondicional a todos los presos políticos. Los cubanos deberían poder expresarse libremente, sin miedo. El embargo de EE.UU. y su bruta...

ONG eleva a 27 los presos políticos excarcelados en Cuba bajo acuerdo con El Vaticano

Prisoners Defenders denuncia que casi la mitad de las excarcelaciones pactadas con el Vaticano corresponden a presos comunes y no a perseguidos políticos The post ONG eleva a 27 lo...

Iran: Thousands of Prisoners at Risk

Click to expand Image An external view of the destruction of buildings in Evin prison's...

VENEZUELA: ‘The Credit Goes to Detainees’ Families, Human Rights Organisations and the International Community’

CIVICUS discusses the status of political prisoners in Venezuela with Manuel Virgüez, director of Movimiento Vinotinto, a Venezuelan human rights organisation that works for citize...

Resistance Imprisoned: A Spotlight on the Russians and Ukrainians Held by the Kremlin

A new exhibition in Strasbourg brings together the stories of Russian dissidents, as well as Ukrainian civilians and soldiers imprisoned in Russia.

Rights groups critical as Venezuela prisoner release scheme 'coming to an end'

More than 500 political prisoners are thought to still be in jail, despite the releases since the amnesty law was brought in.

As freed prisoners celebrate in Cuba, human rights groups demand clarity and release of protesters

Katia Arias buzzed with hope on Friday morning as she gathered at the gates of a prison on the outskirts of Havana, waiting with other families for their loved ones to be freed in...

“No son 300”: ONG advierte que 654 presos políticos deben ser liberados

Justicia, Encuentro y Perdón aseguró que las excarcelaciones no pueden ser presentadas como una concesión política. The post “No son 300”: ONG advierte que 654 presos políticos deb...

The Chavista Habit of Breaking Lives for Propaganda

The three former police officers released last night after 23 years are the most eloquent example of how chavismo imprisons human beings to sustain a myth

Foro Penal confirma la excarcelación de 24 presos políticos en los últimos días

Entre los excarcelados destacan los policías metropolitanos Erasmo Bolívar, Luis Molina y Héctor Rovain, quienes cumplieron 23 años en prisión. The post Foro Penal confirma la exca...

Outspoken Iranians abroad say their loved ones are being detained back home

War has intensified authorities' threats against anyone speaking to outside media or activists. Some activists have been released but communication has been lost with others

Released Flotilla activists describe‘torture’ in Israeli prison

Flotilla activists returning home to Argentina say they were subjected to ‘torture’ by Israeli forces who detained them.

Searching for Iran’s Disappeared Prisoners

Families are doing ad-hoc forensics to confirm the whereabouts of their detained loved ones, who have been transferred to undisclosed locations, and are at risk of abuse or executi...

Inmates alleging torture take over Venezuelan prison

Venezuelan Police Officers Who Spent 23 Years as Political Prisoners Freed After Trump Arrests Maduro

Venezuela's socialist regime on Tuesday released three former police officers that had spent over 20 years unjustly detained as political prisoners of the ruling socialists followi...

Opposition Movement Demands Immediate Release Of Political Prisoners

By A Correspondent – The Action Democratic Movement (ADM) on Thursday issued a strong statement demanding the immediate release of … Continue reading "Opposition Movement Demands I...

"Estar bajo custodia del Estado no es garantía de vida, es una condena anticipada a la muerte": marcharon en Caracas con...

Algunos de los manifestantes se cubrieron la boca con tirro y cargaron un ataúd de cartón pintado de negro, en el que se leían los nombres de los presos políticos fallecidos. Tambi...

Palestinian Prisoners’ Day – 2014

Palestinian Prisoners’ Day: In 1974 the Palestinian National Council approved April 17th as Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, choosing the date as the anniversary of the first prisoner e...

Ex presos políticos denuncian ante ONU irregularidades judiciales y más de 400 arrestados por razones políticas

Anunciaron que ante la falta de respuestas en el país, llevarán el caso a instancias internacionales. Dijeron que la reunión con la Oficina del Alto Comisionado forma parte de una...

Cuba releasing 2,010 prisoners as the US pressures the island’s government

Cuba periodically frees prisoners at key moments. The post Cuba releasing 2,010 prisoners as the US pressures the island’s government appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns...

Denuncian nueva detención del ex preso político Luis Eduardo Perozo

Los miembros del Comité de Madres en Defensa de la Verdad denunciaron que esta nueva detención revictimiza, ya que previamente estuvo detenido en el contexto postelectoral. The pos...