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May 7, 2019

France: dans une prison de la banlieue de Lille, un nouveau quartier réservé aux détenus violents

News

Europe Facilities Violence France

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April 16, 2019

Equatorial Guinea: Teodoro Obiang lance le processus pour abolir la peine de mort

News

Africa Death penalty Violence Guinea

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April 10, 2019

Death penalty 2018: dramatic fall in global executions

News

Death penalty Violence

Global executions fell by almost one-third last year to the lowest figure in at least a decade, Amnesty International said in its 2018 global review of the death penalty published today. The statistics assess known executions worldwide except in China, where figures thought to be in their thousands…

April 5, 2019

USA: America is finally being exposed to the devastating reality of prison violence

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North America Violence United States

Recent reports show how overcrowding, understaffing, and limited resources are contributing to violence in prisons.

March 14, 2019

Mauritania: sentenced to death then pardoned

Testimonial

Africa Death penalty Violence Mauritania

Fatimata was sentenced to death. Pardoned in 2016, she tells her story.

March 6, 2019

France: Inmate Michaël Chiolo wounds guards at France's Condé-sur-Sarthe prison

News

Europe Violence France

A prison inmate in northern France has seriously wounded two guards in a knife attack, in what French ministers have described as a “terrorist incident”.

February 27, 2019

La peine de mort continue à reculer dans le monde

News

Death penalty Violence

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February 26, 2019

France : surpopulation, violence, contrebande et troubles psychiatriques dans les prisons de La Réunion

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Europe Mental health Overcrowding Violence France

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February 23, 2019

Belgium: 447 décès en prison en 8 ans: des prisonniers à la santé précaire

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Europe Health Violence Belgium

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January 31, 2019

Togo: repressed political commitment

Report

Africa Justice Torture Violence Togo

Togo is experiencing a serious socio-political crisis. Mistreatment and arbitrary arrests are on the rise. Here is the current situation.

January 28, 2019

Brazil’s prison gangs are launching massive terrorism attacks. This explains why

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South America Violence Brazil

Just one day after his inauguration, Brazil’s right-wing populist President Jair Bolsonaro faced his first public-security crisis. On Jan. 2, prison gangs launched a terrorism campaign throughout Ceara state, paralyzing the capital city, Fortaleza. Although he has deployed federal troops, violence…

January 21, 2019

Living conditions for those sentenced to death

Interview

Death penalty Violence

Worldwide, there are 20,000 people sentenced to death. They are detained in countries that still use the death penalty like China, Iran, the United States, Japan, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. Others are detained in countries that no longer use the death penalty, for instance Mauritania. These prison…

January 12, 2019

Uruguay : presos con celulares, comercios e industrias, un modelo para bajar la violencia en las cárceles

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South America Violence Uruguay

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January 1, 2019

Porto Rico: se reportan dos muertes de reclusos en cárceles de Ponce y Bayamón

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Violence Puerto Rico

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December 26, 2018

Thailand: Man electrocuted as he tries to escape from prison

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Asia Violence Thailand

A Thai prisoner died early Tuesday after being electrocuted by high-voltage barbed wire as he attempted to escape, police said. Wiwat Aksorsom, 32, broke free from his cell just after midnight along with two other prisoners and tried to scale the six-metre (20-ft) walls of his prison in southern Su…

December 20, 2018

Australia: why are our prisons full of domestic violence victims?

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Oceania Violence Australia

The number of women in prison is continuing to soar, new data shows. But advocates warn we can’t arrest the increase until we start properly addressing domestic abuse, which affects an overwhelming majority of women behind bars.

December 16, 2018

Iran: mort en prison d’un blogueur en grève de la faim

News

Middle East Violence Iran

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December 11, 2018

Uruguay: las cárceles, una “anomalía estructural” y un “nuevo circuito violento” [audio]

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South America Violence Uruguay

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December 9, 2018

United Kingdom: pepper spray used in non-violent situations in prison pilot

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Europe Violence United Kingdom

Pava incapacitant spray to be rolled out to all jails despite criticism during evaluation.

December 7, 2018

Russia: inmates In far East launch hunger strike to protest prison conditions

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Asia Europe Material conditions Protest Violence Russia

Eight inmates in Russia’s Far Eastern Sakha-Yakutia region have launched a hunger strike to protest conditions at the prison where they are being held, the head of a regional human monitoring group says.

December 7, 2018

UK: burning blankets, blocked doors and teargassed cells in East London after violent prison protest

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Europe Violence United Kingdom

Violent inmates started fires and blocked cell doors as part of a prison protest in East London on Tuesday, leaving warders no option but to fight back, using “force” and teargas.

November 28, 2018

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Europe Violence Turkey

We have invited the graphic designer Headwar to visualise our work. The below infographics summarise prison population figures in Türkiye, and help us to understand the problems associated with incarceration.

November 19, 2018

Argentina: la masacre que no cesa ; ya son siete los muertos tras el incendio en una comisaría

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South America Violence Argentina

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November 19, 2018

Spain: la mayor parte de las muertes en las cárceles gallegas, vinculadas a las drogas y a los suicidios

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Europe Drugs Suicide Violence Spain

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