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September 30, 2022

Israel: human rights lawyer in Israeli prison goes on hunger strike

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Middle East Justice Material conditions Israel

Salah Hamouri stages protest against being imprisoned without charge for the last six months

September 20, 2022

Iran : humanitaire belge arrêté : la famille dénonce des conditions de détention "indignes"

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Middle East Health Material conditions Iran

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September 20, 2022

Palestine : 73 martyrs dans les geôles de l'occupation suite à des négligences médicales

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Middle East Material conditions

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September 5, 2022

Tajikistan: autonomous region protesters denied fair trials

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Middle East Justice Tajikistan

Dozens of residents of an autonomous region in Tajikistan detained since May 2022 protests are facing closed, unfair trials, Human Rights Watch said today. Defendants are being tried on serious charges often without access to lawyers or the evidence against them in violation of their due process ri…

September 5, 2022

Syrie : des experts de l'ONU consternés par la mort d'un jeune australien dans un centre de détention

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Minors Middle East Syria

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September 5, 2022

Liban : si l’État ne paie pas ses fournisseurs, les détenus de quatre prisons seront privés de nourriture

Middle East Material conditions Activities Lebanon

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July 13, 2022

Afghanistan: IEA releases 285 detainees from Kandahar central prison

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Middle East Justice Afghanistan

The leadership of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) released almost 285 detainees from the central prison of Kandahar province on Friday, based on the order of the IEA supreme leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada. These prisoners had been arrested on charges of criminal offenses and drug addictio…

July 11, 2022

Arabie saoudite : le terrible sort réservé aux dissidents en prison.

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Middle East Justice Saudi Arabia

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June 22, 2022

Palestine: death penalty in a forgotten country

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Pre-trial detention Asia Middle East Overcrowding Death penalty Palestinian Territories

Human rights organisations in the region feel like they are fighting alone against capital punishment. People are still sentenced to death and executed regularly. What is the situation in Palestine?

June 20, 2022

Lebanon: using theatre as therapy in prison

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Culture Women Middle East Mental health Activities Lebanon

Theatre comes to Lebanese prisons. Catharsis is an organisation that offers drama therapy workshops in prisons. Its director Zeina Daccache produced documentaries about three such projects that took place in prisons.

June 15, 2022

Iran: The country executes 12 Prisoners, Rights Group Says

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Middle East Violence Iran

Iran has carried out a mass execution of 12 inmates at a prison in the southeast part of the country, an NGO said on Tuesday, as concern grows over the rising number of executions in the Islamic republic

June 10, 2022

Lebanon: liberty in dreams

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Middle East Lebanon

Hussein is incarcerated at Roumieh central prison. He told Prison Insider about his daily life: a life where liberty only exists in his dreams.

May 31, 2022

Liban : Le système judiciaire n'enquête toujours pas de manière adéquate sur les allégations de torture, selon un rapport

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Middle East Material conditions Torture Lebanon

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May 31, 2022

Israel: inmates hit 15,000 mark

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Middle East Overcrowding Israel

Prison overcrowding: the number of inmates has grown by 900 in the past three months. 40% of the prison population is now made of people in pre-trial detention.

May 19, 2022

Syria : Families wait desperately for loved ones' release after prison amnesty

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Middle East Social ties Syria

Hundreds reportedly released from Syria’s notorious prisons, but many thousands remain locked away

May 18, 2022

Tunisia:  Silent abuses

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Middle East LGBTQI Justice Violence Tunisia

Arbitrary detention, lack of medical care, stigmatisation, and violence: LGBTQI++ prisoners are subjected to all kinds of untold abuse.

April 28, 2022

Liban : Des proches de détenus manifestent devant la prison militaire de Rihanié

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Middle East Justice Lebanon

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April 28, 2022

Liban : Les prisonniers de Roumieh s'automutilent pour alerter sur la détérioration de leur situation

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Middle East Health Mental health Material conditions Lebanon

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April 28, 2022

Lebanon's prisons: A microcosm of disease, sectarianism and near-anarchy

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Middle East Material conditions Lebanon

Inter-ministerial wrangling over the control of the prison facilities coupled with police brutality and a lack of funding has exacerbated the human rights situation of incarcerated people in the country.

April 28, 2022

Liban : Dans la plus grande prison du Liban, manger devient un luxe

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Middle East Material conditions Lebanon

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April 28, 2022

Liban : Le quadruple féminicide d’Ansar ravive le débat sur la peine de mort dans un Liban en crise

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Middle East Death penalty Lebanon

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April 28, 2022

Lebanon: Lebanese LGBT community fights to keep safe spaces

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Middle East LGBTQI Lebanon

Although Beirut is one of the most LGBT-friendly cities in the region, there are still some limitations that don’t allow the community to express themselves freely.

April 28, 2022

Afghanistan: Over 1,200 drug addicts being treated at Herat prison

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Middle East Health Mental health Afghanistan

The drug users are being treated by governmental institutions in cooperation with private sector companies.

April 26, 2022

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