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May 19, 2017

RDC : après l’évasion de la prison de Makala, près de 70 autres détenus s’échappent de celle de Kasangulu

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Africa Protest Congo - Kinshasa

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May 18, 2017

RDC : évasion à la prison de Makala, plus de 4600 détenus seraient en fuite

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Africa Protest Congo - Kinshasa

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May 18, 2017

RDC : évasion spectaculaire à la prison de Makala

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Africa Protest Congo - Kinshasa

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May 16, 2017

Massive break illustrates Indonesia’s prison dilemma

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Asia Protest Overcrowding Indonesia

Overcrowding, miserable sanitary conditions, corrupt guards contribute to chaos

May 15, 2017

Papua New Guinea mass jailbreak: suspects awaiting trial among 17 shot dead

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Africa Protest Violence Papua New Guinea

Killings take place in the Pacific nation’s second largest city of Lae after 77 people break out of notorious Buimo jail

May 15, 2017

Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée: 17 détenus abattus lors d'une évasion massive

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Africa Protest Violence Papua New Guinea

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May 14, 2017

Côte d'Ivoire : cinq blessés et un mort à Bouaké, sous contrôle des soldats mutins

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Africa Protest Violence Côte d’Ivoire

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May 3, 2017

Media silent as U.S. prisoners continue to hunger strike abysmal conditions

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Protest United States

Prisoners across the U.S. have been holding hunger and labor strikes since last year, with tens of thousands of inmates protesting abuse and poor conditions. But news reports on the strikes have been few and far between, leaving prisoners’ requests for humane treatment in the dark.

April 26, 2017

Alabama inmates riot, damage jail over bad food

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Material conditions Protest United States

Seven Alabama jail inmates are facing additional charges after a riot to express their dissatisfaction with the food served at the lockup, according to AL.com.

April 22, 2017

Nepal: 7 injured in Dailekh prison clash

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Asia Protest Nepal

At least seven inmates were injured in a clash that broke out between two groups at the District Prison in Dailekh on Saturday morning.

April 18, 2017

Por qué más de mil presos palestinos están en huelga de hambre en las cárceles de Israel

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Middle East Protest Israel

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April 17, 2017

Plus de 1.000 Palestiniens détenus par Israël en grève de la faim

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Middle East Protest Israel

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April 11, 2017

France: furious prison guards clash with police outside infamous jail

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Europe Protest France

France 24 Police firing tear gas have clashed with prison guards protesting working conditions in a notorious prison south of Paris. The incidents Monday night at the sprawling Fleury-Merogis prison come after a few hundred workers blocked the entrance and set tires on fire to call attention to con…

April 3, 2017

Inmates hurl stones in rare riot at prison in Rwandan capital

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Africa Protest Violence Rwanda

Inmates protesting living conditions at Gasabo prison in the Rwandan capital of Kigali hurled stones over the prison’s walls on Monday, damaging nearby houses and disrupting traffic, residents and officials said.

April 3, 2017

Turquie : Les détenus kurdes dénoncent leurs conditions d’incarcération

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Europe Protest Turkey

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March 31, 2017

India: inmates in Bagalkot prison go on hunger strike, demand better quality food

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Asia Protest India

The prisoners complained of bad food quality.

March 29, 2017

Mexico : deux morts dans l'émeute d'une prison

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Central America and the Caribbean Protest Violence Mexico

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March 27, 2017

Tchad : évasion spectaculaire à Abéché, 95 détenus s'échappent d'une prison

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Africa Protest Chad

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March 21, 2017

Mutinerie au Guatemala : 3 otages libérés et 3 surveillants tués

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Central America and the Caribbean Protest Violence Guatemala

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March 20, 2017

Two killed, several injured in riot at Guatemala prison

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Central America and the Caribbean Protest Guatemala

A riot erupted Sunday at a prison for juveniles and adults, and authorities said two jail monitors were killed and several other people suffered injuries.

March 3, 2017

Argentine : sept détenus brûlés dans une mutinerie

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South America Protest Violence Argentina

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February 27, 2017

Belgium: évasion à la prison belge de Lantin, le détenu a été aidé par trois complices

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Europe Protest Belgium

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February 27, 2017

Spectaculaire évasion dans une prison belge

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Protest Belgium

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February 16, 2017

New Brazilian prison riots leave 26 dead

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Protest Brazil

Twenty-six inmates were killed in eruptions of violence inside two prisons in northern Brazil, officials said Sunday as they quelled the latest in a string of jail disturbances across the country in which more than 100 people died within two weeks.