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Asia
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Indonesia
President Prabowo Subianto’s pledge to construct a remote island prison for corrupt officials has been met with scepticism from experts, who argued that deeper structural reforms of the prison system were needed to address chronic overcrowding and underfunding.
South America
Mental health
Material conditions
Protest
Torture
Venezuela
Juan, a young man aged around 20, alleges he was physically and psychologically tortured by Venezuelan security forces after being detained in connection with the presidential elections on 28 July.
Asia
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Protest
Torture
Violence
Armenia
A 29-year-old Iranian man was sentenced to three years and one month in prison in Armenia. According to IranWire sources, Mohammad Havashemzadeh, who had been detained during the 2022 protests in Iran, had only appeared in court once in the past five months to hear the charges against him.
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Venezuela
Venezuela’s government on Saturday released some of the thousands of people who were detained during and after deadly protests that followed the July presidential election.
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Iran
Three women political prisoners in Tehran’s Evin prison have gone on hunger and medicine strikes to protest their conditions and treatment.
Europe
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United Kingdom
Prisons across the country are in a deep state of crisis – the extent of which is exposed by the latest statistics. Soaring rates of violence, self-harm and drug misuse have become widespread in overcrowded prisons in England and Wales.
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Iran
The “No Execution Tuesdays” campaign, a prisoner-led initiative against capital punishment in Iran, has entered its 25th consecutive week. This Tuesday, prisoners in Ardabil and Qaimshahr prisons participated in the campaign, expanding its reach to 11 prisons in the country.
Asia
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Myanmar (Burma)
The 13 prisoners have been held in solitary confinement since they were targeted in a crackdown on unrest more than a month ago.
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Turkey
The “2022-2023 Prison Rights Violations Report” highlights systemic human rights abuses in Turkish prisons, revealing a disturbing trend of political repression and isolation practices, particularly concerning the treatment of political prisoners, including Abdullah Öcalan.
Europe
Justice
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Italy
Prisoners in the northern Italian city of Parma are on hunger strike over poor sanitation and overcrowding, the latest in a spate of protests in the country’s jails where cases of suicide and self-harm are at an all-time high.
Central America and the Caribbean
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Haiti
Haiti has declared a three-day state of emergency and a night-time curfew after armed gangs stormed the country’s two biggest jails, allowing more than 3 000 prisoners to escape.
Middle East
Material conditions
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Bahrain
The suspension of the strike comes before the crown prince’s visit to the United States, and as Bahrain vows to improve conditions.
Colombia: grave incendio en la cárcel de Tuluá deja 51 muertos y al menos 30 heridos
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South America
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Colombia
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Brasil: Pelea en una cárcel causa cinco muertos y 18 heridos
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Brazil
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Uruguay: The straw that broke the camel’s back
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South America
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Uruguay
Riots provoked changes in prison.
Algérie : Une quarantaine de détenus du Hirak en grève de la faim
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Middle East
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Algeria
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Honduras: Violenta pelea en una cárcel deja al menos cuatro muertos y 11 heridos
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Central America and the Caribbean
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Honduras
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Mexique : La criminalisation des manifestations autochtones
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Mexico
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