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More than 110 Nobel laureates call on Iran to release gravely ill activist Narges Mohammadi

As human rights advocate is treated in Tehran hospital after transfer from Zanjan prison, prize winners demand her freedom

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian man wrongly released from London prison after abducting 5-year-old son from France; UK launches manhunt

British authorities have launched a manhunt for a Nigerian-British man accused of abducting his five-year-old son from France to Nigeria after he was wrongly released from a London prison and may have fled the UK within days.

The Times of India

Who Was Erfan Shakourzadeh? The Elite Engineer Iran Executed After He Refused to Leave His Country

Iran executed aerospace engineer Erfan Shakourzadeh, 29, on espionage charges after he endured months of torture and solitary confinement to extract a forced confession.

International Business Times UK

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Michigan groom jailed for killing best friend on wedding night as wife to be sentenced later

James Shirah, 24, was driving when his vehicle struck Terry Taylor Jr. in Flint, about an hour's drive northwest of Detroit

The Independent UK

Cuban Political Prisoners Say Officials Threatened to 'Eliminate' Them if U.S. Attacks: Report

Independent journalist Luis Cino told Spain's ABC that a state security officer warned him "all counterrevolutionaries will be removed" if the United States attacks Cuba

International Business Times

Man wrongly released from London jail in prison blunder 'may have fled to Spain'

Man jailed over the abduction of his five-year-old son may have left the UK in the three days it took prison staff to notify police

Evening Standard

UK teaching assistant jailed after abusing vulnerable children at Kent school

In a shocking case from Kent, a 47-year-old teaching assistant, Danuska Pullia, has received a four-year prison sentence for her acts of child cruelty. Pullia was found guilty of physically and emotionally abusing several vulnerable students under her care. The investigation was sparked by alarming reports from her colleagues, leading…

The Times of India

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Israeli troops jailed for desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon

IDF says two soldiers will spend weeks in military prison over incident it said was viewed with great severity

The Guardian - UK

New Jersey man sentenced to 18 months for transporting 9 Irish nationals across US-Canada border into Vermont

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for transporting a group of Irish nationals, including children, who had illegally crossed the US-Canada border into Vermont.

The Times of India

What to do if someone you know in Philadelphia or elsewhere is detained by ICE

If someone you know is detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, it can be incredibly challenging to find and communicate with them.

The Conversation

Former PM Thaksin released from prison

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra left Klongprem Central Prison in Bangkok on parole and was greeted by family members and a crowd of supporters on Monday morning.

Bangkok Post

Nobel laureate’s smuggled memoir details beatings and neglect in Iranian prisons

Writing by Narges Mohammadi, arrested 14 times for activism, offers a disturbing insight into treatment

The Guardian - UK

Venezuela Admits Man Died in Custody in 2025 Despite Telling his Mother He Was Alive for Almost a Year

Venezuela's prisons ministry has admitted that a man whose 82-year-old mother spent months searching for him until this week had already died in state custody in July 2025. In a statement released on May 7, the ministry said Víctor Hugo Quero Navas had died of medical complications.

Latin Times

Pardoned January 6 rioter sentenced to seven years for Virginia burglary

Zachary Alam spent four years in jail for his role in the US Capitol attack before Trump pardoned him in 2025

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The Times of India

Over 70 killed in attacks in Mali; Al-Qaeda linked JNIM claims responsibility

Central Mali is reeling from a brutal wave of jihadist attacks, with at least 70 lives lost in recent days. The Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM has claimed responsibility for the coordinated assaults, which targeted villages that resisted their control. This escalating violence follows earlier deadly incidents and a prison raid, highlighting the…

The Times of India

Pakistani national among 3 arrested in US for attempting to smuggle 89 firearms into Canada

Three men, including a Pakistani national, face serious charges in the US for attempting to smuggle 89 firearms, many reportedly stolen, into Canada. Authorities apprehended the trio during a traffic stop, uncovering a significant cache of weapons. The accused are now detained, facing lengthy prison sentences for their alleged involvement…

The Guardian - UK

Guardian reporter and colleagues detained and beaten by Somali police

Mohamed Bulbul arrested in Mogadishu after covering case of woman allegedly being tortured in prison

The Guardian - US

‘The worst kind of predator’: Louisiana pastor found guilty for third time of molesting teen boys

Terry Reed, who was convicted at trial of abusing two minors, could be imprisoned for 40 years

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Labelled a terrorist, questioned as journalist: A Palestinian man’s year in Israel prison’s ‘real hell’

When Ali al-Samoudi walked out of Israeli prison last week, his colleagues at CNN, who had worked with him for years, could barely recognise him. According to a CNN report by Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond and reporter Abeer Salman, the 59-year-old Palestinian journalist had lost 60 kilograms, nearly half his…

Capital & Main

Salvadoran Man Says He Suffered Stroke While Awaiting Deportation to Torture Prison

The man believed he would be sent to supermax prison where the Salvadoran government, paid by the U.S., tortured Venezuelan deportees last year.

Reason

A Venezuelan Mother's Desperate Search for Her Dead Son Is Representative of Ongoing Human Rights Violations

Meanwhile, Trump claims Venezuelans are “dancing in the streets.”

Reason

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

A late-night knock at the door, unregistered silencers, and a prison-drone conspiracy.

The Independent UK

Overflowing Idaho prisons are sending women with good behavior to ‘the hole’

Kristine Scott and other women transferred to a minimum-security prison in Boise found themselves in segregated housing due to overcrowding

The Times of India

Pakistani green card holder spent 21 years behind bars for murder in New York, arrested again by ICE after release

A Pakistani national who spent nearly two decades in prison for a fatal crime in New York has been arrested again by US immigration authorities.

The Guardian - UK

Prisoner accused of Lostprophets singer’s murder boasted to guards about fame, court told

Prosecution says Rico Gedel attacked Ian Watkins in HMP Wakefield then handed homemade knife to Samuel Dodsworth

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