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Ashley Tierney, a British Citizen, is in desperate need of help. He has been held in custody under extreme conditions in Mauritius for almost 4 years.

Hope may have been reignited for jailed fishworkers.

PARIS: Iran on Friday released two French citizens jailed in separate cases, France said, urging Tehran to release four others still detained in the Islamic republic.

The 55-page report, “A Nightmare for Everyone: The Health Care Crisis in Pakistan’s Prisons,” documents widespread deficiencies in prison health care in Pakistan and the consequences for a total prison population of more than 88,000 people. Pakistan has one of the world’s most overcrowded prison systems, with cells designed for a maximum of 3 people holding up to 15. Severe overcrowding has compounded existing health care deficiencies, leaving inmates vulnerable to communicable diseases ...

Foreign Prisoners of War remembered at post cemetery

Moscow swapped high-profile commanders of Mariupol's Azov Regiment in return for a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the largest prisoner exchange since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in late February.

The government must speed up the documentation process with other country governments for deportation of foreigners who have completed their jail terms, says Chief Justice PV Sanjay Kumar.

YANGON, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar State Administration Council remitted sentences of a total of 1,619 prisoners on Sunday, the first day of Myanmar calendar

The one-on-one interaction was held between the prisoners in Sajiwa Jail and the representatives from Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI).

08/03/2021 | 21:11   Time spent behind bars is never meant to be easy. But some foreign inmates at Vinh Quang Prison are making the most of their lives locked up.  And in one extreme case, a German national who has served his sentence is happy to stay in the prison because he feels that is now his home. Foreign prisoners at a Vietnamese language lesson in Vinh Quang Prison. Photo antg.cand.com.vn Jurgen Michael has been a free man for almost a year, but instead of returning to his homeland he...