Tag: prisoners
Southeast Asia: Amnesty in Myanmar: Junta wants to release 9,600 prisoners
South East Asia Amnesty in Myanmar: Junta wants to release 9,600 prisoners Family members and friends of prisoners stand outside Insein Prison in Yangon as a bus carrying freedmen leaves…
Mass amnesty: Myanmar announces release of 9,600 prisoners
As of: January 4, 2024 9:06 a.m Myanmar has announced another mass amnesty. 9,600 prisoners are to be released on Independence Day. It remains to be seen whether this also…
Video: Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war
The Russian Defense Ministry reports that 248 of its soldiers were released after mediation by the United Arab Emirates. For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj spoke of more than…
Relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war: The uncertainty causes despair
report As of: December 28, 2023 3:24 a.m Relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war regularly gather in Kiev: but information about the whereabouts of their husbands, brothers or sons is…
Video: USA and Venezuela exchange prisoners
Although the move is seen as a concession by Maduro, the return of his confidant Alex Saab is seen as a victory for the Venezuelan leader. Although the move is…
71-year-old man declared innocent after 48 years in prison
In the United States, a man was unjustly deprived of his freedom for most of his life. Aged 71, he was declared innocent Tuesday in the state of Oklahoma after…
Letter marathon from Amnesty International: What a Munich school writes to prisoners for Christmas – Munich
In the run-up to Christmas, children across Germany send mail to imprisoned people to encourage them. But what do you write to someone who has been on death row for…
Grace for the holidays: Christmas amnesty for 1,000 prisoners
Grace for the celebration Christmas amnesty for 1000 prisoners Several hundred prisoners in Germany will be released early from prison before Christmas. photo © Jan Woitas/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa It’s almost a tradition:…
Grace for the holidays: Christmas amnesty for over 670 prisoners
Grace for the celebration Christmas amnesty for over 670 prisoners Several hundred prisoners in Germany will be released early from prison before Christmas. photo © Jan Woitas/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa It’s almost a…
A 26-year-old man indicted for the murder of his fellow inmate
Friday morning, a 26-year-old inmate from the Nantes remand center admitted in police custody “to having carried out numerous blows with his bare hands on the victim, without recognizing any…