Jailed WNBA star Griner appeals to Biden: ‘Get me home’
Basketball star Brittney Griner calls on US president to do all he can to secure her release from Russian jail.US basketball star Brittney Griner has appealed to President Joe…
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Dozens of people dead in Colombia prison riot
Forty-nine people have been killed and 30 injured during attempted escape from prison in Tulua, officials say.At least 49 people have died and dozens were injured in a fire during…
Cuban court sentences two dissident artists to prison terms
Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara and Maykel Castillo receive five- and nine-year terms, respectively, Cuban prosecutor says.A Cuban court has sentenced two dissident artists to nine and…
‘Coercive and arbitrary’: New report details US prison labour
Los Angeles, California, US – Prison labour in the United States creates $11bn in goods and services annually, a new study has found, but imprisoned workers perform vital services…
El Salvador committing ‘massive’ rights violations, Amnesty says
Authorities in El Salvador have committed “massive human rights violations” in a sweeping gang crackdown, Amnesty International has said, including arbitrary arrests, violations of…
Indigenous Guatemalan woman freed after 7 years in Mexican prison
Juana Alonzo Santizo said she was tortured and forced to sign a confession in Spanish, a language she does not speak.An Indigenous Guatemalan woman who spent more than seven years…
Israel sentences Palestinian prison escapees to five more years
Six Palestinians escaped from a high-security prison last year by digging a tunnel, sparking a massive manhunt.An Israeli court has sentenced six Palestinian prison escapees to…
Ecuador imprisonment ‘almost a death sentence’: Amnesty
Imprisonment is nearly “a death sentence” in Ecuador, Amnesty International has warned, a day after the latest prison riot in the South American nation left dozens of inmates dead.…
As El Salvador’s arrest wave continues, families live in worry
Alexander Eduvay Guzman Molina’s daughters want to know when he will be coming home.
They have not seen their father, a 45-year-old teacher, since he was arrested by Salvadoran…
How the US convinced Russia to release Trevor Reed
The worst possible moment for bringing Trevor Reed home turned out to be the best.
With United States-Russian relations at their lowest point in decades, it seemed an impossible…