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Iran allows detained New Zealand social media influencers to leave
Middle East
October 26, 2022
Iran allows detained New Zealand social media influencers to leave
Two New Zealanders detained in Iran for the last few months have been allowed to leave the country, New Zealand’s…
Son of US citizen detained in Saudi Arabia says his father is ‘nowhere near being dissident’
Middle East
October 19, 2022
Son of US citizen detained in Saudi Arabia says his father is ‘nowhere near being dissident’
CNN – The son of an American citizen imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for criticizing the Saudi government said Tuesday evening…
Inmates say guards fired tear gas after deadly blaze at Iranian prison
Middle East
October 17, 2022
Inmates say guards fired tear gas after deadly blaze at Iranian prison
CNN -Details of a chaotic night marked by tear gas and explosions have emerged from an Iranian prison following a…
Law punishes mothers abstaining from feeding their infants with prison time
Life & Style
September 15, 2022
Law punishes mothers abstaining from feeding their infants with prison time
Legal opinions resolved the controversy raised on social media regarding obligating the mothers to breastfeed their infants, saying abstaining from…
Thirty-three detainees in Egypt pardoned by presidential committee
Egypt
September 9, 2022
Thirty-three detainees in Egypt pardoned by presidential committee
Member of the Presidential Pardon Committee in Egypt, Tariq al-Khouly, announced the release of 33 detainees in pretrial detention within…
Myanmar junta sentences ex-British ambassador to one year in prison over immigration charges
World
September 2, 2022
Myanmar junta sentences ex-British ambassador to one year in prison over immigration charges
(CNN)Myanmar’s military junta on Friday sentenced former British ambassador Vicky Bowman and her husband to one year in prison, a UK Foreign…
Some 300 inmates on run after suspected Boko Haram raid on Nigeria prison
World
July 9, 2022
Some 300 inmates on run after suspected Boko Haram raid on Nigeria prison
Abuja, Nigeria – Around 300 inmates are on the run after a suspected raid by Islamist Boko Haram militants on…
Saudi Arabia releases Murtaja Qureiris, once the youngest political prisoner in the kingdom — ESOHR
Middle East
June 25, 2022
Saudi Arabia releases Murtaja Qureiris, once the youngest political prisoner in the kingdom — ESOHR
(CNN) – Murtaja Qureiris, once considered by lawyers and activists as the youngest political prisoner in Saudi Arabia, was released…
Russia’s Foreign Ministry says detention of Brittney Griner is based on “objective facts and evidence”
World
May 13, 2022
Russia’s Foreign Ministry says detention of Brittney Griner is based on “objective facts and evidence”
Russia has denied the US State Department’s claim that the detention of basketball player Brittney Griner is “illegal,” saying her…
The inside story of one man’s five-year ordeal in an Iranian prison
Middle East
April 24, 2022
The inside story of one man’s five-year ordeal in an Iranian prison
(CNN) – Anoosheh Ashoori points on a computer screen to the location of a makeshift shelter in the yard of…