Prisoner

After emotional family reunions, the 3 Americans freed in a historic prisoner swap face a challenging road ahead

CNN — There were plenty of hugs to go around the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, where three Americans formerly detained in Russia shared emotional reunions with their families. Late Thursday marked the first time they embraced their loved ones – in many months in two cases and several years in another – since the three were …

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Egypt Independent August 4, 2024

What a historic prisoner swap means for Vladimir Putin’s Russia

Russia’s release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan and Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva is cause for celebration: The three were freed as part of a sweeping prisoner exchange that also saw the release of prominent Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza and other opponents of Russia’s war on Ukraine. But …

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Egypt Independent August 2, 2024

Turkey mediates major East-West prisoner swap that frees WSJ reporter Evan Gerskovich

Turkey mediates major East-West prisoner swap that frees WSJ reporter Evan Gerskovich Turkey’s intelligence service said it helped broker one

Middle East Eye August 2, 2024

Far-right lawmakers break into Israeli detention camp, protesting probe into soldiers’ alleged abuse of prisoner

CNN — Far-right lawmakers and protesters breached the perimeter of a controversial Israeli detention facility for Palestinians on Monday, after the Israeli military confirmed it was investigating soldiers over the alleged abuse of a prisoner. Footage posted to social media showed chaotic scenes at the Sde Teiman base in Israel’s Negev desert, where far-right Knesset …

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Egypt Independent July 30, 2024

Israeli soldiers suspected of raping Palestinian prisoner arrested, sparking far-right riot

Israeli soldiers suspected of raping Palestinian prisoner arrested, sparking far-right riot Minister among Israelis storming notorious Sde Teiman detention facility

Middle East Eye July 30, 2024

Veteran Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa dies in Israeli custody

Veteran Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa dies in Israeli custody Daqqa, famed for his writing on the Palestinian cause, was imprisoned

Middle East Eye April 9, 2024

Exclusive: Hackers stole Russian prisoner database to avenge death of Navalny

CNN — Within hours of opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s death in February in a Russian prison, a group of anti-Kremlin hackers went looking for revenge. Using their access to a computer network tied to Russia’s prison system, the hackers plastered a photo of Navalny on the hacked prison contractor’s website, according to interviews with the hackers, screenshots …

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Egypt Independent April 2, 2024