My Profile
Saved articles
Sign out

Register
Sign in

Road to Net Zero

Music & On-stage

Fashion & Beauty

Israel-Gaza war

Podcasts Newsletters Follow usAlertsApp Video

Israel-Gaza war Weekend

Road to Net Zero

Music & On-stage

Fashion & Beauty

Road to Net Zero

Music & On-stage

Fashion & Beauty

Start Date

End Date

Prisons

Read the latest news on prisons

Officers from the Metropolitan Police on patrol in central London. Alamy

London safety fears after crime sentencing review

UKMay 22, 2025

Ahmad Manasra leaves an Israeli security office in Jerusalem accompanied by his father. AFP

Israel releases Ahmad Manasra, arrested at 13, after nearly a decade in prison

MENAApril 10, 2025

A protest in Damascus on December 27. At least 15,000 people died from torture or were killed in the government’s prisons during Syria's civil war. AFP

Justice in Syria is not only necessary, it is achievable

CommentJanuary 03, 2025

Mohammad Kanjo Hassan, thought to have overseen torture and executions in Sednaya prison near Damascus, has been arrested. Photo: X

Ex-Syrian official accused of Sednaya prison executions is arrested

MENADecember 27, 2024

Lorries carrying bodies arrived daily at the Tell Al Nasser cemetery off the motorway between Homs and Hama. Lizzie Porter / the National

Gravediggers tell a story of tortured souls in Syria

MENADecember 24, 2024

The flag-draped casket of Syrian activist Mazen Al-Hamad during his funeral in Damascus. Getty Images

Syrian activist Mazen Al-Hamada buried in Damascus

MENADecember 12, 2024

People peer into a chamber at Sednaya Prison, where thousands of people were said to be detained and tortured by the Assad regime over the last decade. Getty Images

'Missing for a decade': Thousands of Syrians search for loved ones at Sednaya prison

MENADecember 09, 2024

Daniel Khalife and HMP Wandsworth. PA / Getty Images

Former British soldier accused of passing secret information to Iran

UKOctober 15, 2024

Palestinian prisoners captured in the Gaza strip pictured at a detention facility on the Sde Teiman military base in southern Israel. Breaking The Silence via AP

How Israeli prisons got more brutal after Gaza's war

MENAAugust 19, 2024

This image provided by Vida Mehrannia shows Swedish-Iranian researcher Ahmad Reza Jalali in Florence, Italy in 2015. Vida Mehrannia / AP

Wife of prisoner in Iran let down by meeting with Swedish official

EuropeJuly 02, 2024

Ahmadreza Jalali and family. Picture via Amnesty International

Ahmadreza Jalali: Swedish-Iranian prisoner starts hunger strike

NewsJune 25, 2024

An image from the Pompidou Centre taken in September 2019 shows the depiction of a masked rat by British street artist Banksy on the back of a parking sign in Paris. AFP

Man sentenced in France for stealing Banksy artwork

EuropeJune 19, 2024

Journalists protest outside the Palace of Justice in Tunis during the trial of IFM radio journalists Mourad Zghidi and Borhen Bsaies. Reuters

Tunisian journalists jailed for 'defamation and misinformation'

MENAMay 22, 2024

Mohamed Boughaleb was found guilty of defamation by the Tunisian Court of First Instance. Reuters

Tunisian journalist jailed for six months in defamation case

MENAApril 18, 2024

A Dubai inmate is using the power of faith to give fellow prisoners an opportunity to make a fresh start. Antonie Robertson / The National

Inmate in Dubai prison atones by helping others memorise Quran

UAEApril 15, 2024

Ramadan in Dubai Central Jail in Al Awir. A Muslim Convert prays. Antonie Robertson/The National

Ramadan in prison: Dubai inmates find faith during holy month

UAEMarch 24, 2024

Road to Net Zero

Music & On-stage

Fashion & Beauty

Living in the UAE

Podcasts NewslettersAlertsRead E-Paper Print Subscriptions Video App

About Us Contact Us Work With Us Advertise With Us Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Sitemap Archive Registration FAQs Rosalynn Carter Fellowship

Get news alerts from

You can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.

Maybe later