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War in Ukraine
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Military
8/11/2022 4:16:38 PM
The prisoners at the penal colony in St. Petersburg were expecting a visit by officials, thinking it would be some sort of inspection. Instead, men in uniform arrived and offered them amnesty, if they agreed to fight alongside the Russian army in Ukraine.
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World
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Region
8/11/2022 2:54:04 PM
A Palestinian prisoner on a protracted hunger strike was moved Thursday from an Israeli jail to a hospital because of his worsening condition, the prisoner's wife said.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
8/5/2022 5:10:28 PM
The drug smuggling conviction in Russia of US basketball star Brittney Griner has again raised the question of potential prisoner exchanges between Moscow and Washington.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
8/4/2022 3:40:49 PM
Russian prosecutors asked a court outside Moscow to sentence American basketball star Brittney Griner to 9 1/2 years in prison as closing arguments in her cannabis possession trial were made Thursday.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
8/4/2022 2:07:32 PM
U.S. officials believe Russia is working to fabricate evidence concerning last week's deadly strike on a prison housing prisoners of war in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
8/3/2022 10:05:58 PM
The UN secretary-general announced Wednesday he will launch a fact-finding mission to uncover the "truths" about a jail where dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war died in a bombing strike last week.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
8/2/2022 10:40:48 PM
More political activists are expected to be pardoned soon in an attempt to create a favourable climate for the success of the national dialogue
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Egypt
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Politics
7/31/2022 6:26:36 PM
The Arab Network for Digital Media and Human Rights (ANDMHR) welcomed in a statement on Sunday the recently issued presidential pardons to several prisoners who have received final judicial rulings.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
7/30/2022 7:05:18 PM
Russia launched nighttime attacks on several Ukrainian cities, Ukrainian officials said Saturday as they and Moscow blamed each other for the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war in a separatist-controlled area of the country's east. The International Red Cross asked to visit the prison to make sure the wounded had proper treatment.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
7/30/2022 1:42:10 PM
Russia launched nighttime attacks on several cities in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said Saturday as they and officials in Moscow blamed each other for the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war in a separatist-controlled area of the country's east.
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Egypt
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Politics
7/30/2022 12:04:10 PM
More than 700 prisoners have been released by the prosecution office or given a presidential pardon since President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi called for the National Dialogue in April, Dialogue Coordinator Diaa Rashwan said on Friday.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
7/29/2022 1:22:19 PM
Russia and Ukraine on Friday accused each other of shelling a prison in a separatist eastern region that reportedly killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war who were captured after the fall of Mariupol in May.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
7/28/2022 11:51:17 PM
Egypt’s public prosecution said in a statement on Thursday that political activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah has denied being mistreated in prison.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
7/28/2022 6:22:04 PM
Moscow confirmed Thursday that it was in talks with Washington on a possible prisoner swap but said there was no concrete agreement "yet" on a deal that reportedly might include a notorious Russian gun runner.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
7/28/2022 1:04:00 PM
Russia said on Thursday that talks were underway about a possible prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington but there was no agreement "yet".
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
7/27/2022 5:11:58 PM
A Cairo criminal court has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison and another to one year for abuse of power and receiving bribe to reverse a decision to close an unlicensed private hospital in what has been locally dubbed “the health ministry bribery case.”
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World
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International
7/26/2022 10:44:10 AM
International outrage over Myanmar's execution of four political prisoners intensified Tuesday with strong condemnation from world governments and grassroots protests.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
7/23/2022 7:37:59 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday the release of 727 prisoners as per a presidential pardon on the 70th anniversary of the July 1952 Revolution.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
7/15/2022 6:59:20 PM
A Russian court has sentenced a top opposition figure to four years in prison, the latest move in the Kremlin's crackdown on opposition activists, independent media and rights groups.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
7/9/2022 5:16:21 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior has announced the release of 1,270 prisoners as per a presidential pardon on the occasion of Eid El-Adha, which started on Saturday.
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