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World
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9/24/2012 1:44:33 PM
Security forces blockades roads around a desert prison in central Saudi Arabia, where relatives of inmates were staging a demonstration to demand their release
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Egypt
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Politics
9/19/2012 7:26:46 PM
Group of 20, mostly Nigerian, foreign jail inmates issue desperate plea for release after more than decade languishing in Egypt's penal system
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World
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9/18/2012 2:57:47 PM
Palestinian protesters stand outside Red Crescent offices in Ramallah in support of four hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, two of whom are currently hospitalised
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World
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Region
9/17/2012 2:03:59 PM
Two Palestinian hardliners were given life sentences for killing Italian peace activist Vittorio Arrigoni, who they had held hostage to exchange him for jihadist prisoners
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World
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Region
9/12/2012 2:43:48 PM
The head of a campaign group said dozens of prisoners had been tortured in Tunisia since a revolution toppled the country's autocratic ruler last year
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Egypt
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9/1/2012 6:58:13 AM
Nationwide protests on Friday called for the release of Egypt's prisoners of conscience; with thousands still missing and 600 facing trial for political activity, the battle for justice continues
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World
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International
8/28/2012 11:09:53 AM
John Walker Lindh, a US-born Taliban fighter, says allows prisoners to eat, talk, play cards and exercise together but ban daily group prayer in restricted federal prison
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Egypt
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Politics
8/19/2012 5:44:56 PM
Mahalla activists stage protest demanding all political prisoners are released
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World
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Region
8/19/2012 4:24:34 PM
Hundreds of prisoners are released from Moroccan jails following a governmental pardon in celebration of Eid holidays
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Egypt
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First 100 days
8/13/2012 3:35:36 PM
The National Front for the Protection of the Revolution praise President Morsi's moves that wrested executive back powers away from the military, and urge him to move swiftly to fulfill promises
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Egypt
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Politics
8/11/2012 1:00:02 PM
Youth call for march to the presidential palace to increase pressure for the release of political prisoners and retrial of civilians sentenced in military tribunals
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Egypt
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Politics
8/5/2012 4:02:06 PM
To mount pressure on President Morsi to release thousands of civilian protesters held in military prisons, the April 6 Movement calls for Egypt-wide protests on Wednesday
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Egypt
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First 100 days
8/1/2012 2:13:46 PM
President Mohamed Morsi ordered the release of a number of members of Islamist groups detained under Mubarak; sceptics raise questions about how the decision was made and ask about the fate of other political prisoners
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World
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Region
7/17/2012 8:48:45 PM
Sudanese security disperse, arrest protesters demanding release of detainees as demonstrations against President Omar al-Bashir continue
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World
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International
7/17/2012 7:42:17 PM
Main Opposition party in Ivory Coast calls the government for direct talks pertaining to the release of political prisoners and the enhancement of reconciliation efforts between both sides
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Books
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World
7/16/2012 5:27:31 PM
Political prisoners around the world have used reading, and literacy education, to survive years of imprisonment
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World
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7/16/2012 4:50:58 PM
Israeli move to allow 25 of 473 Gazan political prisoners in Israeli prisons to receive family visits is insufficient, says Hamas spokesman
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World
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Region
7/16/2012 9:59:51 AM
Deal struck to end hunger strikes in Israeli prisons bears fruit as relatives from Gaza are allowed to visit detainees
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Egypt
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Politics
7/14/2012 9:03:20 PM
The committee set up by Mohamed Morsi to look into the status of political detainees claims 2,165 prisoners' files are being studied while over 9,000 have been released
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World
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7/3/2012 10:16:30 AM
Human Rights Watch documents torture cases following reports carried out by approximately 200 interviews with former detainees and military intelligence defectors, described as 'torture archipelago'
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