Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in national security case
Pro-democracy activist faces life sentence in second case under Beijing’s national security law.
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Israeli forces mark Palestinians with numbers amid mass arrests
Palestinian detainees were marked with numbers during a mass Israeli arrest campaign in Qabatiya.
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Syrian man dies in custody after alleged abuse by security officers
A Syrian man died in police custody after his family alleged he was severely beaten.
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Syria launches probe into death of ‘White Helmet’ rescuer in police custody
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Israel releases 35 Palestinian prisoners back into Gaza
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Venezuela says 131 political prisoners freed amid post-Maduro talks
As detainees granted ‘alternative’ to imprisonment, US welcomes release as crucial step for Venezuela’s reconciliation.
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Mali says 82 soldiers captured by armed groups have been freed
Malian army says the soldiers were held prisoner by Tuareg and al-Qaeda-linked armed groups in the northern region.
Lebanon passes long-sought amnesty law, a day after death penalty repeal
The legislation will ‘exceptionally’ reduce certain prison terms, says Lebanon’s parliament speaker.
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Why the UK faces a prisons crisis amid row over release of cop killers
The killers of PC Andrew Harper had been set to partake in early release scheme as prison system on verge of collapse.
Russia frees ex-US Marine Robert Gilman from detention
The US government had recently designated Gilman as wrongfully detained.
