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Worldcrunch » prison

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Russia-Ukraine Warmilitary

Why These Former Russian Soldiers Are Trying To Get Sent To Prison

by Alexander Atasuntsev June 20, 2025June 20, 2025
130 miles off Istanbul, the Silivri court and prison is a highly secured area. Here on March 15, 2013, Silivri, Turkey.
Geopoliticsdemocracy

Locked Away: The Battle For Democracy In Turkey’s Most Notorious Prison

by Delphine Minoui June 10, 2025June 10, 2025
A large open prison is seen from a catwalk overlooking a main central area with barred-in sections. Men in riot gear are clumped around the room.
Women Worldwidehuman rights

What Makes El Salvador’s Brutal Prisons Even Worse For Women Inmates

by Luisa Lara April 16, 2025April 16, 2025
Photo ​inside the maximum-security CECOT prison in El Salvador
Women Worldwidehuman rights

Why El Salvador’s Notorious Prisons Are Even Worse For Female Inmates

by Luisa Lara March 30, 2025May 24, 2025
​Still image from the black-and-white 2023 TV series "Las Noches de Tefía" showing a prisoner being led by a guard at the Tefía camp
LGBTQ Pluslgbtq+

The Chilling History Of Tefía, Spain’s Concentration Camp For LGBTQ+ Prisoners

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra February 18, 2025May 24, 2025
Arrest Of Italian-Egyptian Adult Film Star Revives Fears Of Prisoner Abuse In Egypt
Societyegypt

Arrest Of Italian-Egyptian Adult Film Star Revives Fears Of Prisoner Abuse In Egypt

by Gabriele Magro and Leila Aziz November 22, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of a man standing near buildings in Taiwan
Societydemocracy

Taiwan Clings To Death Penalty, Undermining Claim As Asia’s “Model Democracy”

by Lorenzo Lamperti September 24, 2024May 24, 2025
​Street view of Bolivian high security women prison.
Women Worldwideisolation

Bolivia: Solidarity Inside The Miraflores Maximum Security Women’s Prison

by Laure Gautherin July 14, 2024May 24, 2025
Inside Canton Mombello prison in Brescia.
In The Newssuicide prevention

In Italy’s Overcrowded Prisons, A Plague Of Inmate Suicide Has Begun To Spread

by Donatella Stasio June 11, 2024May 23, 2025
This Happened — May 10: Mandela Was Sworn In 30 Years Ago
This Happenedpeace

This Happened — May 10: Mandela Was Sworn In 30 Years Ago

by Worldcrunch May 10, 2024May 24, 2025
Christiane Ferreira Pinto and her son getting out of prison.
Societybrazil

My Mom’s In Jail: How Brazil Fails To Care For Children Of The Incarcerated

by Leandro Aguiar March 5, 2024May 23, 2025
Photo of man walking past a prison in Israel
Israel-Palestine Wargaza

Palestinians Accuse Israeli Prisons Of “Systematic Torture”

by Elias Kassem January 17, 2024May 21, 2025
Photo of Mehmet Aytunç Altay​
Societyturkey

What’s Changed, What Hasn’t: A Turkish Political Prisoner Walks Free After 31 Years

by Worldcrunch September 15, 2023May 24, 2025
Photo of a woman with a boat behind her.
Ideasgeopolitics

A Birthday Message For My Mother, An Innocent 69-Year-Old Held In Iranian Prison

by Marine Béguin August 28, 2023May 24, 2025
Image of a screen showing opposition activist Alexei Navalny via video link from Pokrov's Penal Colony No 2 in the Moscow City Court.
Geopoliticsukraine

Navalny To Khodorkovsky, The Painful Limits Of Russia’s Opposition

by Marine Béguin June 21, 2023May 21, 2025
Image of people protesting against the Only Yes Means Yes in Valencia, Spain.
Societyequality

How Spain’s “Only Yes Means Yes” Law Has Freed Sexual Assault Convicts From Prison

by Valeria Berghinz June 14, 2023May 23, 2025
Image of a man reading the Qu'uran after praying
In The Newsiran

Iranian Regime Facing “Unprecedented” Street Attacks Against Clerics

by Worldcrunch May 14, 2023May 23, 2025
Image of Russian political activist Vladimir Kara-Murza in a formal attire, handcuffed and staring intently ahead.
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

A 25-Year Sentence Seals Putin’s Switch From Authoritarianism To Totalitarianism

by Pierre Haski April 18, 2023May 21, 2025
Photo of a woman writing on a notepad
In The Newshealth

On The Couch And On The Lam

by Irene Caselli January 5, 2023May 21, 2025
Photo of a woman holding a crucifix with the Polish flag
In The Newspoland

Poland’s Ruling Party Seeks Tough New Blasphemy Law, Jail For Mocking Church

by Worldcrunch December 12, 2022May 19, 2025
photo of Iranian Revolutionary Guards
Geopoliticsukraine war

Iran Protests, Dissent In The Ranks: Interview With A Mole Inside The Revolutionary Guard

by Worldcrunch October 23, 2022May 23, 2025
Zelensky Blasts Schroeder, Lobbies Xi In New Push To Maximize Support
In The Newsukraine

Zelensky Blasts Schroeder, Lobbies Xi In New Push To Maximize Support

by Emma Albright and Cameron Manley August 4, 2022May 21, 2025
India Faces Eternally Complex Child-Care Question: What To Do With Kids Of Women Prisoners
In The Newsindia

India Faces Eternally Complex Child-Care Question: What To Do With Kids Of Women Prisoners

by Worldcrunch August 2, 2022May 22, 2025
Black and white photo of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco Wednesday March 4, 2020. Completed in 1993, it is the largest mosque in Africa and the only one in Morocco that non-Muslims are allowed to enter
Societyeducation

Morocco Wages “Soft” War Against Islamic Extremism In Prisons

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank January 24, 2022May 19, 2025
When Countries “Export” Inmates To Foreign Prisons
Societynetherlands

When Countries “Export” Inmates To Foreign Prisons

by Carl Karlsson January 4, 2022May 19, 2025
Anti-Modi Protests Turn Violent In Dhaka
In The Newsjustice

Witness From The Inside: Finding The Source Of India’s Police Violence

by Worldcrunch December 28, 2021May 21, 2025
Photo of former senior adviser to Egyptian President Mohammed MorsiEssam El-Haddad appearing in court.
In The Newsfamily

​An Egyptian Son’s Plea: For​ My Father And Arab Spring Reconciliation

by Worldcrunch December 6, 2021May 21, 2025
photo of a woman speaking with imprisoned defendants during a trial in a Cairo court
In The Newsegypt

Harder Time: How Egypt Cuts Prisoner Communication With Loved Ones

by Worldcrunch October 28, 2021May 21, 2025
Nikita Ouvarov, 15 year-old Russian activist spent almost one year in jail.
Societyrussia

Cold Justice In Siberia: A Teenager Swallowed By Putin’s System

by Clémence Guimier May 24, 2021May 22, 2025
Sicilian Mafioso Teaches 9 Year-Old Granddaughter To Count Dirty Money
In The Newsitaly

Sicilian Mafioso Teaches 9 Year-Old Granddaughter To Count Dirty Money

by Clémence Guimier May 18, 2021May 21, 2025
Highway To Hell? Portuguese Priest Steals From Church To Buy 19 Cars
Societyreligion

Highway To Hell? Portuguese Priest Steals From Church To Buy 19 Cars

by Clémence Guimier May 11, 2021May 19, 2025
Police offers arresting a protester during a rally in central Minsk in November 2020
In The Newselection

In Belarus, Purpose And Method In Hunting Down Demonstrators

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank March 29, 2021May 19, 2025
Pakistani fishermen in the Arabian Sea
In The Newsindia

Fisherman Are Easy Bait To Feed India-Pakistan Conflict

by Worldcrunch September 4, 2020May 21, 2025
Spraying disinfectant in an Indonesian jail
In The Newsbrazil

COVID-19 Stirs Prison Policy Around The World

by Worldcrunch August 19, 2020May 22, 2025
On patrol in Milan, April 23
In The Newsmexico

How Criminals Exploit A Coronavirus World

by Michaela Kozminova April 25, 2020May 22, 2025
The skies above Beijing turn a dark yellow as China’s capital city is hit by a third major sandstorm in five weeks.
In The Newsphotos

The Latest: Shooting in Indianapolis, China’s Boom, World Press Photo of the Year

by Anne Sophie Goninet and Emma Flacard April 16, 2020May 20, 2025
Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah
Geopoliticsiran

Why Iran Jailed An Unconventional French-Iranian Academic

by Louis de Kergorlay January 24, 2020May 20, 2025
Prison in Tal Abyad, Syria
Geopoliticssyria

A French Kid Dragged Into Jihad, Lingers In A Syrian Prison

by Brandon Ramirez January 11, 2020May 20, 2025
Outside Tora prison
Geopoliticsegypt

The Pain Of Passing Holidays — And Years: Letter From A Cairo Prison

by Worldcrunch September 5, 2019May 21, 2025
Prison Inmates in Minneapolis on lockdown
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Facebook For Felons? New Apps Are A Digital Lifeline For Inmates

by Worldcrunch March 9, 2019May 21, 2025

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