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Worldcrunch » prison

prison

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
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Women Worldwidehuman rights

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

by Luisa Lara March 30, 2025April 7, 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+

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

by Gabriele Magro and Leila Aziz November 22, 2024
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Women Worldwidewomen's rights

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

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Inside Canton Mombello prison in Brescia.
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blogangola

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Al-Qaeda spokesman, Mohannad Ghallab
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Overcrowded cell.
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by Worldcrunch May 21, 2024
Image of a man reading the Qu'uran after praying
In The Newsiran

Iranian Regime Facing “Unprecedented” Street Attacks Against Clerics

by Worldcrunch May 21, 2024March 14, 2025
Image of people protesting against the Only Yes Means Yes in Valencia, Spain.
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How Spain’s “Only Yes Means Yes” Law Has Freed Sexual Assault Convicts From Prison

by Valeria Berghinz May 21, 2024
Christiane Ferreira Pinto and her son getting out of prison.
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At death's door
Ideaschina

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by Marion Girault-Rime April 13, 2024
A Humvee at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba
Eyes on the U.S.united states

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by Jean Marcel Maillard April 13, 2024
Escaping with a book
blogargentina

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by Sarah Collings April 13, 2024
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by Daniel Shadmy April 13, 2024
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Stark Putin Critic Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

by Arnaud Di Stasio April 13, 2024
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US Student Abandoned In Jail Gets $4M In Compensation

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Supporters of the Thai monarchy celebrated the 64th anniversary of the coronation of King Bhumibol on May 5.
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My Prison Diary, A French Inmate's Battle To Become A Transsexual
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by Worldcrunch April 13, 2024
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Syria’s Silent War Crime: Systematic Mass Rape

by Patrick Randall March 12, 2024
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In The Newsindia

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by Worldcrunch March 12, 2024
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