Hamas plans to release six hostages on Saturday, while discussions continue on freeing all living Israeli hostages. Reports estimate that $53 billion is needed for Gaza's reconstruction and recovery efforts.

Israel-Hamas war: Hamas to release hostages as Gaza recovery efforts continue

Hamas is set to release three hostages, while Israel will free 183 inmates in return. The deal comes amid ongoing tensions, with the US approving a $7.4 billion arms sale to Israel.

Israel-Hamas War: Hamas to release three hostages as part of prisoner swap deal

Hamas is set to release three hostages, while Israel will free 183 inmates in return. The deal comes amid ongoing tensions, with the US approving a $7.4 billion arms sale to Israel. Meanwhile, Netanyahu praises Trump for new sanctions on the ICC.

Israel-Hamas War: Hamas to free three hostages as Israel releases 183 prisoners

Ahead of Constitution Day, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has announced that prisoners who are on trial for non-serious crimes and have at least served a third of their possible sentence will be granted bail on the occasion.

India: Long-term prisoners still on trial to get bail ahead of Constitution Day

Sudan's army has initiated a significant offensive against the powerful paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), amid the ongoing civil war. On Thursday morning, government forces conducted shelling attacks on RSF bases in Khartoum and the northern area of Bahri, focusing on reclaiming territory lost at the onset of the conflict. The offensive marks a crucial escalation in the violence as the military seeks to regain control over key areas in the capital.

Sudan Army Launches Offensive Against RSF In Khartoum | WION Fineprint

Fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group in Sudan, have been accused of conducting a campaign of ethnic cleansing over the past year in their attempt to seize control of the country.

Sudan conflict: 15,000 lives lost and counting, RSF accused of war crimes

Report reveals that RSF rebels post self-incriminating social media videos, footage that seems to show fighters glorifying abuse of prisoners with ‘little fear of consequences’.

Sudan: RSF promoting torture and arson on social media?

The Israeli organization arguing in court for the military prison's closure, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, had alleged that detainees at the facility are punished with severe violence, including with attack dogs and sexual assault; made to sit on the ground blindfolded and handcuffed 24 hours a day.

Violence, sexual assault in Israeli prisons; right-wing Israeli groups protest

Iran carried out a mass execution of at least 29 people on Wednesday morning in two prisons located near the capital, Tehran, as the world was busy following news of a possible attack on Israel.

Iran hangs 29 convicts in a single day; biggest group execution in one prison

Hackers have reportedly hacked a major Russian prison database, obtaining sensitive information. This breach occurred shortly after the death of prominent opposition figure Alexey Navalny, stirring speculation about potential motives and repercussions.

Navalny’s retaliation? Hackers allegedly breach massive Russian prisoner database

In a heartwarming, pre-Ramadan gesture, Indian businessman and philanthropist Firoz Merchant has donated a whopping $2.7 million to help Indians stuck in prison across UAE. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas | Indian businessman Firoz Merchant's generosity frees 900 Indian prisoners in UAE

Azerbaijan has announced the release of 32 Armenian soldiers as part of prisoner swap deal. Armenia on its part has also handed over two Azerbaijani soldiers.

Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to exchange prisoners of war

Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of a four-day truce with Hamas reached home Friday (Nov 24) and were greeted by celebrations in the West Bank. A total of 39 prisoners were freed on day one of the truce, and reached home to a heroic welcome, with fireworks clouding the night sky and patriotic Palestinian music exalting the atmosphere.

Celebrations break out in West Bank as prisoners reach home to heroic welcome

An Opposition Leader in jail has been forced to listen to one of Putin's speeches for 100 days. The Prison Guards say this will continue till 2025. Does Putin feel threatened by critics? Molly Gambhir tells you more

Gravitas: Prisoner forced to hear putin's speech for 100 days

Vienna and Copenhagen have announced that Iran has freed two Austrian and one Danish national who had been detained there. They also expressed gratitude to Oman and Belgium for their assistance in securing the release of the three.

Iran releases 2 Austrians, 1 Danish with assistance from Oman, Belgium

With the Saturday release of three additional inmates in exchange for the release of Iranian diplomat Asadullah Assadi, Iran makes a significant step towards repairing diplomatic relations with its European counterparts. This action was performed in accordance with the prisoner exchange with Belgium that occurred last week.

Iran frees three more European prisoners in return for diplomat

A dearth of workers and poor economic growth have increased the number of one-day releases. Prisoners The goal is to encourage people to pursue vocational training and for more criminals to be released on licence so they can enrol in apprenticeships in fields like construction as part of the UK government's attempt to get offenders back to work.

UK: Thousands of prisoners could be released on license to help boost the economy

IN PICS | Myanmar junta releases over 3,000 prisoners in Buddhist New Year amnesty

A 35-year-old undertrial prisoner, accused of murdering his wife fled from a prison in western India's Rajasthan. The prisoner had been lodged in the Baran district jail since February 25.

India: Undertrial prisoner escapes a Rajasthan jail by scaling 20-ft wall using CCTV cables

Over 200 political prisoners in Nicaragua were freed and flown to the United States on Thursday. Among them were five former presidential hopefuls and other prominent opponents of President Daniel Ortega.

Emotional scenes at Dulles airport as over 200 Nicaraguan prisoners freed and sent to US

Myanmar's military said Thursday it will release almost 6,000 prisoners, including a former British ambassador, a Japanese journalist and an Australian economics adviser, in a rare olive branch from the isolated junta.

Buses carrying former UK ambassador, Japanese journalist leave Yangon prison 

According to data released by Palestinian human rights organizations, as of May 2022, there were allegedly 4,700 Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons. Out of these, 32 women and 170 children are held in Israel Prison Service facilities. 640 are treated as administrative detainees. Let's take a deeper look at the Palestinian prisoner situation.

Explained | How many Palestinian prisoners are being held by Israel?

Russia and Ukraine have carried out a surprise prisoner swap involving nearly 300 people. Those released include prisoners of war from countries including the US, UK, Morocco, Sweden and Croatia some of whom had been sentenced to death after being captured in Ukraine and accused of being mercenaries.

Russia, Ukraine exchange prisoners in surprise swap

Russia has been reportedly hiring prisoners to fight its war in an attempt to compensate for the acute shortage of personnel fighting in Ukraine. The name of a private agency has come to the fore that has been recruiting these inmates, who face serious charges like murder and loot.

Money, pardon: How Russia is luring prisoners to fight the war in Ukraine

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