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Iranian political prisoner accused of conspiring with Israel brutally beaten in prison

He was left with broken ribs, broken hands, and facial injuries after he was attacked in Qazvin Central Prison in Iran, human rights groups said on Wednesday, sharing images of the injuries.

Mohammad Reza Morad Bahrouzi was beaten in an Israeli prison over alleged communication with oppostiion groups or groups affiliated with Israel.
Prisoners at the Givon Prison in the city of Ramla, central Israel, January 11, 2026.

Public Defender warns of deepening prison crisis, expanded enforcement powers

POLITICAL ACTIVIST Rezvaneh Ahmad Khanbeigi and her two-year-old daughter.

Iranian activist, two-year-old daughter, sent to Evin Prison, human rights group says

MK GALIT Distel Atbaryan leads the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 29, 2026.

'Terrorist' vs 'Judeo-Nazi': MKs trade barbs over bill barring Red Cross from Israeli prisons


Former IDF intel. officer sentenced to prison term in Greek spying case

Tal Dilian and his partner, Sara Aleksandra Fayssal Hamou, were sentenced to prison in Greece for illegal surveillance, including monitoring government officials and journalists with spyware.

Former Israeli intelligence officer and spyware CEO Tal Dilian poses at his home in Limassol, Cyprus, April 2020; illustrative.

Appeal court clears Jimmy Lai in fraud case but 20-year term remains

"The Court of Appeal gave them leave to appeal against their conviction, allowed their appeals, quashed the convictions and set aside the sentences," the judges wrote.

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Japan calls for immediate release of national detained in Iran, NHK employee reportedly held

The person was detained on January 20, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki told reporters. He gave no further details.

 A view of the entrance sign of Evin prison in Tehran, Iran October 17, 2022.

EU memo raises security concerns over mass escape from IS-linked Syria camp

The memo said the status of third-country national escapees remained unclear, with many in the camp being "highly radicalised."

Members of the Syrian government security forces stand guard as a group of female detainees gather at al-Hol camp after the government took control of it following the withdrawal of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Hasaka, Syria, January 21, 2026.

EU imposes sanctions on eight individuals suspected of committing human rights violations in Russia

The sanctioned people include Aleksei Vasilyevich Valizer, head of a penal colony, and Anton Vladimirovisch Rychar, head of a pre-trial detention center.

 EUROPEAN UNION flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels.

Iran's death penalty crackdown on protesters targets minors, Amnesty International warns

Amnesty International revealed that two 17-year-olds are among those at risk of being sentenced to death in Iran for involvement in January’s protests, calling for an immediate halt to the executions

A demonstrator lights a cigarette with fire from a burning picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei outside the Iranian embassy during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in London, Britain, January 12, 2026.

Israeli man arrested in Miami on suspicion of child pornography possession

The man, identified as Basilios Grayeb, 29, from Haifa, was arrested at the exit of a Royal Caribbean Cruise.

The Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Symphony of the Seas, is seen moored in the Port of Miami on August 1, 2021.

Iranian director unveils film confronting Tehran's Evin prison torture

Her film Roya tells the story of a fictional teacher detained in Evin, but it is also deeply personal for Mohammadi, who has been arrested multiple times in Iran on charges of propaganda.

MAHNAZ MOHAMMADI poses at the "Meet the Filmmakers" event during the 15th Zurich Film Festival on October 01, 2019 in Zurich, Switzerland.

European governments say Alexei Navalny died after dart frog toxin poisoning in Russian prison

Five European governments say tests confirmed Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal dart frog toxin while held in a Russian Arctic prison, accusing Moscow of breaching chemical weapons bans.

People gather outside the Russian embassy, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, reported by prison authorities in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence, in Warsaw, Poland, February 16, 2024.

'We are never full': Palestinian prisoners claim they received little food in Israeli prisons

Samer Khawaireh, 45, told Reuters that all he was given to eat in Israel's prisons was ten thin pieces of bread over the course of a day, with a bit of hummus and tahini, and tuna twice a week.

An Israel Prison Service officer at Ketziot Prison watches as Palestinian prisoners are prepared for release in exchange for Israeli hostages held by Gazan terrorists, February 26, 2025; illustrative.