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Gazan doctor accused of Hamas affiliation held without charge in Israel appears before High Court

The media were briefly allowed into the courtroom before being ushered out as proceedings got underway.

PALESTINIAN DOCTOR Hussam Abu Safiya, who was captured by the Israeli military in Gaza in late 2024 and still held in detention, appears via video link at the Israeli Supreme Court hearing in Jerusalem, June 10, 2026.
SHAS PARTY leader Arye Deri visits military prison expressing support for draft evaders, Sunday, June 7, 2026.

Deri says Shas supports draft evaders during prison visit, calls to add Torah study to Basic Law

Demonstrators hold signs as they gather near the Francis Scott Key Bridge during rally in support of the Iranian people and to condemn the execution of political prisoners in Iran, in Washington, DC, on May 16, 2026.

Iran executes two men over January mosque arson amid trial outcry

Members of the Lebanese police gather outside Baabda prison, Lebanon, November 21, 2020.

Sectarian violence, divides on display in Lebanon as Beirut moves on General Amnesty Law


Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to more than 4 years in prison over prostitution conviction

The American rapper was convicted on two counts of arranging for paid male escorts to travel across state lines to take part in drug-fueled sexual performances.

JULY 2: King Combs departs federal court after verdicts were announced during Sean Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering trial at Manhattan Federal Court on July 2, 2025 in New York City. Combs has been acquitted of the most serious charges in his case, but was convicted on two counts of transport

US State Dept. appoints official to handle case of US-Palestinian teen held in Israeli prison

Mohammed Ibrahim, jailed for stone-throwing since February, is set to meet the new State Department official next week amid calls for his release.

 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department, February 10, 2025.

Birthday getaway gone wrong: Tourist hauled off into Italian jail over identity mix-up

"The nightmare is over," Ovidiu Andronache said after nearly a month behind bars because police mistook him for a convicted thief.

An Adriatic beach.

Ecuador prison riot leaves at least 17 dead

The riot follows another deadly outbreak earlier this week in a prison in southern Ecuador, where 14 people were killed.

Police leave the El Inca prison after a security operation due to riots, following the disappearance of Jose Adolfo Macias, alias 'Fito', leader of the Los Choneros criminal group, in Quito, Ecuador, January 8, 2024.

Female prisoner dies in Iran; rights groups blame delayed medical treatment

Rights group Hengaw said prison officers had beaten her and accused her of "malingering" instead of immediately transferring her to the infirmary after her seizure.

Prison cell block

Ukrainian civilians suffer systematic torture in Russian facilities, UN says

A UN report detailed cases of mock executions, electric shocks, and the use of prolonged stress positions on Ukrainian citizens for non-criminal acts.

Freed Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Khyliuk, who was in Russian captivity since March 2022, disembarks a bus after a swap of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, August 24, 2025.

Chinese COVID whistleblower sentenced to 4 more years in jail, group says

Zhang Zhan, the Chinese journalist who exposed early COVID-19 conditions in Wuhan, has been sentenced to four more years in prison for her reporting, Reporters Without Borders says.

Pro-democracy supporters protest to urge for the release of 12 Hong Kong activists arrested as they reportedly sailed to Taiwan for political asylum and citizen journalist Zhang Zhan outside China's Liaison Office, in Hong Kong, China December 28, 2020.

Netanyahu accuses Ben-Gvir of leaking details on Red Cross prison visits to the press

The proposal, staunchly opposed by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the Israel Prison Service, will be discussed in another forum, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

(L-R) Benjamin Netanyahu; Itamar Ben-Gvir

Main suspect in British toddler Madeleine McCann's disappearance set to be released

German prosecutors first named Christian Brueckner a suspect in 2020, when he was already serving another sentence.

 A man, a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in Portugal, arrives with his lawyers Dennis Bock, Friedrich Fuelscher and Atilla Aykac for the start of his trial in Germany on unrelated sexual assault charges in Braunschweig, Germany, February 16, 2024.

‘I’ll stand at prison gates’: MKs push to block Red Cross visits to Israeli prisons

MKs oppose Red Cross visits to Palestinian prisoners, citing security concerns and lack of action on hostages held by Hamas. Calls for reciprocity persist.

 Red Cross vehicle is seen near the Ofer Prison, near Jerusalem, January 19, 2025