German journalist held in Syria back home, family says
Eva Maria Michelmann’s brother says she had been held in the Syrian city of Raqqa since January.
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Hegseth: Guantanamo Bay prisoners ‘should have been executed’
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the prisoners of the US at Guantanamo Bay ‘should have been executed’.
Published On 10 Jun 2026
From: Making Peace
The Light Within | Ep 5 – El Salvador
In a Salvadoran prison, young women from rival gangs learn to co-exist and prepare for life beyond penitentiary walls.
Published On 10 Jun 2026
Indonesia jails four military officers for acid attack on rights activist
Prosecutors argued in court that the soldiers were motivated by anger over Yunus’s activism.
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Shackled, bleeding, raped: Palestinians describe abuse in Israel’s prisons
Former detainees tell Al Jazeera they were routinely sexually abused, starved and attacked by dogs.
![Mohammed Al-Bakri: “We are handcuffed … our hands were behind our backs and our legs were bound and we were blindfolded.” [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Mohammed-Zaki-Al-Bakri-copy-1780559022-1781015204.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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‘They used dogs’: New Al Jazeera film exposes Israel’s use of rape in jails
Former detainees detail systematic torture and sexual violence, including rape, while in Israeli custody.
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Marwan Barghouti’s son calls for his release on stage at Berlin concert
At Berlin’s Citadel Music Festival, activist Arab Barghouti called for the release of his father.
Published On 9 Jun 2026
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Peru’s Sanchez visits jailed ex-president as votes are counted
Peruvian presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez visited jailed former president Pedro Castillo.
Published On 8 Jun 2026
Fifty-two hours on an Israeli prison ship
A flotilla activist recounts his detention after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound solidarity mission at sea.
![Detainees kneel face down on the deck of the Nahshon, an Israeli prison ship, as armed soldiers surround them following the interception of the Gaza-bound flotilla [Jawaher Al-Naimi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Final-main-image-1780940385.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Israel must allow ICRC to visit Palestinians in prison, Supreme Court rules
Israel’s Supreme Court rejects government ban on prisoner visits, affirming Red Cross access under international law.
‘Disgraceful’: Egypt jails activist Douma after article on its prisons
Rights group PEN America says Douma’s ‘case embodies part of an escalating crackdown on writers in Egypt’.
