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‘He looked like a starving dog on the floor’: Prisoner trapped on indefinite jail term driven to...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 33 minutes agoUnder the Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence he was handed in 2008 for seriously...
Prisoners with ISIS links take guards hostage in Russian detention centre, media report By Reuters
Investing.com· 4 hours agoMOSCOW (Reuters) -Six detainees, some with links to Islamic State, took guards hostage at a pre-trial detention centre in Russia's southern region of Rostov and demanded free passage in negotiations ...
Ukraine-Russia war – live: 3 civilians killed in Donetsk blast as Putin makes ‘absurd attempt to...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe ISW called Putin’s promise to respect a ceasefire “particularly hollow following months of...
Security forces 'kill' IS hostage takers in Russian detention centre
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoIt said that the hostage takers had been “liquidated,” but did not comment further. A number of...
A Brief History of Iran’s Hostage Swapping
New York Times· 3 hours agoSince the 1979 revolution, Iran has made detaining foreigners and dual nationals a centerpiece of its foreign policy, trading them for money and people....
Sweden frees former Iranian official jailed for war crimes in prisoner swap
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoHamid Noury arrived at the Tehran airport on Saturday where he was greeted by his family, footage...
Iran, Sweden free prisoners in Oman-mediated swap
AFP via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoIran and Sweden announced a prisoner exchange on Saturday in which a former Iranian official was released in Sweden in exchange for a European Union...
Nations discuss children, nuclear safety at talks on peace in Ukraine taking place without Russia
ABC 26 New Orleans· 1 hour agoOBBÜRGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Countries resumed talks Sunday on how to iron out issues of nuclear...
Sweden and Iran exchange prisoners in breakthrough deal By Reuters
Investing.com· 14 hours agoSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange on Saturday, officials said,...
Sweden frees Iranian man convicted over 1988 mass executions in prisoner swap
NBC NEWS· 22 hours agoIran and Sweden carried out a prisoner swap Saturday that saw Tehran release a European Union...