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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· 46 minutes agoUnder the Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence he was handed in 2008 for seriously...
‘Titanic deckchairs’ as governor at super-prison suffering staff exodus sent to run jail hit by...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 11 minutes agoBut Mr Styles has now been sent to take over at a different G4S jail instead, HMP Parc, where 10 ...
Ukraine-Russia war – live: 3 civilians killed in Donetsk blast as Putin makes ‘absurd attempt to...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoIt came as inmates took two employees hostage, Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service said on Sunday....
Prisoners with ISIS links take guards hostage in Russian detention centre, media report By Reuters
Investing.com· 5 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 ...
Russian forces kill hostage-takers, free guards held at detention centre
Al Jazeera· 1 hour agoRussian special forces have freed two prison guards and killed several men who had taken them...
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....
Swedish diplomat in 'seventh heaven' following release from Iran
Reuters· 6 minutes agoSwedish citizen Johan Floderus said he was in seventh heaven following his release from an Iranian prison on Saturday, in a recording published on the Swedish government's website on Sunday.
Sweden frees former Iranian official jailed for war crimes in prisoner swap
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 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...
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,...