Israeli lawmakers back proposal to revoke right to nationality for Palestinian prisoners

The draft law proposal targets Palestinian prisoners who have been convicted of 'terrorism' by Israeli courts and receive monthly stipends from the PA

Brutal torture of over a dozen prisoners inside Bahrain’s Jau Prison: Report

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights further noted that prisoners of conscience at Jau Prison were put on unfair trials

Iran releases 715 prisoners following World Cup victory over Wales

Iran will face off against the US in a “knockout game” for group B, where a draw would be enough for Iran to qualify for the next round

Saudi courts sentence 15 prisoners to death: ESOHR

The recent court ruling occurred during a period when the UN has been calling on the Saudi authorities to revoke the death penalty for Abdullah al-Hwaiti

Among Arab nations, US ally Bahrain has the most political prisoners

More than 100,000 people attended anti-government protests in the country on 9 March, 2012

Palestinian prisoners in Israel left to die from disease

Since 1967, Israel has imprisoned one third of the Palestinian male population in all of the occupied territories

Qatar repatriates Iranian prisoners

Qatar has expressed its desire for Iran and US to revive the nuclear deal and end the tensions between the Persian Gulf states

Over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners launch hunger strike

Israeli prison authorities violently suppressed the Palestinian prisoners ahead of the announced hunger strike, due to public fears of an intifada

Israeli prison officials assault prisoners ahead of hunger strike

The Israeli occupation prison administration stormed several sections of Ramon prison and brutally assaulted the Palestinian prisoners

Palestinian prisoners to dissolve organizational body to increase pressure against mistreatment

The Commission of Detainees's Affairs asked the International Committee of the Red Cross and other human rights organizations to protect Palestinian prisoners and to be present in Israeli jails

Israeli occupation court issues sentence against six Palestinian prisoners

In addition to the prison sentences, the six were fined about $1,500 each

Saudi-led coalition transfers Yemeni prisoners as part of truce

Thirty-seven prisoners were transported to Yemen via land routes 'for humanitarian reasons'

Dozens of prisoners released as part of Syria amnesty protocol

The protocol will apply to people convicted of terrorist crimes, with the exception of those who have committed murder

Saudi-led coalition to release 163 Ansarallah prisoners

According to coalition spokesman Turki Al-Maliki, the prisoner release is a 'humanitarian initiative' to accelerate the peace process

Oman negotiates release of foreign prisoners from Yemen: Report

One of the prisoners is a British national accused of spying on behalf of the British government

Palestinian prisoners continue their boycott of Israeli occupation courts

Over the course of 2021, the Israeli military arrested nearly 8,000 Palestinians, including more than 1,300 minors and 184 women

US forces transfer large groups of ISIS prisoners to Hasakah governorate in Syria

The transfer comes just a month after intense clashes broke out between ISIS fighters and the SDF during which over 500 people were killed

Palestinian prisoners boycott occupation courts for 16th consecutive day

The boycott is in response to the high numbers of administrative detention orders issued by Israel

US-backed SDF set to release more than 850 ISIS prisoners in Syria

The ISIS release plan comes amid a remobilization of US activity in northeastern Syria

‘Home or martyrdom:’ Palestinian Islamic Jihad denies concessions in prisoners’ hunger strike

The statement came in response to false reports of a brokered concession

Following a call between foreign ministers, Azerbaijan announces extradition of two Iranian prisoners

Iran and Azerbaijan have recently sought to ease tensions via diplomatic means after mobilizing thousands of troops to their shared border

Six recaptured Palestinian prisoners formally charged by Israel

The six detainees were charged for breaking out of the Gilboa prison in early September

1,400 Palestinian prisoners to go on hunger strike this week

The hunger strike is set to begin this Friday

Palestinian prisoners rewrite the “Great Escape”

Six Palestinian resistance fighters pulled off a daring jailbreak from Israel's Gilboa prison this week, and occupation forces haven't found them yet. The Cradle has the story of this 'Great Escape' and others like it.

Search for escaped Palestinian prisoners reaches ‘dead end’: Report

The daring escape prompted occupation forces to set up 260 checkpoints across Israel

Six Palestinian prisoners stage daring escape from Israeli maximum security prison

Occupation authorities launch a massive manhunt for the escapees as Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip rejoice

Ansarallah leader offers to free Saudi prisoners in exchange for detained Palestinians

Announcement followed the sentencing of dozens of Palestinians to jail in Saudi Arabia

Why was British ISIS member ‘Jihadi George’ tried in a US court?

The decision to try one of the so-called “Beatles” ISIS members in the US was to conceal his previous links to British intelligence and his role in their regime-change efforts in Syria.

Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza for second time this year

Tensions in the occupied territories have been at a fever pitch since Israel inaugurated it's most far-right government to date

Lions’ Den strikes Israeli checkpoint in besieged Nablus

Such hit-and-run tactics are a common strategy used by the Lions' Den against Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank