prisoners

A banner with a picture of a Palestinian prisoner in an Israeli jail reads in Arabic "Karim Younis, the icon of patience and will, 35 years in captivity, for how long," in the West Bank city of Ramallah

Israel releases longest-serving Palestinian prisoner

Conflict & Justice

Karim Younis spent a total of 40 years in Israeli prisons. The World’s Carol Hills spoke with Khaled Elgindy, a Palestinian and Israeli affairs expert at the Middle East Institute, about the implications of his release.

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In northern Thailand, female prisoners are getting a second chance. Through massage.

Justice
The World

‘I Have No Everything Here.’ From an overcrowded prison in Malawi, moving music

Music
The recent releases from Guantanamo include former detainee Adel bin Muhammad El Ouerghi of Tunisia shown standing on a balcony in Montevideo, Uruguay, his new home.

Why closing Gitmo remains a daunting task for Obama

Justice
People are seen in front of the Hospital Militar (Military Hospital), where six ex-inmates from Guantanamo Bay are being housed in Montevideo, on December 8, 2014.

Six men leave the ‘black hole’ of Guantanamo for new lives in Uruguay

Global Politics