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Muslims trapped in ghetto of fear in Myanmar city Barbed wire and armed troops guard the Muslim quarter of a violence-wracked city in western Myanmar, a virtual prison for the families that have inhabited its narrow streets for generations.

19 октября 2012

Greek prisons groaning under austerity cuts Austerity cuts imposed in Greece have created an explosive situation in the country's overcrowded prisons, where sanitation and food services are in disarray, insiders warn.

29 сентября 2012

Mexico inmates escaped through front door: officials The 131 Mexican inmates who escaped from a prison near the US border this week fled through the front door, not a tunnel as previously believed.

22 сентября 2012

US to transfer Bagram prison to Afghans The US is to hand formal control of a controversial prison to the Afghan government on Monday, despite apparent disagreements between the two sides on the fate of hundreds of inmates.

10 сентября 2012

Sane or not, Breivik's future is at Norway's Ila prison Regardless of whether an Oslo court sentences him to prison or closed psychiatric care, Norwegian gunman is set to spend his days at a specially-adapted high-security prison.

23 августа 2012

Mystery, anger surround Wallenberg's USSR disappearance Over 67 years since he disappeared into the Soviet prison system, the fate of the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg remains shrouded in mystery despite decades of work to find the truth.

03 августа 2012

Georgia sentences mentally retarded man to death An African American man diagnosed with mental retardation will be executed on July 18 for killing a fellow prisoner, his lawyer said.

12 июля 2012

US calls on Iran to release Christian pastor The United States on Monday called on Iran to release Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who was imprisoned in 2009 and condemned to death for converting from Islam to Christianity.

10 июля 2012

At-risk teenagers educated of prison life in Aktau A tour to jails has been organized for at-risk teenagers in Aktau.

27 апреля 2012

Over 600 Kazakhstan citizens are imprisoned abroad Over 600 Kazakhstan citizens are serving sentences in foreign prisons: Statistics.

30 декабря 2011

Mosques and chapels will not be closed in Kazakhstan prisons Head of press-service of Correctional System Commission of Kazakhstan Interior Ministry commented on the Religion Law.

24 октября 2011

Prisons to close down prayer rooms and chapels in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan prisons will start closing down mosques, chapels and prayer rooms on October 25.

24 октября 2011