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Kazakhstani sentenced to life imprisonment in US facing retrial Kazakhstan national Asel Abdygapparova convicted for life in prison in the US is awaiting retrial and possible reduction of jail sentence.

12 February 2014

Kazakhstan has highest incarceration rate in Central Asia Kazakhstan has the highest incarceration rate in Central Asia.

02 January 2014

Obama signs defense, budget bills into law President Barack Obama signed into law Thursday the compromise US budget bill recently negotiated by feuding lawmakers and a massive defense measure that takes a step toward ultimate closure of Guantanamo.

27 December 2013

Israel says to free Palestinians and build more settlements Israel will announce plans for new settlement construction next week, coinciding with the release of a third batch of Palestinian prisoners as part of peace talks, an official said Thursday.

27 December 2013

Kazakhstan mulls production of monitoring ankle-bracelets Kazakhstan is considering setting up production of electronic monitoring ankle-bracelets in one of its prisons.

15 December 2013

Victims fear release of Spain rapists, killers under rights law Spanish courts are releasing serial rapists and killers under a European human rights ruling, terrifying their victims as authorities warn the convicts risk reoffending.

30 November 2013

Nazarbayev ratifies treaty with China on transfer of convicted Kazakhstanis President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has ratified the treaty with China on transferring Kazakhstani convicts to Kazakhstan.

25 November 2013

Doctors complicit in torture at CIA, military prisons: study Doctors and nurses tasked with monitoring the health of terror suspects were complicit in abuses committed at prisons run by the Pentagon and the CIA.

04 November 2013

Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners Israel freed another 26 veteran Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday, alongside US-brokered peace talks.

30 October 2013

Australian gang members face pink prison uniforms Members of criminal gangs could be forced to wear "embarrassing" bright pink overalls in prison under a plan being considered by an Australian state as it cracks down on bikers.

21 October 2013

36 Islamists killed in attempted Egypt jailbreak Thirty-six Islamist prisoners were killed Sunday during an attempted jailbreak, bringing to almost 800 the toll in five days of violence since Egypt moved to crush supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi.

19 August 2013

Yemen welcomes US decision on Guantanamo prisoner transfers Yemen welcomed President Barack Obama's decision Thursday to lift a moratorium on transferring prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to the Gulf country.

24 May 2013

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