HASAKAH, Syria—In a wing of the notorious Al Sina prison in northeastern Syria, where some of the world’s most dangerous inmates are held, guards wearing balaclavas stood along…
Read more ISIS Prisons and Camps Are Festering in a Fragile Syria as Aid Peters OutWilmer Chavarria was living the good life after faking his own death. For four years, the Ecuadorean drug boss allied with Mexico’s Jalisco cartel moved among Dubai, Morocco…
Read more A Drug Kingpin Who Faked His Own Death and Fled Justice Runs Out of LuckIf you want to see what a “living constitution” looks like, go to Europe. On Tuesday, in Vainik v. Estonia, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that…
Read more Opinion | The ‘Human Right’ to Smoke in PrisonTal Hartuv was at home in northern Israel on the afternoon of Oct. 11 when she saw the list of Palestinian prisoners slated for release as part of…
Read more Victims of Palestinian Attacks Say Prisoner Releases Will Lead to More ViolenceFor more than 20 months during the two-year war in Gaza, Dr. Ahmad Mhanna was locked away in Israel’s prison network with thousands of other Palestinians taken from…
Read more Freed From Israeli Prisons, Gazans Pass From ‘One Hell Into Another’PARIS—Former President Nicolas Sarkozy began a five-year prison sentence on Tuesday, marking an unprecedented downfall for a French ex-head of state who rose to power as a political…
Read more Sarkozy’s Five-Year Prison Term Starts With Fingerprints and a Mug ShotNAIROBI, Kenya—The Kenyan government is using special antiterrorism courts—established with U.S. money to combat al Qaeda—to threaten political dissidents with decades in prison. Prosecutors have charged 75 Kenyans…
Read more Kenya Uses U.S.-Funded Antiterrorism Courts for Political CrackdownDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Five prisoners sought by the U.S. in a swap with Iran flew out of Tehran on Monday, officials said. Flight-tracking data analyzed…
Read more Five American captives have flown out of Iran, U.S. officials sayLess than 48 hours before being found dead in prison, Jeffrey Epstein met with his lawyers to sign a new version of his last will and testament. The…
Read more Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s final days: Extra bed sheets, secret phone calls and last-minute changes to his will
