Prison
A foreign national in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to five years in prison and fined SR150,000 for harassing a woman. Following an investigation by the Public Prosecution's Public Morality division, the case was forwarded to the judiciary, urg..
Singapore is considering legislation that would allow the indefinite imprisonment of "high-risk" offenders and violent criminals even after their initial jail terms have concluded. The proposed "Sentence for Enhanced Public Protecti..
In celebration of the country's National Day, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Amir, has granted a pardon to numerous prisoners through an official decree. ...
Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari has announced that after a delay in implementing the release of prisoners from both sides on the second day of the four-day truce, the obstacles were overcome t..
Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari announced that the first batch of freed Palestinian prisoners and Israeli hostages have been reunited with their families, as part of the implementation of the ..
Arch-foes the United States and Iran each released five detainees on Monday in a prisoner swap deal that also gives Tehran access to $6 billion in long-frozen oil funds. The five Americans freed by Iran, including a businessman arrested in 2015, l..
Rwanda’s opposition figure Paul Rusesabagina, widely known as the ‘Hotel Rwanda hero,’ arrived in Qatar on Monday just three days after being released from jail, sources confirmed to Doha News. “I can confirm that Paul Ruse..
The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has pardoned a number of prisoners, as a royal honour on the occasion of the blessed month of Ramadan. ...
The longest-serving Palestinian prisoner, Karim Younis, has been released after serving 40 years in Israeli prisons. Israeli prison authorities released Younis, 66, from Hadarim prison just north of Tel Aviv at dawn on Thursday morning. He was ..