Tag: Prisoners
World
Russia and Ukraine swap prisoners of war for the first time in three months
Ukraine and Russia traded prisoners of war on Friday. Each country sent back 75 POWs. This is the first swap of its kind in...
World
Over 100 prisoners escape from old Nigerian prison after heavy rain
Over 100 prisoners got away from a run-down prison near Nigeria's capital after a heavy rain wrecked part of the prison. Security teams are...
News
Body-to-body: A cringing video of how Nsawam inmates sleep at night
In a disturbing video that has surfaced online, the cramped and uncomfortable conditions of Nsawam Medium Security Prison in Ghana have been brought to...
Entertainment
Nana Ama McBrown gives out GHS10K to Crime Check for release of prisoners
Ghanaian actress and host of Onua Showtime, Nana Ama McBrown, a celebrated figure with numerous awards to her name, generously donated GH¢10,000 to support...
World
Europeans in custody in Iran freed after prisoner swap
Austrian officials have expressed their relief following the release of two Austrian-Iranian dual nationals who had been imprisoned in Iran for several years.Kamran...
Independent Africa
Over 4,000 prisoners in Zimbabwe pardoned to decongest jails
In an effort to alleviate the issue of overcrowded prisons in Zimbabwe, the country has implemented a presidential amnesty order resulting in the release...
World
Ukrainian prisoners ‘being forced to fight for Russia’
Ukrainians held by Russian forces are being sent "en masse" to a network of prisons and filtration camps, according to Poland's special service. It claims...
News
Inmates asked to take advantage of skills training in prisons
Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng, the Executive Director of Crime Check Foundation (CCF), has advised inmates of the Awutu Camp Prison to take their skills training...
World
Peru to release 3,000 prisoners under virus amnesty
Peru will release under amnesty about 3,000 prisoners including those who are particularly at risk from the coronavirus pandemic, the justice minister has said.The...
News
Accept and assist pardoned prisoners reintegrate – Prisons
The Ghana Prisons Service has appealed to Ghanaians to accept and assist the inmates granted amnesty by President Akufo-Addo.Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the...
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