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488 journalists jailed, 46 killed in 2021: watchdog

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 16 02:49 PM

There are currently 488 media professionals imprisoned around the world, the highest number since RSF began counting more than 25 years ago. Read more »

Japan death row inmates sue for being notified only hours before penalty

Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 01:28 PM

Two death row inmates in Japan are suing the country over how prisoners are notified only hours before the death penalty is carried out, demanding change and seeking compensation for the impact of the 'inhumane' practice, local media reported. Read more »

Myanmar frees hundreds of political prisoners after ASEAN pressure

Reuters
Posted at Oct 19 04:54 PM

Photos and videos posted on social media showed detainees reunited with weeping family members. Read more »

Myanmar to release over 5,000 anti-coup protesters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 03:49 PM

Myanmar will release more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting against a February coup, which ousted the civilian government. Read more »

Death toll from Indonesia prison fire rises to 44

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters
Posted at Sep 09 04:24 PM

All the victims of the fire, which police suspect may have been caused by an electrical fault, were inmates. Read more »

As Imelda Marcos marks 92nd birthday, ex-martial law prisoners say 'jail her'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 09:26 PM

Political prisoners during the martial law era gave an unusual "greeting" to the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos' widow Imelda Marcos, who is celebrating her 92nd birthday.   Read more »

Myanmar junta releases thousands of jailed anti-coup protesters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 01:01 PM

Myanmar authorities released more than 2,000 anti-coup protesters from prisons across the country on Wednesday, including local journalists jailed after reporting critically on the junta's bloody crackdown. Read more »

'Palayain si Tatay'

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 12:38 PM

Relatives and friends of detained union leaders gather at the Diokno Park at the Commission on Human Rights headquarters in Quezon City to commemorate Father's Day on Sunday.  Read more »

Myanmar junta to release 23,000 prisoners in New Year amnesty

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 17 01:51 PM

YANGON— The Myanmar junta is planning to release more than 23,000 prisoners nationwide, an official said Saturday, even as the military continues to detain and issue arrest warrants for anti-coup dissidents. Read more »

CHR urges gov't to include detainees, prisoners in COVID-19 vaccination program

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 05:14 PM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) urged government Wednesday to "equally consider" persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) as "priority population" in its inoculation program given their vulnerability to the virus inside Philippines notoriously congested jails. Read more »

Myanmar security forces with rifle grenades kill over 80 protesters

Reuters
Posted at Apr 11 03:10 AM

Myanmar security forces fired rifle grenades at protesters in a town near Yangon on Friday, killing more than 80 people, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) monitoring group and a domestic news outlet said. Read more »

More than 1,800 prisoners escape after attack on Nigeria jail

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 06 03:01 AM

ABUJA, Nigeria - More than 1,800 inmates have escaped after heavily armed men attacked a prison in southern Nigeria using explosives, prison authorities said Monday, in one of the country's largest jailbreaks. Read more »

Relatives of political prisoners urge BuCor to reconsider allowing ‘essential’ food deliveries

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 09:47 PM

MANILA — A support group for political prisoners on Thursday called on the Bureau of Corrections to allow the delivery of food and other essential goods for prisoners. Read more »

Haiti prison breakout leaves 25 dead as 400 escape: official

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 09:36 AM

More than 400 prisoners were on the run in Haiti on Friday a day after they escaped from jail in a violent breakout that left 25 people dead, including the prison director, officials said.   Read more »

South Korea rolls out mass testing for 70,000 prisoners and staff

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 12:55 PM

South Korea rolled out mass testing for 52 prisons in the country after a massive prison outbreak and may extend flight suspensions from Britain in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus cases, the health minister said on Wednesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 21, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 03:44 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

'Free political prisoners'

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 03:26 PM

Human rights advocates call for the release of the "Human Rights Day 7" and other political prisoners in a protest in front of the Commission on Human Rights in Quezon City on Monday. Read more »

Red-tagging, crackdown sa mga aktibista kinondena sa Human Rights Day protests

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 06:42 PM

Sa pagsira ng effigy ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte inilabas ng mga grupo ang kanilang mga reklamo sa pamahalaan.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 9, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 03:47 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Mother appeals for a mother

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 01:51 PM

Erlinda Echanis, mother of arrested activist Amanda Echanis, appeals for the release of the younger Echanis and her infant child from a detention center in Tuguegarao, Cagayan. Read more »