Narges Mohammadi's brother says he fears her life is in imminent danger and she needs to be transferred to a…
Narges Mohammadi was arrested in December for making "provocative remarks" at a memorial, where she was also reportedly beaten. Source…
A South Korean court on Wednesday sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee to 20 months in prison for accepting…
In a recent survey, 72% of prison officers say they are frequently stressed at work, 45% say they have been…
Two French nationals have been handed lengthy prison sentences by a court in Iran after being convicted of espionage, Iranian…
Today, with the backing of the UN, one of those former detainees, Syrian human rights defender Riyad Avlar, is working…
Meanwhile, another attack on Tuesday reportedly killed five civilians and injured three in the Kharkiv region, located in eastern Ukraine.According…
The Israeli military has struck Tehran's notorious Evin prison and damaged parts of the facility, which holds many political detainees,…
Dozens of former officials have spoken to the BBC about their role enforcing the brutality of the Assad regime –…
BBCWarning: This article contains distressing contentPalestinian detainees released back to Gaza have told the BBC they were subjected to mistreatment…