Iraq frees over 400 inmates in November under amnesty law

Overcrowding has proved a significant problem in Iraqi prisons, with the General Amnesty Law having alleviated pressure on the country's penitentiary system.

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Iraq frees over 10,000 convicts under amnesty law

The actual number of all prisoners and detainees released by Iraqi judiciary under the law is over 35,000.

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Kurdistan prisons overcrowded, general amnesty proposal ready: Official

“We have the proposal prepared. We are waiting for the parliament to convene so that they can vote on it. God willing, we will try to have 2,000 to 3,000 people benefit from this [amnesty],” Ihsan Abdulrahman, head of the Kurdistan Region’s correctional facilities, told The New Region. 

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Iran holding Kurdistan Region man in captivity since Israel war: Watchdog

“Adnan Tawfiq, a Kurdish man from the Kurdistan Region, was arrested during the twelve-day conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel and has been arbitrarily detained for more than three months at Sanandaj (Sine) Central Prison,” the Oslo-based Hengaw Human Rights Organization reported Sunday.

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US condemns Iran over deaths of female prisoners due to medical neglect

On Thursday, Somayeh Rashidi, a 42-year-old political prisoner from Tehran, died after falling into a coma caused by illness and the denial of medical treatment while held in Qarchak Varamin Prison, according to a local watchdog

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Syria uncovers Assad-era underground prison

A local from the village claimed that the agricultural land where the prison was found belonged to a member of the Baath regime’s National Defense Forces militia

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Iraq releases over 9,000 prisoners under general amnesty law: Minister

“More than 9,200 prisoners have been released under the amnesty law,” Justice Minister Khalid Shwani said in a televised interview, adding that 60,000 inmates remain in the ministry’s facilities.

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Iraq says general amnesty ‘significantly’ reduced prison overcrowding

"The law has contributed significantly to reducing overcrowding in prisons," a spokesperson for the Iraqi justice ministry said, adding that new detention facilities are being built across the country to mitigate overcrowding.

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Iraqi prisoner dies days before amnesty release, family alleges torture

Haider Saud Rashid al-Aliawiy, a prisoner set to be released under Iraq’s General Amnesty Law, died in custody just two days before his scheduled release, prompting allegations from his family of foul play.

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