Iraq to open university education centers inside Abu Ghraib prison

Iraq's justice ministry plans to open university education centers inside Baghdad’s notorious Abu Ghraib Prison as part of efforts to expand rehabilitation programs and allow inmates to continue their academic education.

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Strikes near Baghdad airport threaten high-security prison: Ministry

The attacks have raised “concerns about the potential impact on the security of the prison, which houses highly dangerous terrorist inmates,” Laibi warned. 

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Iraq frees almost 900 inmates in December

"491 inmates were released under the General Amnesty Law after the completion of legal procedures and confirmation of their eligibility under the law, while 408 other inmates were released based on other judicial decisions," said the Iraqi justice ministry.

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Over 60 died under torture in Syrian prisons in 2025: SOHR

“These figures highlight the urgent need to strengthen international monitoring mechanisms and increase pressure on all parties to protect civilians and end torture and violence inside prisons,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said.

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Iraq to establish libraries in prisons for enhanced rehabilitation

The justice ministry said it has reached an agreement with the Iraqi Library Association that includes the “establishment of central libraries inside prisons, in addition to preparing special programs to train inmates on managing these libraries according to modern professional principles.” 

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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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