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Shackled, bleeding, raped: Palestinians describe abuse in Israel’s prisons
Former detainees tell Al Jazeera they were routinely sexually abused, starved and attacked by dogs.
![Mohammed Al-Bakri: “We are handcuffed … our hands were behind our backs and our legs were bound and we were blindfolded.” [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Mohammed-Zaki-Al-Bakri-copy-1780559022-1781015204.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Detainees kneel face down on the deck of the Nahshon, an Israeli prison ship, as armed soldiers surround them following the interception of the Gaza-bound flotilla [Jawaher Al-Naimi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Final-main-image-1780940385.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Outrage over Israel’s Ben-Gvir flotilla abuse video: What we know
In a video released by his office, National Security Minister Ben-Gvir taunts zip-tied activists, causing condemnation.
![The video released by Ben-Gvir on Wednesday shows activists from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla bound and kneeling on the ground [Screengrab/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-1779284437.jpg?resize=608%2C513&quality=80)
Yemen gov’t, Houthis to release more than 1,600 POWs in ‘largest’ swap
The UN-backed agreement will see the ICRC facilitate the exchange of hundreds of detainees from both sides.
![Yemeni negotiators and other officials disembark from a plane flying under the banner of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) upon arrival at Yemen's Aden International Airport on April 14, 2023 during a previous prisoner exchange with the Houthi group [File: Saleh Al-Obeidi/AFPB]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AFP__20230414__33D74JY__v5__HighRes__TopshotYemenConflictPrisoners-1778771267.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
After 18 months of mourning, a Gaza son is found alive in an Israeli prison
A Gaza family’s nightmare ends after discovering their ‘martyred’ son alive in an Israeli prison.
![Gaza mother Maha Abu Al-Shaar holds her phone displaying a photo of her son, Eid, as she cries with joy and sadness after discovery that he is alive in an Israeli prison, 18 months after being declared a martyr and missing. [Screengrab/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-06-at-12.25.30-PM-1-1778059930.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Palestinians face ‘systematic’ torture, sexual violence in Israeli prisons
Palestinian detainees and rights groups share disturbing accounts of rape, sexual violence and physical abuse.
Al-Qaeda-linked fighters storm Mali prison, block food supplies to Bamako
Fighters attack ‘Africa’s Alcatraz’, which detains high-value prisoners, and disrupt crucial supply chains to capital.
Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalised as health deteriorates
Mohammadi has lost consciousness twice and suffered a severe cardiac crisis, her foundation has announced.
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Palestinian journalist released from Israeli prison unrecognisable
Palestinian journalist Ali al-Samoudi was released from Israeli prison with severe weight loss, showing signs of torture
Published On 30 Apr 2026
Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
The move comes as part of a larger prisoner pardon tied to a Buddhist religious holiday.
Tunisia’s jailed opposition leader Ghannouchi rushed to hospital
Jailed Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi is rushed to hospital, as his party demands his immediate release.
