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The prison entrance, Anjem Choudary appears in the frame. (Asharq Al-Awsat Arabic)

British Prison for Fundamentalists to Evade Spreading Extremist Intellect among Inmates

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 7, 2017 | World

London- British interior ministry sources have revealed that some highly dangerous fundamentalist members in British prisons were transferred last week to what has become known as the “British Guantanamo” in Durham, a step that falls under the government efforts to...

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Roumieh Prison (NNA)

Lebanese ‘Terrorism’ Inmates Suspend Hunger Strike

by Youssef Diab | May 20, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Lebanese extremist prisoners accused of terrorism suspended their hunger strike till after Ramadan month after a week of “empty stomachs” battle which was launched by 900 prisoners demanding general amnesty. Health conditions of dozens of inmates suffering...

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he military-run Saydnaya prison has been the site for 13,000 executions in the last five years, Amnesty International reports. Picture: AFP PHOTO / Amnesty International

Cells of Death in Saydnaya … 13,000 Executed

by Caroline Akoum | Feb 8, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Amnesty International (AI) uncovered in a report issued Monday that between 2011 and 2015, twice every week, groups of up to 50 people were taken out of the Saydnaya prison cells and hanged to death. The report entitled “Human slaughterhouse: Mass hangings and...

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Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. – Reuters

How Do Leaders of Libya’s Former Regime Live in Extremist Prisons?

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Nov 16, 2016 | Features

Benghazi-After five years of torture, Colonel Nasr set for the first time on a couch to tell his visitors about his experience in prisons, obscure rooms, sickness, and death with dozens of his colleagues, who were arrested in Sirte after the murder of Muammar Gaddafi....

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Three Saudis Sentenced to Jail for Plotting in Iran to Destabilize Saudi Security

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 2, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh-The Specialized Criminal Court issued sentences against three Saudis who were involved in different cases, giving them varying prison terms. The cases included the involvement of one of them in a deal with wanted criminals, who he met in Iran, to destabilize...