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Prisoners end hunger strike in Kandahar. Nov 16, 2009 323
IRAN - Nov 11 - Iran Executes Kurdish Activist. Nov 14, 2009 470
Seven Hamas Terrorists Released in 2 Days. Nov 2, 2009 82
Weekly Na'lin demonstration focuses on Jerusalem and political prisoners. Oct 17, 2009 181
Farawana: No one has the real number of political prisoners who have given birth in Israeli jails. Oct 14, 2009 323
Sit-in calls for increased solidarity with political prisoners, particularly medical cases. Oct 8, 2009 229
Myanmar amnesty for jail inmates. Sep 18, 2009 502
Palestinian political prisoner dies in Jordan of wounds sustained during Israeli interrogation. Sep 5, 2009 188
March in solidarity with political prisoners in Ofer. Aug 25, 2009 299
Rabbi Ovadiah Meets with Jimmy Carter. Aug 25, 2009 84
Call to free 21 more political prisoners. Aug 13, 2009 277
UN stalls on Myanmar statement. Aug 13, 2009 495
Palestinian political prisoners deprived of family and legal visits due to summer vacation. Aug 9, 2009 216
Abbas agrees to conditional release of 400 Hamas members. Brief article Aug 2, 2009 202
Myanmar 'to free some prisoners'. Jul 14, 2009 517
Ban's Myanmar trip. Jul 6, 2009 570
UN chief on tough trip to Burma. Jul 4, 2009 251
UN chief on tough trip to Burma. Jul 3, 2009 251
High drama: President Barack Obama found himself defending his decison to close Guantanamo Bay to the ex-vice president Dick Cheney. Vesely, Milan Jul 1, 2009 1359
Sanchez: dissidents would nix prisoner swap. May 1, 2009 157
Political prisoners not on EU-Cuba agenda. Apr 1, 2009 157
PNN: Palestinian political prisoners call on Hamas to not back down in negotiations with Israelis. Mar 19, 2009 500
Palestinian officials remain among political prisoners. Mar 5, 2009 314
Stipends for PLO-member political prisoners. Mar 4, 2009 175
Israelis deliver list of political prisoners to Egypt. Feb 26, 2009 206
Just two decades after the Cold War's end, we shouldn't need Armando Valladares to point out the horrors of Communism. Brief article Feb 23, 2009 90
Political prisoners to record experiences under interrogation to help others survive. Feb 3, 2009 601
250 Palestinians recently taken from Gaza held under interrogation. Jan 20, 2009 200
250 Palestinians recently taken from Gaza held under interrogation. Jan 20, 2009 197
Political prisoners suffer medical neglect in the cold, pray for Gaza. Jan 18, 2009 550
Political prisoners suffer medical neglect in the cold, pray for Gaza. Jan 18, 2009 553
PALESTINE - Dec 15 - Palestinians Celebrate Release From Israeli Jails. Brief article Dec 20, 2008 277
Tortured for 'refusing to kill'. Brief article Aug 1, 2008 249
LEBANON - July 16 - Nasrallah Addresses Celebration Rally. Jul 19, 2008 676
Inside China's prisons. Brief article Jul 1, 2008 228
I got arrested and it got me laid. Wessler, Seth May 1, 2008 624
The price of defiance; It doesn't take much to be branded an enemy of the state in Burma. Former political prisoners speak out about why they will keep fighting the power, even if their lives are torn apart. May 1, 2008 2498
SYRIA - Jan 29 - Syria Arrests Prominent Dissident. Feb 2, 2008 447
SAUDI ARABIA - Nov 28 - Saudis Hold 200 Suspected Militants. Dec 1, 2007 425
IRAQ - Nov 11 - Iraqi Minister Tells US To Hand Over Saddam-Era Detainees. Nov 17, 2007 590
Oscar Elias Biscet is one of the bravest and most inspiring of Cuba's many political prisoners. Brief article Nov 5, 2007 94
"I'm just talking about the law" (1): Guantanamo and the Lawyers. Zwanenburg, Marten Critical essay Jan 1, 2007 8648
IRAQ - Dec 19 - Saddam's Former Top Officials Freed. Brief Article Dec 24, 2005 206
A memory of Paine: in June of 2004 the relatives of the disappeared political prisoners of Paine, a rural town 50 kilometres south of Santiago, began work on a memorial in honour of their loved ones. Carmen Rodriguez talks to some of them. Rodriguez, Carmen Dec 1, 2005 467
As the media of the world report on the burial of John Paul II, we should note another religious vigil. Brief article Apr 25, 2005 136
On January 25, about seven Iranian political prisoners began a hunger strike to protest their government's abuses, including its crackdown on journalists and political activists, and its incarceration of dissidents with ordinary, often dangerous, criminals. Brief Article Mar 14, 2005 122
Sanchez: Cuba holds 294 political prisoners. Brief Article Feb 1, 2005 153
SYRIA - Jan 18 - Damascus Releases Opposition Politicians. Jan 30, 2005 400
Interview with Marie Hilao-Enriquez. Interview Sep 1, 2004 872
Roque released from jail; 317 still behind bars. Brief Article Aug 1, 2004 202
Acquittal and release of Dr. Younus Shaikh. Gajewski, Karen Ann Brief Article Mar 1, 2004 66
Junkman jailed: is outsider art a crime? Walker, Jesse Brief Article Feb 1, 2004 210
ARAB-US RELATIONS - Jan. 6 - Freeing 500 Iraqi Prisoners. Brief Article Jan 10, 2004 335
SAUDI ARABIA - Oct. 23 - Police Block Reform Protests. Brief Article Oct 25, 2003 98
SUDAN - Oct. 13 - Sudan Releases Opposition Leader. Brief Article Oct 18, 2003 53
ARABS-ISRAEL - Aug. 15 - Israel Frees 73 Palestinians. Brief Article Aug 16, 2003 301
ARABS-ISRAEL - Aug. 6 - Israel Frees 340 Prisoners, PA Calls The Move 'Deception'. Brief Article Aug 9, 2003 280
Interview with Stephen Kenny, lawyer for Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks. Richards, Chris Interview Aug 1, 2003 887
Restless in Havana: A rough year for Fidel Castro. A rougher one, of course, for his prisoners. NORDLINGER, JAY Jul 14, 2003 1821
Amnesty rebukes Cuba for jailing dissidents. Brief Article Jul 1, 2003 107
The Castro News Network: Fidel has a friend in Atlanta. MILLER, JOHN J. Jun 2, 2003 1507
ARGENTINA: OUTGOING PRESIDENT EDUARDO DUHALDE GRANTS CONTROVERSIAL PARDONS BEFORE LEAVING OFFICE. May 30, 2003 1463
Castro's crackdown: while U.S. forces battled Saddam's regime, a brave band of brothers stood against the terror and oppression of a brutal tyrant 90 miles from our shore. (Cuba). Jasper, William F. May 5, 2003 1639
Odah et al. United States et al., United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 11 March 2003. Smith, Herbert Apr 23, 2003 758
Making waves: interview with Myint Myint Wai. Interview Apr 1, 2003 761
Escape from Hell: To be a refugee from North Korea. MILLER, JOHN J. Jan 27, 2003 3102
IRAN - Dec. 17 - Judiciary Lets Envoys See Political Prisoner. Brief Article Dec 21, 2002 333
IRAQ - Oct. 20 - Saddam Empties Jails. Oct 26, 2002 403
IRAQ - Oct. 23 - Baghdad Pledges Inquiry Into Prisoners. Brief Article Oct 26, 2002 178
Leader in waiting or dead man walking? Palestinian activist Marwan Barghouti is in prison awaiting trial. The Israelis accuse him of being a terrorist but Barghouti has vowed his trial will reveal exactly where the real terror emanates from. (Trial). Shahin, Mariam Oct 1, 2002 2111
Terrorists and killers as martyrs. (Insider Report). Brief Article Jul 1, 2002 404
New York City's radical Councilman. (Insider Report). Brief Article Jul 1, 2002 300
SYRIA - June 26 - Leader Of Banned Group Jailed. Brief Article Jun 30, 2002 306
LEADING DISSIDENT RELEASED. Brief Article Jun 1, 2002 166
Hero or traitor? Jon Gorvett reports from Istanbul on celebrations to mark the birth of Nazim Hikmet 100 years ago. Although few would deny his genius, the political controversy which surrounded him in life continues unabated. (Mosaic). Gorvett, Jon Biography Apr 1, 2002 1292
EGYPT - Feb. 6 - Highest Court Overturns Ibrahim's Conviction. Brief Article Feb 9, 2002 175
Saddam's Gulag: behind the scenes in Iraq oppression and fear continue unabated as the population struggle under the double yoke of UN-imposed economic sanctions and the repressive regime of Saddam Hussein. (Current Affairs). Blanche, Ed Feb 1, 2002 2070
Secret, United Nations-brokered negotiations with Burma's military rulers have led to the release of nearly 200 political prisoners, but some 1,500 remain in detention--including 1991 Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi (interviewed in the November/December 1997 Humanist). (Worth Noting). Brief Article Jan 1, 2002 71
DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR? Kutschera, Chris Sep 1, 2001 1360
ARAB AFFAIRS - Aug. 5 - Syria To Free 500 Palestinians. Brief Article Aug 11, 2001 70
IRAN - July 29 - Relatives Appeal For 37 Detainees. Brief Article Aug 4, 2001 59
IRAN - June 27 - Political Crimes Bill Rejected. Brief Article Jun 30, 2001 68
TURKEY - June 26 - Hunger Striker Dies. Brief Article Jun 30, 2001 63
ARGENTINA: FORMER PRESIDENT CARLOS SAUL MENEM UNDER HOUSE ARREST IN ARMS SCANDAL. Jun 15, 2001 1491
IRAN - June 4 - Reformists Set Out Agenda. Brief Article Jun 9, 2001 171
Together. Galeano, Eduardo Brief Article Jun 1, 2001 828
SYRIA - Nov. 16 - Assad Frees 600 Political Prisoners. Brief Article Nov 18, 2000 99
ARABS-ISRAEL - Oct. 11 - Hizbollah To Accept UN Mediation. Brief Article Oct 14, 2000 149
LEBANON - Oct. 12 - Annan In Beirut; Hizbollah Begins Bargaining Over Captured Israelis. Brief Article Oct 14, 2000 81
PALESTINE - Oct.9 - Hamas Prisoners Freed As Violence Escalates. Brief Article Oct 14, 2000 343
>TI Oct. 7 - Hizbollah Seize 3 Israeli Soldiers At Shabaa Farms. Brief Article Oct 7, 2000 106
SYRIA - Sept. 27 - Writers Call For Reform. Brief Article Sep 30, 2000 72
ARAB-IRANIAN RELATIONS - May 4 - 480 Iraqi Prisoners Released. Brief Article May 6, 2000 273
ARABS-ISRAEL - Apr. 24 - Palestinians Demand Release Of Prisoners. Brief Article Apr 29, 2000 241
ARABS-ISRAEL - Apr. 19 - Lebanese Detainees released. Brief Article Apr 22, 2000 361
ARABS-ISRAEL - April 12 - Court Rules Detainees Cannot Be Held For Bargaining. Brief Article Apr 15, 2000 481
ARABS-ISRAEL - Apr. 13 - Prison In Lebanon To Be Dismantled. Brief Article Apr 15, 2000 313
IRAQ - Feb. 18 - Opposition Group Says 26 Political Prisoners Executed. Brief Article Feb 19, 2000 191
ARABS-ISRAEL - Jan. 14 - Hizbollah Releases 2 Militiamen. Brief Article Jan 15, 2000 404
Letters to the Editor. Letter to the Editor Oct 1, 1999 2677

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