Tag: Prisoners
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Increasing harassment of prisoners of conscience and their families
Increasing harassment and deterioration in the health of individuals detained for exercising human rights reveals…
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Bhutan Leader Seeks European Investment as Political Prisoners Languish
As Bhutan’s prime minister Tshering Tobgay tours Europe this week seeking investments in the “Gelephu…
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Bhutan’s Political Prisoners Suffer Illness and Death in Dire Conditions
The recent death of Sha Bahadur Gurung, one of Bhutan’s longest serving political prisoners, is…
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Iran: Three Prisoners Dead after Denied Medical Care
(Beirut) – Three women died in Qarchak prison, a Tehran women’s prison notorious for abysmal conditions,…
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Tajikistan: Investigate Deaths of Five Pamiri Political Prisoners
(Berlin, September 3, 2025) – Tajikistan authorities should promptly and impartially investigate the deaths in…
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Iran: Authorities Amputate Three Prisoners’ Fingers in Acts of Torture
(Beirut) – Iranian authorities used a “guillotine machine” to amputate fingers of three detained men in the…
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Eswatini: Amnesty International designates arbitrarily detained MPs as prisoners of conscience
Four years since they were imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of…
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Iran: Tehran Prisoners at Risk After Israeli Strikes
Hundreds of prisoners, including those arbitrarily detained, from Tehran’s Evin prison are being subjected to…