prisoner release
Calcutta High Court Grants Bail to HIV-Positive Prisoner After 15 Years: Appeal Pending Against Murder Conviction
Nov 08, 2025 01:40 am CST
The Calcutta High Court has granted conditional bail to a man serving life imprisonment for murder who has been incarcerated for nearly 15 years while suffering from HIV. With good conduct reports and a pending appeal scheduled for next March, the court has suspended his sentence and imposed reporting requirements while acknowledging the remote possibility of an immediate appeal hearing.
Iran's Hostage Diplomacy: A Decades-Long Strategy to Extract Concessions from Western Nations
Nov 06, 2025 02:32 am CST
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran has consistently employed what experts call "hostage diplomacy" - detaining Western citizens to leverage concessions from adversaries. This strategic pattern continues today, with numerous Europeans and Americans detained on dubious charges while Tehran negotiates for asset unfreezing, prisoner exchanges, or other diplomatic concessions. Despite recent releases, many foreign nationals remain in Iranian custody, prompting calls for coordinated international responses beyond the current "piecemeal" approach.
Prominent Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Custody: Key Figures in Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations
Oct 08, 2025 11:39 pm CST
As Israel and Hamas exchange prisoner lists during ceasefire negotiations in Egypt, this article examines the high-profile Palestinian detainees currently held in Israeli prisons, including senior Hamas military commanders sentenced to multiple life terms and influential political figures from Fatah and PFLP who could potentially be part of a prisoner exchange agreement.