Human rights
The condition of detainees at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities in Georgia has become a national concern, with human rights violations and neglect reported at CoreCivics Stewart Detention Center. Rodney Taylor, a double-amputee and non-criminal detainee, has been subjected to medical neglect and agonizing pain, while his life hangs
Human rights
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the 52-year-old director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, has had his detention without charge extended for another six months by an Israeli military court. Abu Safiya's name was previously discussed for release under a recent ceasefire deal, but the court has instead
Palestinian Arabs
A session held on Thursday morning by the Israeli Beersheba court extended the detention of Dr. Hosam Idris Amer Abu Safiya, a 52-year-old Palestinian doctor, for six months under the Unlawful Combatant Law. The doctor was detained in December 2024 while working as the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in
Palestinian Arabs
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has shared her harrowing experience of physical and emotional abuse while detained by Israeli authorities during her participation in the Freedom Flotilla, which aimed to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians under blockade in Gaza. Thunberg and over 400 fellow activists were intercepted by Israeli forces,
Human rights
On the 10th anniversary of the kidnapping of Swedish publisher and writer Gui Minhai, human rights organizations, including the Observatory (FIDH-OMCT), are calling for his immediate release. Gui Minhai was kidnapped by Chinese authorities in Thailand on October 17, 2015, and sentenced to 10 years in prison in February 2020
Human rights
Northern Nigerian Youths have expressed outrage over plans by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and human rights activist Omoyele Sowore to use the detention of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, for political gain. The Northern Nigeria Youth Leaders Forum (NNYLF) has condemned the move, urging the duo to allow due process
Palestinian Arabs
The release of 450 Palestinian bodies from Israel to Gaza has highlighted ongoing concerns about the treatment of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli custody. The bodies, which showed signs of torture and some with their hands bound, are among thousands of Palestinians held arbitrarily and incommunicado by Israel since
Human rights
The Senate has passed a resolution calling on the federal government to intensify diplomatic efforts to secure the release and safety of Nigerians currently detained in Libya. The resolution was sponsored by Bassey Etim (PDP, Akwa Ibom North-East) who decried the plight of thousands of Nigerians illegally migrating to Libya
Palestinian Arabs
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has reaffirmed its commitment to freeing Palestinian abductees, labeling Israel's jails as "new Nazi" prisons. This comes as a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel ended two years of genocidal war against the Gaza Strip. Under the deal, around 2,000
Arab-Israeli conflicts
Palestinians gathered in Gaza and the West Bank to celebrate the release of nearly 2,000 prisoners, including some convicted of murder and terrorism, in exchange for Hamas's freeing of hostages. The prisoners, whom Israel had held without charge or judicial review, were released in a complex exchange
Arab-Israeli conflicts
Palestinian prisoners' institutions have reported a surge in the number of prisoners and detainees in the Israeli occupation's prisons, with a total of over 11,000 as of the beginning of October 2025. This number represents the highest since the Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000, according to relevant
Assault and battery
Mark Sanchez, a former NFL quarterback, was stabbed early Saturday morning in downtown Indianapolis, leaving him hospitalized in stable condition. According to Fox, police from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a disturbance call in an alley near West Washington Street and North Senate Avenue around 12:30 a.
