Cuba

Cuba frees Canadian businessman Cy Tokmakjian from jail

Canadian businessman Cy Tokmakjian has been freed from more than three years of detention in Cuba, resolving a case that had strained relations

22 February 2015

Russia

Russian court upholds fraud conviction for Kremlin critic Navalny

A Russian court has upheld a suspended three-and-a-half-year jail term for Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny over a theft case he claims is politically

17 February 2015

Italy

Costa Concordia cruiser captain's punishment criticised

The morning after Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino was sentenced to 16 years in prison, some Italians have reacted saying this is fair

12 February 2015

Europe

Turning the tide: Europe's drive against Islamic radicalisation under scrutiny

The Network focuses on programmes to deradicalise potential jihadists and asks how effective they can be and if they are adopting the right approach and targeting the right people

5 February 2015

Egypt

Release of another Al Jazeera journalist in Egypt "imminent"

Canada says the release of another Al-Jazeera journalist from jail in Egypt is "imminent"

2 February 2015

Ukraine

Captured Ukraine troops forced to face angry crowd after Donetsk bus stop shelling

Captured Ukrainian servicemen have been taken to the scene of Thursday’s deadly bus stop attack in Donetsk and paraded before an angry crowd, firmly

22 January 2015

Turkey

Ten year jail sentence for Turkey policemen over student protester's death

Two Turkish policemen have been jailed for ten years for their part in beating a teenage student to death during anti-government protests in 2013

21 January 2015

USA

US court jails radical imam Abu Hamza for life for terrorism

The radical imam Abu Hamza has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in New York on terrorism charges. He had been convicted last May of

10 January 2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: Mass prisoner exchange following peace talks

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has met some of the freed prisoners, who were exchanged with pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country

27 December 2014

Ukraine

Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels swap prisoners

Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russia separatists have exchanged hundreds of prisoners as part of a peace plan. The agreement to swap 150 Ukrainian

27 December 2014

Italy

Great Prison Bake-off in Italy aims to change lives

From inmate to pastry chef, a cooperative in Padua has opened Italy’s only bakery behind bars. Those serving time are serving up 70,000 Pannetonni

9 December 2014

Colombia

Colombia: Police search for 23 escaped young offenders following prison riot

18 November 2014

Brazil

Watch: Real-life prison break filmed and posted on social media

18 August 2014

France

France: 'Racist' former politician to appeal prison sentence

16 July 2014

Iran

Iranian journalist sentenced to 2 years in jail for "propaganda"

7 July 2014

Russia

Two men jailed for life for murder of Russia's Politkovskaya

9 June 2014

World

Education in prisons: learning the hard way

14 March 2014

United Kingdom

UK: Female prisoners 'coerced into sex for cigarettes and alcohol'

25 February 2014

Norway

Mass killer Anders Breivik threatens hunger strike for better video games, end of "torture"

14 February 2014

World

ETA convicts: life after ceasefire

13 February 2014