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French street artist imprisoned in Azerbaijan is freed after 14 months
Théo Clerc was submitted to “discriminatory treatment," according to French authorities, who have advised citizens against traveling to Azerbaijan because of the risk of “arbitrary detention and unfair sentencing."
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With prisons overflowing, France is considering renting cells abroad. But will this solve the problem or just shift it to other countries?
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In the EU, 13 member states reported overcrowded prison cells. Poland, Hungary, and Czechia have the highest prisoner rates in the EU.
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As the European Union scrambles to find bargaining chips for future trade talks with the Trump administration, there is something Brussels could offer to catch the US president’s attention: prison space.
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Tourists roam Alcatraz ruins as Trump floats prison comeback
US President Donald Trump has said he would like to see Alcatraz Island return to its former role as a high-security prison, more than 60 years after it closed.
Trump says he wants to reopen and expand infamous Alcatraz prison
The notorious jail on a hard-to-reach island off San Francisco has been closed for more than 60 years.
French justice minister wants to make prisoners pay for jail time
The announcement follows a series of violent attacks that targeted prisons and prison guards over a two-week period in April.
French police detain 25 suspects in prison attacks investigation
Fifteen attacks on French prisons occurred over a two-week period in April.
Vatican notes 'exchange of opinions' in meeting with JD Vance
The Holy See, which has a tradition of diplomatic neutrality, has expressed alarm over the Trump's administration's crackdown on migrants and cuts in international aid while insisting on peaceful resolutions to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
Why is France's Saint Pierre and Miquelon making global headlines?
From Donald Trump handing the remote islands off Canada's coast the steepest tariffs in the world, to a French politician calling for foreign prisoners to be sent there, this French overseas territory has been topping international headlines.
Russian court cuts jail sentence of US soldier as diplomatic ties thaw
US Staff Sergeant Gordon Black was jailed by a court in Vladivostok last year for three years and nine months for theft and making threats of murder.
Kristi Noem visits El Salvador prison holding US deportees
Visiting a high-security El Salvador prison, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reinforced the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown while inspecting deported Venezuelans held under harsh conditions for alleged gang ties.
Georgia ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili handed second prison sentence
Saakashvili was found guilty of illegal border crossing and given a second prison sentence of four and a half years on Monday, in addition to his existing sentence on charges of abuse of power and embezzlement.
Iran targets Azeri minority activists to 'silence dissent,' HRW says
Tehran has issued heavy sentences against the activists without actual evidence, all to suppress civil society and ethnic minorities, according to HRW.
US teacher freed by Russia, White House cites diplomatic progress
Speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Trump said, “We were treated very nicely by Russia, actually. I hope that's the beginning of a relationship where we can end that war.”
French death row inmate Serge Atlaoui repatriated from Indonesia
Arrested in 2005 and sentenced to death in 2007, Atlaoui has long maintained his innocence, claiming he was unaware of illegal activities on his worksite.