Palestinian detainee Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison after hunger strike

May 03, 2023

A prominent face of Palestinian resistance to Israel's detention policies, Khader Adnan died in prison on Tuesday after 87 days of hunger strike, Al...

Senior Palestinian official Erekat dies of COVID-19

Nov 10, 2020

Ramallah [Palestine], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Saeb Erekat, the veteran Palestinian peace negotiator, who was in a critical condition due to COVID-19, died on Tuesday,...

Uyghur policeman tortured to death for helping detainee: Report

Dec 04, 2021

Washington [US], December 4 : A Uyghur police officer in China's Xinjiang province who was said to have committed suicide was instead tortured to...

US transfers prisoner from Guantanamo Bay prison to Algeria

Apr 03, 2022

Washington [US], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Another detainee will be transferred from the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp to Algeria, the US Department of...

Fourteen-year-old boy dies by suicide in Mumbai

Feb 18, 2022

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 18 : A fourteen-year-old boy dies by suicide in the Bhoiwada area of Mumbai.

Taliban appoints former Guantanamo Bay detainee to lead fight in Panjshir

Aug 22, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 22 : Taliban has appointed Mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir as a special military commander for Panjshir province in northern Afghanistan and...