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Hundreds protested in front of Congo's top court to demand the release of political prisoners, including the country’s three most prominent opposition figures. After the protest ended, representatives of opposition parties handed the…

The Oyo State Government has granted clemency in the serving terms of no fewer than thirty-three (33) inmates from across the Nigerian Correctional Centres in the state. Out of the figure, ten (10) inmates were released from custodial…

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has pardoned 588 inmates in various correctional facilities across the country. The freed prisoners include 11 elderlies and one mother with a baby, according to the Minister of Home Affairs and…

Prominent Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma walked out of the Badr prison complex outside Cairo, a free man. He was pardoned along with four other prisoners, according to a presidential decree. The pardons, dated Saturday, were published…

A delegation of African leaders visited Ukraine on Friday, the group of seven leaders includes South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa and Senegal's president, Macky Sall. Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, appealed to the…

A large presidential amnesty saw the release of about a fifth of all prisoners in the Zimbabwe. A total of 4270 inmates were let out, according to the country's correctional service, which described the amnesty as a "noble gesture" by…

Governor of Kano state north-West Nigeria, Dr. Umar Ganduje has freed 90 inmates from correctional centers across the state as an act of prerogative of Mercy to mark the Eid-Al-Ahda Celebration and decongest Prisons. In all,…

A former Central African Republic "Seleka" faction commander has took part in beatings and mistreatment of prisoners suspected of supporting ousted President Francois Bozize, an International Criminal Court prosecutor says. Mahamat Said…

A prominent pro-freedom leader in Indian-administered Kashmir, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, has died inside a hospital in southern Jammu city, where he was in detention for the last year. He was 77. An official from the Government Medical…

Rights groups in Algeria have created a new committee to fight against abuse of prisoners after claims this month by 25-year-old protester Walid Nekkiche he was beaten and raped by security forces while in custody. The committee says it…