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Cuba Begins Releasing 2,010 Prisoners in Holy Week Pardon

The timing points to outside pressure from Washington alongside Vatican mediation.

Iran Executes Two Men Over Alleged MEK Links

Knesset Panel Clears Death-Penalty Bill for Final Votes

Stalin Urges Centre to Speed Return of 9 Tamil Nadu Fishermen Held in Sri Lanka

Abu Dhabi Talks Produce 157‑for‑157 Prisoner Swap as Core Disputes Persist

Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Launches Hunger Strike in Iranian Prison

Winter Storms Kill Four in Gaza as Fragile Cease-Fire Faces New Strains

Myanmar Junta Announces Independence Day Pardon as Managed Elections Proceed

J&K–Ladakh High Court Throws Out Mehbooba Mufti’s PIL on Undertrial Transfers

Yemen Rivals Sign UN-Backed Deal for Nearly 3,000-Prisoner Swap

Italian Ambassador Visits Detained Aid Worker Alberto Trentini, Reports Improved Mood

Justice Vikram Nath Warns 70% of India’s Prisoners Are Undertrials, Calls for Legal Aid Overhaul

Israel Advances Death Penalty Bill for Palestinians Convicted of Terrorism

Israel’s Ex-Military Attorney General Arrested Over Leak of Detainee Abuse Video

Salta Jail Fire Hospitalizes at Least 14 as Prosecutor Opens Criminal Case

Freed Hostage Says Hamas Beat Him ‘Because of Ben-Gvir’ as Minister Defends Prison Policy

Execution of Indian Nurse in Yemen Remains Stayed as Centre Notes New Mediator

French Prison Watchdog Issues Formal Warning on Decay Driving Indecent Detention

Hamas Police Reappear on Gaza Streets as Ceasefire’s First Phase Takes Hold

Greta Thunberg Removes Instagram Image After Mistakenly Using Photo of Israeli Hostage