Report: Torture evidence found in Syrian prisons May 17th, 2013 - 20:40h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Rights activists visiting abandoned government prisons in the first Syrian city to come under rebel control have found torture devices and other evidence that detainees were abused there, Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday. (Sou... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : report, torture, evidence, found, syrian, prisons, Top Keywords

Syrian troops flush out rebels from prison May 17th, 2013 - 00:30h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian government troops on Thursday flushed out rebels who had stormed a prison compound in the northern city of Aleppo in a bid to free hundreds of political prisoners inside. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, troops, flush, rebels, prison, prisons, Top Keywords

Syrian troops repel rebel attack on Aleppo prison May 16th, 2013 - 13:00h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - A Syrian activist group says rebels have withdrawn from a prison in the northern city of Aleppo after heavy fighting with government troops. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, troops, repel, rebel, attack, aleppo, prison, Top Keywords

Syria rebels, regime troops fight in Aleppo prison May 16th, 2013 - 08:10h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Rebel fighters battled regime troops inside the walls of the sprawling central prison compound in Syria's largest city Wednesday, hours after blowing open the gate with twin car bombs in an attempted jailbreak, activists said. (Sou... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syria, rebels, regime, troops, fight, aleppo, prison, Top Keywords

Syria rebels attack Aleppo prison; Internet back May 15th, 2013 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels attacked the main prison in the northern city of Aleppo Wednesday with a pair of car bombs in an attempt to free hundreds of regime opponents believed to be held in the facility, activists said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syria, rebels, attack, aleppo, prison, internet, back, Top Keywords

Syrian rebels launch assault on Aleppo prison May 15th, 2013 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels launched a coordinated assault on the main prison in the northern city of Aleppo Wednesday in an attempt to free hundreds of regime opponents believed to be held in the facility, activists said, while an Internet blackout ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, rebels, launch, assault, aleppo, prison, back, Top Keywords

Syrian rebels detonate 2 bombs at Aleppo prison May 15th, 2013 - 12:40h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Activists say Syrian rebels have detonated two car bombs outside the main prison in the northern city of Aleppo and are trying to storm the facility, where hundreds of regime opponents are believed to be held. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, rebels, detonate, bombs, aleppo, prison, back, Top Keywords

NKorea: American starts life at 'special prison' May 15th, 2013 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - An American citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for what Pyongyang has described as hostile acts against the state has started life a "special prison," state media said Wednesday. (Source: Associated Pr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nkorea, american, starts, life, 'special, prison', back, Top Keywords

Jailed former minister Huhne released from prison May 13th, 2013 - 11:00h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Former energy minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce were released early from prison on Monday, just two months after being jailed for lying to police about a speeding offence. Sentenced in March to eight months behind ba... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jailed, former, minister, huhne, released, prison, back, Top Keywords

Wife: American in Iraqi prison is on hunger strike Apr 24th, 2013 - 12:40h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - In Baghdad's maximum-security Karkh prison, Shawki Omar is triply damned, his supporters say. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wife, american, iraqi, prison, hunger, strike, back, Top Keywords