Detention centers

Texas Dem candidate faces backlash over pledge to jail 'American Zionists' in ICE center

Texas Democratic candidate Maureen Galindo faces backlash after pledging to imprison “American Zionists” in an ICE detention center, drawing condemnation from party leaders.

 An Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent prepares to arrest alleged undocumented immigrants in Salem, Mass., June 19, 2018.
  ICE agents patrol around BWI Airport on March 30, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Family seized again after court-ordered release in Colorado immigration case

A Turkish police officer and armored vehicle outside Istanbul Courthouse, March 26, 2019; illustrative.

Turkey detains 88 in nationwide raids over alleged links to group accused of 2016 coup attempt

An Israel Prison Service officer at Ketziot Prison watches as Palestinian prisoners are prepared for release in exchange for Israeli hostages held by Gazan terrorists, February 26, 2025; illustrative.

UN torture report flags Israel for allegedly mistreating journalists, detainees, ex-MAG


Gallant to Netanyahu: Check if Ben-Gvir blocked police reinforcement in IDF base riot

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has called for an investigation into whether Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir delayed police reinforcements during IDF base breaches by protestors.

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks during an session in the plenum hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 10, 2024

Allegedly abused Nukhba terrorist assaulted guards, detained soldiers claim

Honenu detailed the incident where the soldiers allegedly sexually abused a Nukhba terrorist in Sde Teiman detention facility.

 Protesters gather outside Sde Teiman detention facility after some of them broke in, after Israeli military police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into the suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba, in southern Israel, July 29, 2024

Russian court hearing of jailed US reporter Gershkovich brought forward to July 18

President Vladimir Putin has said Russia is open to a prisoner exchange involving Gershkovich and that contacts with the United States have taken place but must remain secret.

 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who stands trial on spying charges, is seen inside an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia June 26, 2024.

Gazan paramedic recounts alleged mistreatment in Israeli detention

Israel's military has said detainees are treated in accordance with international law and that allegations of abuse against Palestinian detainees were being investigated.

 Israeli army vehicles transport a group of soldiers and journalists inside the southern Gaza Strip, amid the Israel-Hamas war, July 3, 2024.

Israel to phase out use of military-run detention camp that held Palestinian inmates

Israel has come under increasing international pressure over its treatment of thousands of Palestinians detained in Gaza and the West Bank since the start of the war.

 Israeli police stand outside the entrance to Ofer prison, outside of Jerusalem, from where Palestinian terror convicts will be released later today as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas, November 26, 2023

Women march to Knesset to support Jewish administrative detainees

There are currently 22 Jewish people who have administrative conditions set against them in Israel.

 Pictures from the march

Spain to bring back Spanish families from Islamic State camps in Syria

Thousands of foreigners including women and children had gone to Syria to live in Islamic State's so-called caliphate until 2019.

 A guard opens a door inside a prison that holds foreign prisoners, suspected of being part of the Islamic State, in Hasaka, Syria, January 7, 2020.

The Tehran children and their remarkable four-year trek home

A new exhibition supported by JNF-USA at the Atlit Detention Camp heritage site, shows the dangerous journey of 1,000 Jewish orphans from Poland to pre-state Israel via Iran.

 A young Jewish boy holds yellow signs bearing the names of jews who were deported from Bordeaux to Nazi death camps in World War II. The demonstration took place in front of a synagogue, October 8 coinciding with the opening of the trial of Maurice Papon, an ex-cabinet minister, charged with crimes

Iran protests flare again as UN voices concern at detainees' treatment

Many protesters that were in critical condition in hospitals have been secretly moved to detention centers.

People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran, September 21, 2022.

Tennis star Djokovic out of Australia detention, still faces deportation threat

Djokovic, 34, was released from Australian immigration detention, but may still be facing deportation following protests about him being granted medical exemption COVID-19 vaccination requirements.

Tennis - Official Presentation of ATP Team Competition - The O2, London, Britain - November 15, 2018 Novak Djokovic during a press conference