News of prisoners

UN-backed mission reports rising political persecution in Venezuela

22-09-2025 16:59 UN-backed fact-finding mission condemns clampdown in Venezuela; Maduro invites Trump to “preserve peace through dialogue” – but US president rejects approach.

Latin America

Venezuela releases teenagers arrested in post-election protests

25-12-2024 15:58 Venezuelan authorities announced the release of all teenagers imprisoned during protests against President Nicolás Maduro's disputed re-election, yet over 1,800 political prisoners still remain incarcerated.

SOCIETY

Incarcerated reap benefits of in-prison university education scheme

31-08-2024 06:08 University education programmes in prisons deliver inmates a brighter future and help reduce recidivism. Journalist Jesús Cabral is just one who has reaped the rewards of the innovative CUSAM in-prison education project. “I’ve had many moments of crisis since I got out, but I haven’t reofferend,” he explains.

by Josefina Salomon

ELECTION 2023

Which of Argentina’s presidential candidates won the prison vote?

31-10-2023 14:28 Electoral roll for incarcerated population reveals that more than 25,000 prisoners cast a vote in the October 22 presidential election, with Sergio Massa receiving almost 72%.

News of prisoners

UN-backed mission reports rising political persecution in Venezuela

Venezuela releases teenagers arrested in post-election protests

Incarcerated reap benefits of in-prison university education scheme

Which of Argentina’s presidential candidates won the prison vote?

Argentines dump the peso, betting US rescue is doomed to fail

Argentine officials say US$20bn currency swap could be agreed before midterms

Milei’s inner circle draws up plans for post-election Cabinet reshuffle

‘Very soon’ – Argentina’s ambassador to Washington on US trade deal

One dead, over 100 injured as Peru's interim leader struggles to quell unrest

Javier Milei reivindicó a Espert, habló de la reforma laboral y del lugar de Santiago Caputo en el futuro gabinete

Encuesta: en provincia de Buenos Aires Fuerza Patria le saca 11 puntos a LLA pero a nivel nacional los libertarios se imponen por 2

Encuesta elecciones 2025: en CABA, Patricia Bullrich se consolida en el primer lugar mientras el peronismo mantiene su porcentaje histórico

La NASA se prepara: el 3I/ATLAS no es el único visitante que llegará a la Tierra, según nuevas investigaciones

La Justicia de Chubut anuló la condena de un hombre luego de detectar que un juez usó IA en la sentencia