German journalist held in Syria back home, family says
Eva Maria Michelmann’s brother says she had been held in the Syrian city of Raqqa since January.
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Indonesia jails four military officers for acid attack on rights activist
Prosecutors argued in court that the soldiers were motivated by anger over Yunus’s activism.
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‘Torture isn’t new to Palestinians’: How Israel learned from colonialism
A chain of sexual violence that Britain built, France refined and Israel inherited is being used against Palestinians.
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Marwan Barghouti’s son calls for his release on stage at Berlin concert
At Berlin’s Citadel Music Festival, activist Arab Barghouti called for the release of his father.
Published On 9 Jun 2026
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Peru’s Sanchez visits jailed ex-president as votes are counted
Peruvian presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez visited jailed former president Pedro Castillo.
Published On 8 Jun 2026
Israel must allow ICRC to visit Palestinians in prison, Supreme Court rules
Israel’s Supreme Court rejects government ban on prisoner visits, affirming Red Cross access under international law.
‘Disgraceful’: Egypt jails activist Douma after article on its prisons
Rights group PEN America says Douma’s ‘case embodies part of an escalating crackdown on writers in Egypt’.
Fifty-two hours on an Israeli prison ship
A flotilla activist recounts his detention after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound solidarity mission at sea.
![Detainees kneel face down on the deck of the Nahshon, an Israeli prison ship, as armed soldiers surround them following the interception of the Gaza-bound flotilla [Jawaher Al-Naimi/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Final-main-image-1780940385.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
‘Like mice in a cage’: Inside Europe’s prison overcrowding crisis
In some of Europe’s richest countries, including Belgium, overcrowding is driving a severe deterioration of conditions.
Australian court sets August date for ‘mushroom murderer’ appeal hearing
Erin Patterson was found guilty of killing three family members as she served them a lunch laced with poisonous fungi.
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Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant detention centre to close
The US is set to shut down the federal migrant detention centre known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’.
Published On 27 May 2026
