Historically, women receive far shorter prison sentences for the same crimes as men. And yet, here are a few examples of women serving the longest prison sentences ever.

Held under horrific conditions, isolated and tortured, many detainees have no human contact beyond these meetings ...

Tal Hartuv was at home in northern Israel on the afternoon of Oct. 11 when she saw the list of Palestinian prisoners slated for release as part of the Gaza cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.

DUBAI, Sept 25 (Reuters) - A woman jailed in Iran over accusations she had links to a banned political group died in hospital on Thursday, 10 days after falling ill with seizures, and human rights ...

As Israeli hostages are freed and Palestinian prisoners and detainees released — and after President Donald Trump's lengthy address to Israel’s parliament on Monday — focus is shifting to what comes ...

Last month marked the third anniversary of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran, an uprising that has been described as the country's most significant movement since the establishment of the ...