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August 7, 2026Death row inmates desperate to escape execution in Saudi Arabia call the BBC
Dozens of Ethiopians are awaiting execution - some called the BBC to tell their stories.
July 31, 2026Sweden prepares prisons for 13-year-old gang killers - Reuters
Sweden prepares prisons for 13-year-old gang killers Reuters
June 2, 2026Pope Leo criticises Equatorial Guinea prisons as he winds up Africa tour
The Pope gives a frank and passionate speech, the likes of which have characterised his tour of Africa.
April 22, 2026Dirty laundry and chocolate bars: How Venezuelan prisoners smuggled messages out of jail
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Death row inmates desperate to escape execution in Saudi Arabia call the BBC
Some Ethiopian inmates got hold of the number for the BBC Tigrinya service and called from a prison phone to tell their stories There was desperation in the voice of the young Ethiopian man when he m
Pope Leo urges justice reform in Equatorial Guinea’s prisons
On the third leg of his Africa tour, Leo urges Angola to move beyond “divisions” created by its war-scarred past. Pope Leo XIV was in Bamenda in conflict-hit northwest Cameroon, urging peace in a reg