BAHRAINI authorities should launch “a thorough and effective” investigation into violence against protesting prison inmates, a UN human rights spokeswoman has said.
Marta Hurtado said on Friday that the world body was disturbed by reports of the violence inflicted on prisoners who were demanding access to medical treatment following the death of an inmate on April 5.
Riot police reportedly entered Jau prison, one of Bahrain’s most notorious jails, to break up the peaceful demonstration on April 17.
The Met Police's refusal to act against British nationals accused of war crimes in Gaza is a green light for Israel's genocide, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
NORMA AUSTIN HART reports from a conference on on the rights of women prisoners in the Scottish criminal justice system
As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal – and fuel a growing wave of public anger. ELIZABETH SHORT reports
Groups are urging the US government to secure the 16-year old’s release as his mental and physical health decline dramatically after nine months inside Ofer prison, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER


