While the release of prisoners is a step in the right direction, the Cuban regime’s broader human rights abuses remain deeply troubling. WASHINGTON—In response to the release of over 150 political ...

Palestinians families wait for the release of prisoners held by Israel, in Beitunia, outside the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, on 19 January 2025 (AFP/John Wessels) Crowds braved the cold ...

Focusing on profits, rather than the legacy of former inmates banished to Robben Island, will see the heritage of its political prisoners forgotten in 10 years' time, the Ex-Political Prisoners ...

Around 4,900 years ago, Neolithic people on Bornholm, Denmark, sacrificed stones with sun motifs, coinciding with a volcanic eruption that obscured the sun in Northern Europe.

Prior to its purpose as a prison, Robben Island also functioned as a military base for 29 years. Visitors can learn about the site’s extensive past at the Robben Island Museum, which was ...

as part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island. Senior U.S. administration officials, who previewed the announcement on the condition of anonymity, said ...

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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has just announced that 783 inmates have been temporarily released to become firefighters and help fight the fires that have been ...

Fikile Mbalula, the ANC Secretary-General, reportedly going on a yacht trip to Robben Island, has triggered an uproar. Social media users accuse him of tone-deafness, insensitivity, and elitism, ...

This included a visit to Robben Island to honour the memory of party members and political prisoners who were incarcerated there during apartheid. At the weekend, the Sunday Times reported that ...

NASA scientists have been left baffled by satellite pictures showing a “ghost” island appearing - and then mysteriously vanishing. The "weird" sandy protrusion emerged in the Caspian Sea after ...

In a statement, the ANC said that Fikile Mbalula's private boat ride to Robben Island was falsely being portrayed as an indulgent luxury. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula at the party's ...