Activists say Israel is deliberately ignoring the condition of Palestinian prisoners amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A disabled young Omani man goes on hunger strike in the UAE’s al-Wathba Prison in protest at his ordeal.

A Palestinian prisoner dies of "deliberate medical negligence" in an Israeli prison.

Amnesty International calls on Saudi Arabian authorities to immediately release jailed women’s rights activists.

The Afghan government says the Taliban should now reciprocate by freeing their captives and expediting intra-Afghan dialog.

Whilst the United States calls upon countries such as Iran, to release more prisoners from its jails during the Covid-19 Pandemic, Israel, the US’s self described closest ally is yet to release a single Palestinian political prisoner.

Israel keeps thousands of Palestinians behind the bars in dire conditions despite the new pandemic.

Wife of an Iranian material sciences professor, who has been held in the US for close to three years, has recounted his ordeal in American detention.

The Arab League has already called for the release of the prisoners from Israeli jails.

Palestinian prisoners are threatening to go on hunger strike to protest Israeli officials’ failure to enforce measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.