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Tag: Political Prisoners

0 Politics History

Analysis | After a Historic Exchange of Prisoners, What’s Next?

Paul Goldberg and Anastasia Aseeva in Moment · 9 Aug

Following a recent historic prisoner exchange in Russia, where political prisoners like Vladimir Kara-Murza, Andrei Pivovarov, and Ilya Yashin were released, questions arise about the impact of such events on Putin's regime.

0 Politics Jewish Law

As Evan Gershkovich returns home, another Jewish prisoner's captivity reaches 500 days

Louis Keene in Forward · 1 Aug

The article discusses the emotional struggle of Emma Tsurkov, sister of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Jewish academic abducted by an Iraqi paramilitary group 500 days ago in Baghdad.

0 Politics Communities

Jewish journalist Evan Gershkovich reportedly being freed as part of mass prisoner swap with Russia

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 1 Aug

Jewish journalist Evan Gershkovich, along with other political prisoners, is reportedly part of a mass prisoner swap between Russia and Western countries, possibly including the United States.

0 Politics Communities

Opinion | Carrying Navalny’s Torch

Carl Gershman in Moment · 4 Apr

Vladimir Kara-Murza, a renowned Russian journalist and democracy activist, has emerged as a significant figure in the fight against Vladimir Putin's regime following Alexei Navalny's death.

0 Politics Israel

Hostage expert Jared Genser explains why Israel’s hostage crisis is uniquely challenging

Eve Kessler in JTA · 8 Feb

Jared Genser, an international human rights lawyer, proposes a new multilateral approach to fighting hostage-taking by rogue nations like Iran, Russia, China, Venezuela, and Syria.

0 Politics Israel

Israel's former head of military intelligence: 'If we don't offer an alternative, we'll end up with Hamas again'

Haaretz Weekly · 5 Feb

Tamir Hayman, the former head of Israeli military intelligence and current managing director of the Institute for National Security Studies, discusses Israel's war with Hamas and the possibility of a ceasefire on the Haaretz Podcast.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Here’s why Irwin Cotler says his political prisoner clients are the real heroes

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 8 Dec 2022

Renowned human rights lawyer Irwin Cotler, also Canada's special envoy on antisemitism, is the subject of a new documentary called "First to Stand: The Cases and Causes of Irwin Cotler."

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America’s New Political Prisoners

Lee Smith in Tablet · 1 Jul 2021

This article discusses the treatment of individuals involved in the January 6th Capitol insurrection.

0 Politics Culture

How Jailed Palestinians Smuggled Sperm To Their Wives

Forward · 14 Nov 2017

A recent Al Jazeera documentary explores the phenomenon of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails smuggling semen to their wives in the Gaza Strip, enabling them to conceive children despite the prohibition on conjugal visits for those jailed for security violations.

0 History Politics

Why Political Prisoners Matter

Natan Sharansky in Tablet · 12 May 2016

The text discusses the founding of the Moscow Helsinki Group, a human rights organization, on its 40th anniversary.